After shutting down schools and shaking up politics in six states, teachers are looking to the ballot box in their campaign for better pay and increased school funding. And their demands are meeting with widespread public support. A survey conducted in early May for The New York Times by the […] Read more »
The Surprising History and Uncertain Future of Gerrymandering
Both parties have always played the redistricting game. But some of today’s battles have roots in a Supreme Court decision 30 years ago. Retro Report, New York Times Read more »
A Christian Nationalist Blitz
America’s Christian nationalists have a new plan for advancing their legislative goals in state capitols across the country. Its stated aim is to promote “religious freedom.” Not shy, they call it “Project Blitz.” … The idea behind Project Blitz is to overwhelm state legislatures with bills based on centrally manufactured […] Read more »
Why November’s Downballot Races Matter
As Rhodes Cook, the longtime political analyst, recently wrote in his newsletter, “The breadth of Republican dominance these days is not just impressive, it’s staggering. They control the White House, both chambers of Congress, a vast majority of governorships and an overwhelming share of state legislative chambers. In short, by […] Read more »
Half of 2020 Map Makers Will Be Decided This Cycle
More than half of the state elected officials deciding new district lines in 2020 will be elected this year, a new study by the National Conference of State Legislatures found. Three-fifths of governors and one-third of all state senators elected during the 2018 midterms will still be in office during […] Read more »
How California became the blue state alternative to Trump
For the California economy, surf’s up. And that could hasten the end of a long drought for the state in presidential politics. In early May, California marked a striking milestone in its recovery from its economic tailspin earlier in the 2000s when new data showed the state has surged past […] Read more »