More than 100 model bills, all in one place: The Public Leadership Institute offers model legislation addressing all areas of state and local policy. If you’re looking for a bill to sponsor or promote,...
As you know, on March 2 the Supreme Court heard arguments on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, a case that considers the constitutionality of a Texas anti-abortion law (HB 2). I write because you...
This report highlights progressive policies that have passed at least one legislative body so far this year. Civil Rights & Liberties The Massachusetts Senate passed SB 2107, the New Jersey Senate passed SB 992,...
This is a compendium of more than 100 proactive pro-choice bills introduced as of February 25, 2016. HIGHLIGHTS: Legislation expanding access to abortion Arizona HB 2412 allows the state nursing board to permit qualified nurse practitioners to...
Fair Debt Buying Practices Act: Over the past seven years, the debt buying industry has greatly expanded, using lax documentation requirements to collect from the wrong consumer or for a debt that is no...
So far during the current legislative sessions, abortion rights legislators have introduced at least 37 proactive bills as well as 10 others that repeal abortion restrictions. HIGHLIGHTS: Legislation expanding access to abortion In Arizona,...
Most Americans are progressive on most issues. By margins of at least two to one, our fellow citizens: believe corporations and upper-income people are paying too little in federal taxes; oppose repealing the federal...
Juvenile Justice Stop Solitary Confinement Act: President Obama recently announced a ban on solitary confinement for juvenile offenders, but it only applies to the federal prison system. Here is a model bill to do...
The majority of Americans side with abortion rights supporters or opponents depending on the way the question is asked. For example, perhaps the simplest and most important question is this one: “In general, do...
Women’s Right to the Pill Act: Women seeking contraception, especially emergency contraception, continue to face refusals when they go to the pharmacy. The anti-abortion movement, in some states, has become the anti-contraception movement as...