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Alabama

Klobuchar says Alabama election bolsters Biden’s Southern push | #elections | #alabama

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said the special election victory in Alabama, where a Democratic candidate secured a state House seat by championing reproductive rights, shows “people value their freedoms in the south.” Marilyn Lands secured the win for the Alabama state House District 10 seat in the Tuesday election, drawing significant attention to reproductive rights […]

Arkansas

What are possible ballot measures for Arkansas’ 2024 election?

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — In the past couple of years, Arkansas has seen changes made to the state’s Freedom of Information Act, abortion rights, education and more. This pushed organizations to create measures for Natural State voters to decide what they want in the November 5 election. In Arkansas, a ballot measure has to be […]

Alabama

GOP seeks to distance itself from consequences of Alabama frozen embryo decision | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children is putting Republicans in a bind, forcing them to distance themselves from some of the decision’s sweeping consequences. Three fertility clinics in Alabama, including the state’s largest health system, have paused in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments in the wake of the shock ruling. It has […]

Alabama

Alabama IVF Ruling Opens New Front in Election-Year Abortion Battles | #elections | #alabama

A ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos should be considered children has created a new political nightmare for many Republicans, as they try to portray the court’s decision as a fringe view and rush to declare their support for fertility treatments, which have broad support among Americans. Several Republican governors and lawmakers […]

Mayor

Who will win the Houston mayor’s race? – Houston Public Media

This week, Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina discuss the hostage deal brokered between Israel and Hamas, the lawsuit brought by Texas women over abortion rights, and the outlook for the Houston mayoral runoff election, among other stories. NATIONAL TOPICS Deal brokered for hostages Can Haley gain ground? Vote to remove Santos TEXAS TOPICS […]

Alaska

While governor aims for a ‘pro-life state,’ abortion rights appear entrenched in Alaska | #alaska | #politics

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy spent the last five minutes of his recent State of State address talking about becoming “the most pro-life state in the country,” conspicuously never using the word “abortion.” “Through the actions we’ll take together, when people ask which of the 50 states values children and families the most, from the moment […]

Alabama

Abortion Opponents Are Targeting a Signature G.O.P. Public-Health Initiative | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

At a World AIDS Day event last year honoring George W. Bush, the former President, wearing a suit and tie and a red solidarity ribbon, settled into a chair onstage, microphone in hand. “It takes a lot to get me back to Washington,” he said, “and PEPFAR is it.” Formally known as the President’s Emergency […]

Alabama

How John Roberts exhibited his power in the Supreme Court’s biggest decisions | #elections | #alabama

The Supreme Court is still the John Roberts court, a fact underscored by the chief justice’s influence on the biggest cases of the most recent term. Roberts at times allowed the court’s 6-3 conservative majority to flex its muscle in gutting affirmative action, blocking student debt relief and allowing a website designer to refuse to […]

Alabama

Supreme Court justices are showing their willingness to boost conservative causes | #elections | #alabama

CNN — The Supreme Court’s reversal of abortion rights last year deviated so much from traditional decision-making that it might have soon appeared an aberration. But now into 2023, the six conservative justices are plainly positioned to remake the law across the board. Their actions in a series of pending cases, reaching out for issues […]

Alabama

Alabama attorney general says people who take abortion pills could be prosecuted | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — Alabama’s Republican attorney general said this week that women in the state who use prescription medication to terminate their pregnancies could be prosecuted under a chemical-endangerment law, even though Alabama’s anti-abortion law does not intend to punish women who receive abortions. Steve Marshall made the comments in the wake of a decision earlier […]