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Last night’s racist, anti-democratic expulsion of two Black lawmakers left 130,000 Tennesseans without representation in their House of Representatives. In the wake of a tragic school shooting, lawmakers in Tennessee’s rightwing supermajority ignored the outcry from students and their parents and refused to consider popular, effective gun safety policies that would make their communities safer—and […]

Read More… from The States Project Condemns Expulsion of Tennessee House Democrats Over Protest Against Gun Violence

Michigan state lawmakers just made history by repealing an extreme 1931 abortion ban, protecting abortion access for 2.2 million Michiganders of reproductive age. Just as historic? The Senate majority that sent this bill to Governor Whitmer’s desk is made up of a majority of women lawmakers. And Michigan state lawmakers didn’t stop at protecting abortion. On […]

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Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton Sworn in as First Woman to Lead the Chamber Please join us in congratulating Speaker Joanna McClinton, who became the first woman and second Black person to serve Pennsylvania as Speaker of the House today. Since 2020, we have partnered with Speaker McClinton to build a majority in the Pennsylvania […]

Read More… from History Made. Again.

“As national lawmakers are stuck in a stalemate, newly elected Democratic majorities at the state level are delivering on key priorities with unprecedented speed.” — Adam Pritzker, Founding Partner, The States Project As Adam told Axios in an article showcasing new data from The States Project, we should treat state legislatures “like the top priority […]

Read More… from State Majorities Improve Lives At Record Pace

It happened again. Exactly five years ago, a gunman killed 17 people at Parkland High School. Last night, a gunman killed at least three people at Michigan State University. Again, shelter-in-place warnings flashed across phone screens. Again, students and teachers frantically searched their surroundings for a place to hide. Again, parents across the country received […]

Read More… from Gun Safety Starts in the States

It’s the morning after Election Day in Pennsylvania and – in case you missed it during the State of the Union address – Democrats in Harrisburg just won three crucial special elections to hold seats that secured them the governing majority in the PA House for the first time in 12 years. What Just Happened […]

Read More… from Pennsylvania House Democrats secure majority after winning all three special elections

In November, The States Project’s community helped fuel new majorities in the Michigan State House and Senate. Those lawmakers took office in January — and have delivered results for working families in record time! Democrats, out of power for decades, passing bills in record time in Lansing https://t.co/EJ9XyiyLpi — Bridge Michigan (@BridgeMichigan) January 31, 2023 […]

Read More… from New Michigan Trifecta Delivers First Signed Policy of 2023 in Record Time

When Governor Walz signs this policy:  Over the weekend, when this policy was debated in the State Senate, it came down to the exact threshold of power, 34-33. Every single lawmaker in the new Senate majority was needed to pass this life-saving policy. YOU helped make this possible. You helped build this new trifecta. You […]

Read More… from We Protected Abortion for Millions in Minnesota

History. Made. Governing power is built in the toughest races. Arizona: Ground Held! Maine: Majorities Defended! Michigan: A New Trifecta! Minnesota: A New Trifecta! Nebraska: Supermajority Prevented! Nevada: Majorities Defended! New Hampshire: Ground Gained! Pennsylvania: New Governing Power! 1 The same party in power in both state chambers and the Governor’s mansion. […]

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