state legislatures

Explore "state legislatures" with insightful episodes like "Don’t Underestimate the Power of the State with Melissa Walker" and "On Abortion Laws, It All Goes Back to 2010" from podcasts like ""Here's Where It Gets Interesting" and "The Daily"" and more!

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Don’t Underestimate the Power of the State with Melissa Walker

On today’s episode, Sharon talks about the importance of state legislatures with Melissa Walker, an expert from The States Project. Melissa, and The States Project, aims to educate the public on the very real powers that our governing state bodies hold. Don’t like a new law in your state? Don’t blame your senator, hold your state legislators accountable. And the same goes for the reverse: if you want to create real change, you may want to concentrate on influencing your state leaders.

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Here's Where It Gets Interesting

enJanuary 20, 2023

On Abortion Laws, It All Goes Back to 2010

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the court’s conservative majority argued it was simply handing the question of abortion to the states and their voters to decide for themselves.

But in reality, the court was ensuring that many states, from Arizona to Ohio, would immediately ban the procedure without much debate, because their legislatures are now dominated by hard-line Republicans. Today, we tell the story of how those Republican legislators achieved that dominance.

Guest: Kate Zernike, a political reporter for The New York Times.

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Background reading:

How the beginning of the end of Roe v. Wade arrived on election night in November 2010.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

enJuly 11, 2022

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Episodes (2)

Don’t Underestimate the Power of the State with Melissa Walker

On Abortion Laws, It All Goes Back to 2010