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Alabama

How abortion views could impact elections in Illinois in 2024 | #elections | #alabama

Following a flipped seat in the Alabama Legislature, abortion-rights advocates say a roadmap exists for Illinois Democrat challengers in the November election. Marilyn Lands’ victory in deeply conservative Alabama last month overturned a district long held by Republicans, her campaign focusing on the state’s near-complete abortion ban and ensuring protection for in vitro fertilization after […]

Alaska

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to limit street protests with new bill | #alaska | #politics

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy’s bill to make street protests without a permit illegal is being called unconstitutional and unnecessary by opponents. The Last Frontier is one of eight states without protest-related laws that restrict free assembly and speech in any form. The bill was proposed in February in response to extended protests ranging from climate […]

Alabama

Advocacy organizations sue state officials over Alabama voting law | #elections | #alabama

A united front of civil, disability and voting rights organizations on Thursday sued Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, the state’s 42 District Attorneys, and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen over the signing of SB1 into law. SB1 bans ballot harvesting, the act of collecting individual ballots, by an organization or individual person, and delivering them to […]

Alabama

IVF, abortion rock Alabama race as Supreme Court weighs mifepristone | #elections | #alabama

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the debate around abortion rights in America exploded. Democrats and Republicans campaigned on access to the procedure in pivotal midterm races. And advocates trying to protect abortion have since notched victories with ballot measures in half a dozen states − even in deep red areas. […]

Alabama

Democrat Marilyn Lands wins Alabama District 10 on abortion platform | #elections | #alabama

A Democrat won a contentious special election Tuesday for a state house seat in Alabama, in win that could signal the dominant role of abortion and in-vitro fertilization in elections across the country in 2024. Marilyn Lands beat Republican Teddy Powell in a race for the seat that was left vacant after former Republican Rep. David Cole […]

Alabama

Alabama Democrat wins special election with abortion, IVF message | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Democrat Marilyn Lands won a contentious special election for a state house seat in deep-red Alabama on Tuesday night, in a race that could signal the dominant role of abortion and in-vitro fertilization in elections across the country in 2024. Lands, a licensed professional counselor, beat Republican Teddy Powell, a Madison City Council member, in the […]

Arkansas

Arkansas Attorney General Griffin joins 21 states in supporting Texas

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin signed on to an amicus brief Wednesday in support of a Texas law which would make it a state crime, enforceable by state authorities, to cross the US-Mexico border without authorization. He is joined by officials from 21 other states who are not directly involved in the court case but […]

Arkansas

Arkansas abortion amendment: Activists campaign for signatures

Arkansas is one of 20 states that have severely restricted or completely outlawed abortion in the nearly two years since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Some anti-abortion groups consider the state’s law one of the most restrictive in the nation. But now, an effort is underway to change that and give Arkansas voters a […]

Alabama

Will Alabama IVF ruling motivate voters in state for 2024 election? | #elections | #alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — When Ashley Stork first gave birth to her daughter, the moment felt very “surreal.” For years, Stork didn’t know if she’d ever have children. She experienced a miscarriage in 2010 and an ectopic pregnancy in 2017 that resulted in the removal of her left fallopian tube. “It was very lonely and very […]

Alabama

Alabama ruling reminds Republicans abortion is the 2024 issue | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Republicans up and down November’s ballot were always going to be on the back foot when it comes to access to abortion and other reproductive health issues. Now they have to answer questions about in vitro fertilization and access to contraception as well. A ruling this month by Alabama’s Supreme Court made clear just how […]