Nicole Tantillo, Author at The States Project

What the January 6 Hearings are Actually About

Posted on June 22, 2022 (July 13, 2022)

The role of state legislatures in Donald Trump’s attempt to steal the presidency was laid out for us all in excruciating detail during the January 6th Committee hearing on June 21st. We learned how state lawmakers were pressured by Trump’s legal team to ignore their own voters, ignore the constitution and the rule of law, […]

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Bill headed to Sununu’s desk would stop state cooperation with federal firearms laws

Posted on June 21, 2022 (July 22, 2022)

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New Hampshire Passes Bill That Could Discard Votes from Election Day Registrants

Posted on June 17, 2022 (July 22, 2022)

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About 1 in 8 rural Alaska ballots have been rejected in special primary, raising red flags with lawmakers

Posted on June 16, 2022 (July 22, 2022)

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Record number of retirements in Wisconsin State Legislature this year

Posted on June 14, 2022 (August 16, 2022)

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As lawmakers wrap up for the year, N.H. is still an outlier in regional climate policy

Posted on June 9, 2022 (July 22, 2022)

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New Iowa voting laws and redistricting caused confusion at the polls

Posted on June 9, 2022 (August 16, 2022)

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Podcast: It Starts in the States with PoliticsGirl

Posted on June 1, 2022 (September 16, 2022)

Need a shot of hope? This podcast episode is for you. Our Head of Giving Circles, Melissa Walker, sat down with Leigh McGowan, host of PoliticsGirl, to discuss how state legislatures drive every issue you care about — from abortion access, to democracy, and even preventing gun violence. Read a snippet of their conversation below […]

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