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The Power of One Vote

Elections help determine the quality of the air Americans breathe, the water they drink, and everything else in between; and more often than people realize, these elections come down to just a handful of votes.

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Protecting Older Adults From the Growing Threats of Extreme Heat
Playbook for the Advancement of Women in the Economy
5 Ways the EPA Can Strengthen Carbon Standards for Power Plants
Project 2025 Proposes Eliminating Aid for Families and Businesses Rebuilding After Storms
Funding for Federal Student Aid: A Defining Moment for Higher Education Programs
The Far Right’s Invitation for Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections
Shaping NATO’s Future: 5 Key Priorities for Washington to Build on After the 75th NATO Summit
House Republican Budget Threatens Public Education and Opportunity for Young People
The House Republican Study Committee Budget Proposes Harsh Changes to Social Security
Project 2025 Would Jeopardize Global Climate Action
CAP Comment to NIST Advocates for Artificial Intelligence Mitigation To Include Third-Party Deployment
A Holistic Approach to Environmental Justice
Project 2025 Would Increase Costs for Commuters, Defund Transit Maintenance, and Undermine Economic Growth
1.3 Million Active-Duty Service Members Would Go Without Pay During a Government Shutdown
Sonya Massey’s Memory Should Spur Federal Action To Meaningfully Change Policing
FORMER BIDEN HEALTH ADVISOR: We’re running out of time. American businesses should start requiring vaccinations for their workers.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Must Be Adequately Funded To Preserve Economic Data and Improve Americans’ Financial Security
Project 2025 Would Allow Financial Disaster To Bolster Wall Street’s Bottom Line
Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Sustainable and Reliable: Securing Resources for the Clean Energy Future
Hear From a Teacher: How Extreme Heat Affects Student Learning
Houston Dreamer Jesus Contreras on Frontline Health Care Work in the Age of the Coronavirus
AGOA Reauthorization Offers an Opportunity for Expanded Commitments to Development, Labor, and Climate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Achieving Federal Program Coordination Through a National Transition Corporation
EU Elections: What the Results Mean and Why They Matter
Clean Energy Investments Are Boosting the U.S. Economy
It’s Past Time To Address Reproductive Equity for Disabled People
Industrial Policy To Reduce Prescription Generic Drug Shortages
Project 2025 Would Eliminate No-Cost Vaccines for 54 Million Medicare Beneficiaries
Securing Environmental Justice for All
The Trump Tax Cuts Led to Record-Low, Not High, Revenues Outside of a Recession
Fact Sheet: Using Federal Preschool Grant To Build State Early Learning Systems
Sectoral Bargaining Can Support High Union Membership
Examining the Powerful Impact of Investments in Early Childhood for Children, Families, and Our Nation’s Economy
‘Clean Up To Green Up’: Building a Clean Energy Workforce and a Brighter Future in Detroit
Vice President Kamala Harris and Migration in the Americas: Setting the Record Straight
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Vice President Kamala Harris and Migration in the Americas: Setting the Record Straight
A Below-the-Radar Public Lands Decision With Big Implications for Alaska Native Communities
Project 2025 Will Undermine America’s National Security
Event Recap: State Policy Efforts To Avert and Alleviate Medical Debt
Trust in Government in the Trump Era
Combining Ethics and Term Limits Strengthens Efforts To Rein in a Supreme Court Run Amok
Improving Safety Through Better Accountability and Prevention: Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson
The Pretrial Fairness Act: Why It Is Needed and How It Will Improve Pretrial Safety and Justice in Illinois
Project 2025’s Elimination of Title I Funding Would Hurt Students and Decimate Teaching Positions in Local Schools
America’s Lead Crisis Demands a Comprehensive Solution | Opinion
Vice President Kamala Harris and Migration in the Americas: Setting the Record Straight
The Key Role of States in Unlocking Direct Pay for Clean Energy
Project 2025 Would Cut Access to Overtime Pay
Revelations About Justice Clarence Thomas Reinforce the Need for Justices to Be Bound by an Ethics Code
Project 2025 Would Eliminate No-Cost Vaccines for 54 Million Medicare Beneficiaries
The Oil and Gas Industry Is Behind Offshore Wind Misinformation
Climate Deniers of the 118th Congress
Practical Steps To Build Strong Political Norms and Stop Political Violence
America and India’s Green Trade Opportunity
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Reauthorizing the CFTC: Stakeholder Perspectives
Project 2025’s Plan To ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Threatens Ocean Health and Economic Stability
Public Officials Should Use Their Bully Pulpit To Support Worker Organizing and Bargaining
Tracker: Student Loan Debt Relief Under the Biden-Harris Administration
Wealth of Younger Americans Is Historically High
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Self-Employed Workers’ Access to State Paid Leave Programs in 2024
Project 2025 Would Jeopardize Global Climate Action
Project 2025 Would Increase Gun Violence, Reversing Historic Declines
Project 2025 Will Undermine America’s National Security

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