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Over the past 40 years, conservatives have tried to equate their policies with freedom, from economics to military policy. But the MAGA wing has made a huge mistake, trying to use the word freedom...
Read MoreWe ought to feel good about the 2023 elections results. But, at the same time, we must be realistic. Democrats narrowly won. It’s a relief but not the breakthrough that we need. In the...
Read MoreA very reliable pollster, PRRI, just released a study finding that about half of Republicans support an authoritarian state, rather than one controlled by the rule of law. And most of them say “true...
Read MoreStop Intimidation of Public Officials Act: In recent years, there has been a steep increase in the number and severity of threats against public officials. The Stop Intimidation of Public Officials Act makes it...
Read MoreEasy Enrollment Health Insurance Act: Maryland was the first state to enact a system to use information from state income tax returns to help uninsured residents obtain health care coverage. The Easy Enrollment Health Insurance...
Read MoreProhibit Contingency Fees for Economic Development Act: State and local governments need to discourage corruption or the appearance of corruption. The Prohibit Contingency Fees for Economic Development Act bans the practice of lobbyists receiving...
Read MoreWhere the Pro-Choice Movement Went Wrong, New York Times, December 1 …Having lost at the Supreme Court, anti-abortion organizations set out to restrict abortion in cities and states. By the late 1970s, the leading...
Read MoreThe Lily, published by The Washington Post, ran a story headlined “Lawmakers are racing to mimic the Texas abortion law in their own states” which includes PLI’s Playbook for Abortion Rights. That section of...
Read MoreNew York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation (S.343-A/A.3412-A) classifying certain threats to report a person’s immigration status as extortion or coercion under New York law. As acknowledged in the Governor’s statement about the...
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