The essential message against Trump and conservatives

Posted on April 22, 2020

Trump and his conservative allies have trapped themselves in a course of action and a debate that have the potential to destroy them come November, if only progressives understand and engage. Over and over,...

Abortions denied with COVID as the excuse

Posted on April 8, 2020

Texas is currently denying abortions statewide based on a clearly unconstitutional executive order which was at least temporarily upheld by a 2-1 decision in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. (Texas providers are now...

Price Gouging, Racial Data, Fiscal Freefall and More

Posted on April 8, 2020

Protection from Price Gouging During Emergencies Act: Thirty-three states have prohibitions against price gouging during a declared emergency, however, only a few statutes fully cover emergency situations and employ a practical standard for price...

Demand data about racial disparities in COVID-19 testing and treatment

Posted on April 8, 2020

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the great majority of state health departments have not been releasing information about the race and ethnicity of people who have tested positive or...

Throw Grandma from the Train

Posted on March 25, 2020

A few days ago, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick went on Fox News to deliver the message “Let’s get back to work. Let’s get back to living. Let’s be smart about it, and those...

Coronavirus Emergency Act, Telework Instructions, Messaging and More

Posted on March 25, 2020

Coronavirus Emergency Act: Many states, cities and counties have enacted emergency legislation in recent weeks, but one of the most comprehensive laws is the District of Columbia’s. The Coronavirus Emergency Act, modeled after the...

Gloria Totten on The Great Battlefield podcast

Posted on March 16, 2020

Developing Progressive Leaders with Gloria Totten of Public Leadership Institute The Great Battlefield podcast interviews Gloria to talk about her career in politics from Political Director at NARAL to founding Public Leadership Institute where...

CROWN Act, Amendment Strategy, Tax Abatements and More

Posted on March 11, 2020

CROWN Act: So far, five states have enacted the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act, which provides that, for purposes of state/local law, illegal racial discrimination includes discrimination based...

Abortion Rights Bills as of March 11

Posted on March 11, 2020

STATE-BY-STATE ** = new or updated since the last Repro Rights Report Summary: There are now 70 proactive abortion rights bills introduced in the 2020 sessions as well as 55 others which carried over...

In red states, cities and counties, prepare an amendment strategy

Posted on March 11, 2020

Many lawmakers and advocates work in states, cities and counties where there is no chance to enact progressive policy. The votes for equity and justice simply aren’t there. In that case, your efforts have...

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