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State legislatures hold immense power when it comes to protecting our democracy, argues @DanielSquadron of @StatesProjectUS. And in state legislative chambers across the country, democracy won — but the fight is not over yet.
democracydocket.com/opinion/…
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GOVERNOR @KathyHochul
GOVERNOR @LauraKellyKS
GOVERNOR @Michelle4NM
GOVERNOR @JanetMillsforME
GOVERNOR @GretchenWhitmer
GOVERNOR-ELECT @Maura_Healey
GOVERNOR-ELECT @TinaKotek
GOVERNOR-ELECT @KatieHobbs
8 Democratic women governors. That’s the most in U.S. history!
Listen to Melissa! It's all about the states! Our Giving Circle has been raising money for four election cycles and we couldn't be more proud of the @StatesProjectUS big, big wins this November.
We just powered historic wins in state legislatures. How? By helping everyday people organize their family and friends through Giving Circles. ⬇️ Start your 2023 Circle: bit.ly/3TwLZsy
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Democracy. Abortion access. Free and fair elections. Everything we care about starts in the states.
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Huge props @DanielSquadron @StatesProjectUS on dogged, strategic, long-term work focusing on critically-important state legislatures when others (my municipally-focused self included) have not.
This work & these wins will pay off for years to come. Let’s keep investing in them. – at Brooklyn, NY
HISTORY. MADE. For the first time since 1934, the party who holds the WH didn’t lose a *single* state leg chamber. AND we gained 2 new trifectas. I believe that the @StatesProjectUS historic investment made the difference. Here’s why.🧵 axios.com/2022/11/11/state-l…
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Democrats had two secret weapons this cycle that I credit for averting the red wave for than anything. Young voters that march for our lives has been working to turn out every cycle since 2018 and the state work done @StatesProjectUS
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Remarkable: this will be the first midterm the party in power hasn't lost a *single* state legislative chamber since 1934. axios.com/2022/11/11/state-l…
Madeleine George retweeted
HISTORY. MADE. For the first time since 1934, the party who holds the WH didn’t lose a *single* state leg chamber. AND we gained 2 new trifectas. I believe that the @StatesProjectUS historic investment made the difference. Here’s why.🧵 axios.com/2022/11/11/state-l…
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“For too long state legislatures have seemed like the minor leagues,” our own @simoneleiro told the @washingtonpost. “We are in a moment when state legislatures couldn’t be more important.” washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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🚨A new MN trifecta. A new MI trifecta. PA House ground gained. The top #Election2022 takeaway? Our electoral work, as part of a nearly $60M investment in states this cycle, made all the difference — despite a national party that overlooks & under invests in state legislatures.🧵
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Breaking: There will be no Republican supermajority in North Carolina. This is HUGE news for abortion rights. Republicans were just a few seats away from winning the power to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto and enact a total or 6-week abortion ban.
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A 🔵 trifecta.
And on top of that, in the legislative term starting January 2023, both @MISenDems & @MIHouseDems will have female majorities in our caucuses for the first time ever.
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📢Half (!) of bachelor's degree earners have taken some community college coursework
💫1 in 5 masters degree earners started at a #comm_college
🎆1 in 10 PhDs started at a CC
That's a lotta transfers. Happy #TransferStudentWeek everyone!
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BPI is proud to announce an expansion of our faculty to include full-time visiting positions through a series of endowed chairs. We need your help getting the word to candidates with distinguished teaching experience. Please share widely. Learn more at bpi.bard.edu/mellonchair
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Think about this. 600k people are released from jails/prisons each year. Roughly size of Boston or Seattle. Only to be subjected to further exclusion, supervision, & marginalization that make it impossible to succeed. This is what they call “law & order”?
It's October 13th, the International Day of Education in Prison. Support @BPIBard!
A college education should be transformative for any student. It should open up new worlds, new possibilities, and new parts of oneself. Everyone deserves a meaningful and challenging education. #CollegeBehindBarsPBS #BardPrisonInitiative
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"Races in state legislatures are often quiet and turn on local issues like roads or schools. But a Supreme Court case could give these legislative bodies nearly absolute power over federal elections."
Learn what's at stake this Nov: nytimes.com/2022/10/10/us/po…
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Today, President Biden pardoned all prior federal and D.C. offenses of simple marijuana possession.
@POTUS also called on governors to pardon simple state marijuana possession offenses.
ALT President Biden pardons all federal and D.C. offenses of simple marijuana possession.
Beatboxing comedy phenom slash gender outlaw @asabrinawu charms the pants off the Tonight Show: youtu.be/jleGrqLPZQE