why states matter

State lawmakers can improve millions of Americans’ lives. Lawmakers committed to serving their constituents can enact policies that deliver real results, block harmful laws, and build a forward-looking vision for their states and the people they serve. And in this moment when federal leadership is failing, state legislatures have never mattered more.

In states where lawmakers are governing responsively, here's what's possible.

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Medicaid cuts threaten hundreds of hospitals, new report finds

Congress is cutting Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion — threatening millions of Americans.

States Eye Aid To Prop Up Distressed Hospitals Amid Federal Medicaid Cuts

Lawmakers in California, Pennsylvania, and Illinois invested emergency funding to keep hospitals open.

The Voting Rights Act is now a ‘dead letter’ after latest Supreme Court decision

The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.

Minnesota’s Voting Rights Act Preserves This Key Protection A Federal Court Has Erased

Lawmakers who passed their own state voting rights laws already have protections in place.

Electricity Bills Are High. Trump Administration Policies are Set to Make them Soar.

Federal policies are driving electricity bills higher.

Measure to reduce energy costs passes in Maryland legislature ahead of Sine Die deadline

Maryland lawmakers capped utility bills and made the largest energy users pay their fair share.

NC residents to go hungry, counties to pay more for SNAP under federal changes

Congress cut SNAP, leaving more families unable to put food on the table.

Thousands of Illinois residents set to receive $400 in benefits as payments begin

State lawmakers are acting to make sure no one goes hungry.

EPA to End Some Limits on Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water

The EPA rolled back limits on cancer-causing chemicals — and handed it to the states.

Evers and Republican lawmakers reach deal on spending PFAS funds in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, a bipartisan coalition freed up $133 million to protect clean water.

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Everything we care about starts in the states.

Ensuring workers have livable wages and paid sick and family leave, so they don’t have to choose between their paychecks, their own health, or caring for their loved ones.

Protecting people’s freedom to make healthcare decisions with their doctors, including access to a safe, legal abortion if needed. 

Acting on climate. Even without federal action, state lawmakers can ensure we have clean air to breathe and water to drink.

Making healthcare affordable so people can see a doctor when they need to, and pay for life-saving prescription drugs.

Provide a high-quality public education for every child. 

Setting the rules and drawing the maps to determine who can cast a ballot and where and how it’s cast and counted.

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STATE LAWMAKERS ARE DELIVERING FOR AMERICANS

on everything from lowering costs to protecting your vote — but only where they have the will and governing power to act. We can’t build power for lawmakers who will deliver without you.

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