“The Elections Clause does not vest exclusive and independent authority in state legislatures to set the rules regarding federal elections.” — Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. With these words, the Supreme Court has ruled against rightwing extremists in Moore v. Harper — rejecting for now the radical argument that state legislative majorities have unchecked […]
Nearly one year ago the Supreme Court issued a decision that stripped Americans of a constitutional right that had been protected for nearly half a century — the freedom to access a safe, legal abortion. With that decision, the court handed state lawmakers the power to decide if and when the people they serve have […]
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MICHIGAN In 2022, The States Project contributed 8x more than the next largest funder in Michigan, fueling new majorities in the State House and Senate. Those lawmakers took office in January — and so far, have delivered these results for working families in record time: MINNESOTA In Minnesota, where The States Project was the largest […]
On May 16, in three separate states, we saw just how much a one-seat margin matters. In Pennsylvania, we helped power Representative-elect Heather Boyd to win a critical special election, defending the one-seat House majority for the second time since we helped flip the chamber in November. This session, that majority has: This victory means […]
On May 16, we defend the Pennsylvania House Majority! In 2022, The States Project invested nearly 80 times the next largest group to help win a majority in the Pennsylvania House for the first time in 12 years. The new House majority is at risk once more in a special election on May 16. One […]
It’s official. It’s time to join us in Virginia this year. State legislative races in Virginia this November could either set the stage for a trifecta committed to improving lives by 2025 or a rightwing trifecta after the election. The rightwing is two seats away from the majority in the Virginia State Senate. In the […]
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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 […]
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 […]
“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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