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No Order in the Court
On September 6, 2021, Alan Braid, a seventy-six-year-old OBGYN in San Antonio, Texas, performed an abortion on a woman in her first trimester. A few years ago, this procedure would have attracted litt ...
22 Sep, 2021
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7 min read
A Court of the Inquisition
On September 1, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, refused to prevent new, draconian Texas abortion legislation from taking effect. The Court’s tentative acceptance of that law, ...
14 Sep, 2021
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6 min read
Report: Surge In Mail-In Voting In 2020 Didn't Lead to Increase in Ballot Rejections
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.Despite more Americans than ever opting to vote by mail in the 2 ...
23 Aug, 2021
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3 min read
Report: A Third of the Country Has Limited Voting Access Since 2020 Elections
Editor's Note: This article originally published on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.More than halfway into the year, and with most state legislativ ...
22 Jul, 2021
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2 min read
Why Every Assumption The Two Parties Have About Latino Voters Is Wrong
Latino voters in Texas have the numbers to shift the political paradigm in their state. However, turnout among Latinos continues to lag. There are misconceptions and social stigmas about why th ...
16 Jul, 2021
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10 min read
As We Move Toward Normalcy, We Must Continue Prioritizing Workers
After more than a year of economic suffering that has left millions of Americans reeling from the devastating effects of unemployment, the end finally appears to be in sight. While the upward trends t ...
01 Jul, 2021
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3 min read
Vermont Sets An Example for Bipartisan Vote-By-Mail Expansion
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished with permission from the publisher. While much of the country's election reform legislation has been rife with ...
09 Jun, 2021
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2 min read
Texas Dems Block Voting Restrictions, But Amplify Dysfunction
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.Partisanship reached a boiling point in Texas over the weekend ...
02 Jun, 2021
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3 min read
Austin Becomes First City in Texas to Adopt Ranked Choice Voting
Austin made history over the weekend as it became the first city in Texas to adopt the use of ranked choice voting during a special election on May 1. Nearly 60% of city voters approved its use in fut ...
03 May, 2021
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3 min read
Funny Ed Helms Short Shows Just How Unfunny Gerrymandering Is
RepresentUs, the nation’s largest anti-corruption organization, released a short video starring comedic actor Ed Helm highlighting the true impact and consequence of partisan gerrymandering. The iron ...
27 Apr, 2021
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2 min read