IdeaLog

Don’t say “woke” and other idiocy

Posted on March 22, 2023

Here we go again. The rightwing adopts absurd messaging, it dominates the conversation for a time, and then their leaders move on to other, similar absurdities. The directors of the rightwing noise machine know...

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For truth, not triangulation, on crime

Posted on March 9, 2023

With the blessing of President Biden, most Democrats in the U.S. Senate joined Republicans in voting to overturn the District of Columbia’s recodification of local criminal laws. This is because the Administration “believes criticism...

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The imminent threat of Christian nationalism

Posted on February 22, 2023

PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) recently published a groundbreaking poll with analysis entitled “Understanding the Threat of Christian Nationalism to American Democracy and Culture.” The topline of the PRRI/Brookings poll received considerable coverage by...

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PLI Bulletin

Medicaid, Infrastructure, Woke Messaging and More

Posted on March 22, 2023

Small Claims Court Modernization Act: Currently, most state small claims courts have monetary limits of $5,000 to $10,000, which is woefully low. The Small Claims Court Modernization Act increases the monetary limit for small claims court...

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Campus Voting, State Flag, Triangulation and More

Posted on March 8, 2023

Right to Vote at College Campuses Act: In 2022, students flooded the polls in many college areas and there were clearly not enough polling places. The Right to Vote at College Campuses Act requires...

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Electric Buses, Property Taxes, Christian Nationalism and More

Posted on February 22, 2023

Property Tax Limitation and Deferral Act: As residential property values rise, homeowners on fixed incomes may be unable to pay their property taxes. The Property Tax Limitation and Deferral Act limits taxes to a...

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In the News

PLI President Gloria Totten in the New York Times

Posted on December 1, 2021

Where 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...

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The Lily features the Playbook for Abortion Rights

Posted on October 21, 2021

The 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...

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New York enacts a PLI model

Posted on October 13, 2021

New 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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