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As Virginians prepare to reject or approve an amendment to enshrine reproductive rights into the state’s constitution on Election Day next week, new data shows more people inside and outside the state are relying on assistance to obtain abortions. The…
As her final term ends, Muriel Bowser reflects on a historic tenure that reshaped Washington, D.C. and expanded pathways for Black women in leadership. After making history as the nation’s first African American woman elected to three consecutive four-year terms as…
“It looked like another rigged election, frankly. Elections have to be indisputable, and it looked very bad to me.” — President Trump, quoted by Axios, on the Brazilian election in which Trump-aligned populist Flavio Bolsonaro lost. Members get Talking Points analysis,…
(IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A record number of women are running for state legislative seats this November, more than two-thirds of whom are Democrats. Across the 46 states with legislative seats on the ballot, a total of 3,824 women are running — up from…
Next week, America votes in the midterms. And as Election Day approaches, a new rhetoric of crime and illegality has emerged with familiar implications. It is worth noting that when the public supports such rhetoric in elected officials, that rhetoric…
Trans rights opponents say they want to protect women. But they tend to have a worse opinion of them. A new study from political science researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that people who are more sexist are…
“What are they doing? They’re flipping blue districts to blue. Wow, really impressive, okay? Now, you tell me: If you flip a district from blue to cobalt blue, and you don’t flip Omaha, how much of a minimum wage increase…
Three decades before she had full voting rights, a woman who grew up near Topeka became the first female mayor elected in Kansas - and the first in the entire country. Before she became internationally known as the mayor of Argonia,…
Both sides of Initiative 638, a widely debated issue tackling transgender athletes, were explained this week on TVW. Read moreExplainer: Initiative 638 regarding transgender participation in K-12 sports John Duresky, candidate to replace Dan Newhouse as Washington's representative for the 4th Congressional District, speaks…
As midterm elections approach, 32 women-led organizations joined together for a Women’s Early Vote event that brought hundreds of voters to Baton Rouge City Hall Friday to cast their ballots and encourage civic engagement. Event organizer Myra Richardson, 27, received planning help…