The work to overturn Roe v. Wade has been long coming, and it’s been slashed in state legislatures. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments over Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban — a law passed by state lawmakers in Mississippi with the specific goal of attacking a woman’s ability to make her own healthcare choices. Eleven […]
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Over the weekend, news broke that in a rarely seen move, Trump has already endorsed state legislative candidates in Michigan and Arizona. Why endorse these candidates nine months ahead of the primaries? Because the radical rightwing’s strategy to hijack our democracy starts in state legislatures. State legislatures set the rules of the game for elections, […]
We have BIG news to share! We’re diving in to these five states to flip and defend these critical chambers in 2022: Arizona: Where we are just one seat away from power in both the Senate and the House Michigan: Where just three seats in each chamber would mean new majorities Minnesota: Where there is […]
Inspired by the death of Supreme Court Justice and trailblazer Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and with the support of their dad Peter, last year Stephanie and Alexis Lawrence built a States Project Giving Circle that raised more than $50,000 to help elect a state legislative majority that would improve lives. Stephanie, an entrepreneur, found out about […]
The right to vote. Choice. LGBTQ+ rights. Schools. Why are we seeing attacks on these fundamentals of democracy during a Biden presidency? Because these attacks aren’t happening at the federal level in DC. They’re happening in state capitals, where current governing majorities are attacking our right to vote and keeping women from making decisions about […]
“It’s important to get more women in legislatures overall, but also into positions of power where they also get to set the agenda. We spend a lot of time talking about what they add to the conversation; these women in leadership get to determine what conversations are had.” —Kelly Dittmar, director of research at the […]
State majorities mean governing power. As we look at the voter suppression bills making their way through state legislatures—more than 400 bills in 49 states as of July 14—we are keenly aware that rightwing majorities in the swing states can enact voter suppression into law. If our democracy dies, it will be in the states […]
What if …the results of the popular vote were closer? …the attacks on our democracy were more coordinated?…state lawmakers had been less concerned about ignoring the will of the people? Last summer, The States Project publicly identified the crucial role that state legislatures in swing states could play in stealing the presidential election for Donald […]
The word “grassroots” has permeated our national consciousness with good reason. In 2020, organizers from across the political spectrum turned out record numbers of voters by going into communities, ensuring that folks registered, and then getting them to the polls. This building of collective power by mobilizing people around shared values is what makes grassroots […]
Sarah Fritschner wears many hats. Kentucky native. Journalist and food writer. Cookbook author. Wife, mom of two, and grandmother. A value chain coordinator who matched local farmers to markets in her home state. In 2020 Sarah also became a Giving Circle Leader of the Bluegrass Blue Wave Giving Circle for North Carolina. What attracted you […]
