Missouri Supreme Court rules amendment legalizing abortion remains on ballot • Missouri Independent
Missourians will have the opportunity to vote on whether to enshrine abortion in the state constitution this November, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. In a decision released less than three hours before the constitutional deadline to remove a…
Jay Ashcroft wants abortion amendment removed from Missouri ballot just weeks after it was approved • Missouri Independent
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft withdraws approval a ballot proposal to legalize abortion, a move aimed at preventing that bill from appearing on the November ballot, according to a brief filed Monday in the state Supreme Court. Last month,…
Overwhelming majority of US women ages 18 to 49 support legal abortion • NC Newsline
While abortion remains one of the most contentious issues between the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates, a new poll finds that regardless of political affiliation, nearly 15 percent of women of childbearing age have had an abortion at some point…
Overwhelming majority of US women ages 18 to 49 support legal abortion • Michigan Advance
While abortion remains one of the most contentious issues dividing the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates, a new poll shows that regardless of their political affiliation, nearly 15% of women of childbearing age have had an abortion at some point…
Lawmakers should plan for impact of sales tax vote, not politicize it • South Dakota Searchlight
The shortsightedness of the South Dakota Legislature is now coming back to haunt us. In the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers decided to temporarily reduce the state sales tax from 4.5% to 4.2% by 2027, assuming the state budget could absorb…
Kansas women protest alongside JD Vance fundraiser and make strong plea for reproductive rights • Kansas Reflector
Trigger warning: This story contains references to rape. Help is available. LEAWOOD – Amber Dickinson took a personal and powerful stand for reproductive freedom when she spoke publicly for the first time about her rape. Before her speech Thursday in…
Democratic governors presented themselves at DNC event with “Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus
CHICAGO – Actress and climate activist Julia Louis-Dreyfus asked eight Democratic female governors on Wednesday if they would be ready for public office after they played a vice president and a president on the hit cable television series “Veep.” “You…
Women at risk from abortion bans take center stage at DNC • Michigan Advance
Most major party leaders on stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, mentioned that Vice President Kamala Harris, if elected president, would work to restore federal abortion rights. But the most poignant comments on the subject on the…
Black women quickly mobilize to support Kamala Harris in presidential race • Iowa Capital Dispatch
WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, making her the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major party’s slate. Her nomination has mobilized a…
Black women are quickly mobilizing to support Kamala Harris in her presidential bid
WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, making her the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major party nomination. Her nomination has mobilized a…
