Odyssey this, Odyssey that — what you really Odyssey is what state lawmakers with governing power can do to improve lives.
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"Groups like The States Project are making the case that the state legislative chambers are absolutely critical." Former Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair @benwikler.bsky.social on how we save democracy in @politico.com. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Can This Man Save Democrats?
Democratic guru Ben Wikler explains why state races, not Washington, will determine his party's future.
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Article 📰 North Carolina’s Threat to Legal Assistance for the Poor: flip.it/7reYqW
North Carolina’s Threat to Legal Assistance for the Poor
Republicans in the state legislature abruptly slashed funding for civil legal aid for low-income clients this month.
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Article 📰 States challenge Trump’s move to tie disaster aid to election, immigration policies: flip.it/wykxds
States challenge Trump’s move to tie disaster aid to election, immigration policies
Twenty-six states accuse the Trump administration in a new lawsuit of illegally threatening to withhold billions in counterterrorism and emergency preparedness funds from states that don’t adopt sweep...
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Article 📰 State legislatures are getting better at clean-energy permitting policy: flip.it/Q6NWvN
State legislatures are getting better at clean-energy permitting…
Unlike in 2025, almost no states have passed laws that make it harder to permit and site renewables this year, a report finds. What’s driving the shift?
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"State legislators know more than anyone what people need: lower costs, good healthcare, to be able to afford their rent or mortgage." Last month former VP @kamalaharris.com joined our own Daniel Squadron to discuss the power of legislatures. More from her ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/kamalaha...
State and local leaders are at the forefront of democracy.
They’re fighting for affordability, defending our rights, and delivering results.
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"When you look at who is passing laws that impact your life, it’s state lawmakers." More from Andrew Grunwald on building power for state lawmakers solving the issues that matter most in @stateline.org. stateline.org/2026/07/16/democrats-have-a-shot-at-flipping-state-legislatures-across-the-country
Democrats have a shot at flipping state legislatures across the country • Stateline
Following a string of special election victories, Democrats have a path to flip several Republican-held legislative chambers and break GOP supermajorities in states across the country this November. H...
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Article 📰 States Advance ICE Masking Bans, Data Protections, and Immigration Enforcement Guardrails in 2026: flip.it/wwgVbT
States Advance ICE Masking Bans, Data Protections, and Immigration Enforcement Guardrails in 2026 - American Immigration Council
Written by: Julian Montes-Sharp. State and Local Initiatives Intern Midway through the year, with over 30 state legislatures adjourned, emerging trends show how some states are taking up policies to p...
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Article 📰 States will shape America’s future as nation confronts a pivotal choice: flip.it/oNzbh6
States will shape America’s future as nation confronts a pivotal choice • Stateline
A quarter millennia after its founding, the United States faces a stark choice that will define its future.In the years ahead, the country can continue to follow the path blazed by President Donald Tr...
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“So much of what they’ve been able to accomplish … was incubated in the states through state legislatures.” Former Vice President @kamalaharris.com on the impact of state legislatures on federal policy in conversation with Daniel Squadron. lasentinel.net/kamala-harri...
Kamala Harris: State Legislatures Hold Key to America's Future - Los Angeles Sentinel
Former Vice President Kamala Harris joined former New York State Sen. Daniel Squadron for the launch of his new book, “The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union”, arguing that state l...
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Article 📰 Republicans are Trying to Subvert our Elections: Here’s How State Democrats are Protecting Democracy: flip.it/WPGGbW
Republicans are Trying to Subvert our Elections: Here’s How State Democrats are Protecting Democracy
Republicans are rigging the system to win in 2026… but state Democrats are fighting back.
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Article 📰 Lefties didn’t just win state legislative races – incumbents lost big: flip.it/JIbGJD
Lefties didn’t just win state legislative races – incumbents lost big
With Trump in office, Democrats are demanding that someone – anyone – just do something.
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Republican, independent, and Democratic voters agree on this: Government corruption is hurting democracy. A new Brennan Center survey finds strong support for bold solutions to combat corruption: bit.ly/4apvVns
Article 📰 Virginia legislators advance $205 billion budget including new tax on data centers: flip.it/Q7LqHu
Virginia legislators advance $205 billion budget including new tax on data centers • Virginia Mercury
Energy consumption tax will reap $1.2 for the state over the biennium
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The Justice Department just issued an opinion that could force people with disabilities out of their homes — reversing decades of civil rights protections. The lawmakers who control your state legislature now determine whether these protections hold — or not. www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-dis...
States aren't required to provide community-based care for people with disabilities, new DOJ opinion claims
The Office of Legal Counsel opinion released Thursday said states aren't required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community or home-based care.
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“The future of American democracy will be decided in state capitols: the chambers that write our voting laws, draw our congressional maps, and set the rules that determine whether our republic stands or falls.” TSP’s Daniel Squadron in @democracydocket.com: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-s...
To save American democracy, invest in state houses
The future of American democracy will not be decided in Washington. It will be decided in state capitols across the country.
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"Even though it's not where the glamour is, state legislatures are where the power is." Future Now President and Co-Founder Daniel Squadron joins WCPT's Joan Esposito to break down why the true battle for power isn't in Washington — it's in your state capitol.
In this latest power grab, Trump is attacking our votes and the constitutional power of states to protect them. This is not democracy. www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/p...
Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive | CNN Politics
State election officials could soon face a stark choice: hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots.
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Article 📰 Focus: US election betting boom to test prediction markets' insider trading controls: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Focus: US election betting boom to test prediction markets' insider trading controls
Prediction market watchdogs may struggle to police betting on the U.S. midterm elections, with thousands of races offering ever more ways for insiders to make a quick buck on a rising number of platfo...
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