Women represent half of the U.S. But they sometimes lack clout in budget and tax talks
Last year, when 31% of state lawmakers nationwide were women, they held about 30% of the seats on committees overseeing taxes ...
Women Made Electoral Gains in Statehouses Across the Country in 2024. The Southeast Is a Different Story.
All but one state that held legislative elections last fall in the Southeast saw losses of Republican women. In South ...
New Data On Women’s State Legislative Representation Tells Multiple Stories
State rankings provide some initial insights into the prevalence of hurdles to and supports for women in each state’s politics, but they tell no single story for women’s political progress.
How Women Can Enter Politics And Drive Societal Change Through Local Government
Discover the different ways women can enter politics at the local level. Organizations like EMILY’S List and She Should Run ...
Transgender participation in women’s sports taking Georgia politics’ center stage
In 2022, according to the Associated Press, the General Assembly left it up to the Georgia High School Association to make ...
New session, new faces: These are the newest leaders in the Oklahoma Legislature
Beginning Feb. 3, the first session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature begins, and it begins with a host of new leaders.
Women’s Court may be renewed on Oʻahu and expanded to other islands
When the Oʻahu Women’s Court was established in 2022 to offer an alternative to incarceration, officials had a goal of ...
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Hawaiʻi Women’s Legislative Caucus presents 2025 bill package focused on women’s rights, reproductive rights and more
This year, the WLC honors former Sen. Maile Shimabukuro by dedicating its legislative package to her. Shimabukuro served in ...
Kansas unveils a mural honoring ‘rebel women’ who campaigned for voting rights
Kansas has a new mural in its Statehouse honoring women who campaigned for voting rights for decades before the 1920 ...
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Hawaii Women’s Legislative Caucus unveils 2025 bill package with 5 proposals
This year’s bill package includes 5 bills and we’re highlighting a number of issues from women’s health, to protecting kids ...
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Many new moms in Texas don’t know they qualify for a year of Medicaid, doctors say
When Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 12 into law in May 2023, Texas became the 41st state to extend postpartum Medicaid to ...
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The Alaska Legislature by the numbers
In the House, the average is closer to four. In the Senate, it’s 11. Number of women in the Legislature. The Alaska House will have a female majority this year, for the first time in the state ...