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 […]
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Michigan Legislature Repeals Archaic Abortion Ban
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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History Made. Again.
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 […]
State Majorities Improve Lives At Record Pace
“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 […]
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Gun Safety Starts in the States
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 […]
Pennsylvania House Democrats secure majority after winning all three special elections
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 […]
New Michigan Trifecta Delivers First Signed Policy of 2023 in Record Time
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 […]
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We Protected Abortion for Millions in Minnesota
Friends, Last November, you helped protect the Minnesota House majority. And you helped us build a new majority in the State Senate, something many told us was impossible. Together, we fueled the toughest races in the state. We powered campaigns for the toughest seats with the tightest margins and helped create a new trifecta. As […]
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2022: By the Numbers
History. Made. Nearly $60M invested in states this cycle.Including our electoral work, it was the largest investment in state legislatures by any outside effort in a single two-year period in U.S. history 88 years since the party in the White House had not lost a single state legislative chamber 9 states where The States Project […]
What midterm victories mean for Moore v. Harper’s attack on democracy
The Supreme Court will decide Moore v. Harper, a case that could destroy American democracy, in a matter of months. It’s a case that started in North Carolina, where rightwing state lawmakers are arguing that they have complete, unchecked control over federal elections. They’re basing their argument on the Independent State Legislature Doctrine — or […]
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