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Lawmakers listen as parents speak about the prospect of their children competing against transgender girls in school sports at the Utah State Capitol on March 25, 2022

Apr. 18, 2023

Red State Voters Support Anti-Trans Laws. Their Lawmakers Are Delivering.

By Mary Radcliffe and Kaleigh Rogers

Filed under State Legislatures

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Apr. 14, 2023

Why Did A North Carolina Democrat Become A Republican?

By Nathaniel Rakich and Tony Chow

Filed under State Legislatures

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Mar. 30, 2023

New Laws Are Driving Red And Blue States Further Apart

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Filed under Politics Podcast

Union members from around the country rally at the Michigan State Capitol to protest a vote on Right-to-Work legislation December 11, 2012

Mar. 24, 2023

Unions Have Been Under Attack For Decades, But Michigan Just Gave Them A Big Win

By Monica Potts

Filed under Unions

Children play during recess

Mar. 23, 2023

Recess Is Good For Kids. Why Don’t More States Require It?

By Monica Potts

Filed under Education

An armed man stands guard

Mar. 21, 2023

States Are Cracking Down On Militias — Except For Idaho

By Kaleigh Rogers

Filed under State Legislatures

A woman jogs in front of State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin

Mar. 16, 2023

How Did State Supreme Court Races Get So Expensive?

By Nathaniel Rakich

Filed under 2023 Election

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Mar. 14, 2023

Republican Politicians Are Struggling To Define Drag

By Kaleigh Rogers and Julian Kim

Filed under State Legislatures

Drag Queen Brigitte Bandit reads a book during a story time

Mar. 14, 2023

Republicans Lawmakers Are Trying To Ban Drag. First They Have To Define It.

By Kaleigh Rogers

Filed under State Legislatures

Judge Janet Protasiewicz and her husband Randy Nass

Feb. 27, 2023

Why You Shouldn’t Read Too Much Into Democrats’ Good February

By Nathaniel Rakich

Filed under Special Elections

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