How Texas Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Fact SheetOctober 2, 2024 How Texas Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for millions of Texans for the 2024 election. Oct 2, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant, Alice Lillydahl
Project 2025 Proposes Eliminating Aid for Families and Businesses Rebuilding After Storms ArticleAugust 8, 2024 Project 2025 Proposes Eliminating Aid for Families and Businesses Rebuilding After Storms As climate change makes extreme weather events more common and more costly for Americans, the far right’s new authoritarian playbook would leave communities with fewer resources to rebuild after disasters like Hurricane Debby strike. Aug 8, 2024 David Ballard
Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State Fact SheetAugust 1, 2024 Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State These fact sheets provide insight into how Project 2025 would affect people in states across the country. Aug 1, 2024 Colin Seeberger
New Samsung Semiconductor Plant in Taylor, Texas ArticleJuly 26, 2024 New Samsung Semiconductor Plant in Taylor, Texas An investment by Samsung, spurred by funding from the CHIPS and Science Act, will create a new semiconductor plant in Taylor, Texas, to complement the company’s previous investment in chips in Austin, Texas. Jul 26, 2024
Event Recap: State Policy Efforts To Enhance Consumer Protections in Health Care and Improve the Value of Insurance ArticleJune 14, 2024 Event Recap: State Policy Efforts To Enhance Consumer Protections in Health Care and Improve the Value of Insurance The second session in the Center for American Progress’ state health care affordability series highlighted policies that Connecticut, Tennessee, and Texas have implemented to address common barriers that undermine affordability and compromise access to care. Jun 14, 2024 Natasha Murphy
Dispatching Community Responders to 911 Calls VideoJune 13, 2024 Dispatching Community Responders to 911 Calls This video compares three principal models cities are using for community responder dispatch and shares lessons learned from successful programs in Atlanta, Denver, and Austin, Texas. Jun 13, 2024 Rachael Eisenberg, Amos Irwin, Freya Rigterink, 3 More Matthew Gossage, Hai-Lam Phan, Toni Pandolfo
Right-wing lawyers are steering cases to north Texas. That’s not justice. In the NewsMay 3, 2024 Right-wing lawyers are steering cases to north Texas. That’s not justice. Devon Ombres breaks down what judge shopping entails, the role it’s played in many alarming recent legal decisions, and how we can put an end to it. May 3, 2024 The Houston Chronicle Devon Ombres
2024 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plan Selections by Congressional District InteractiveMay 2, 2024 2024 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plan Selections by Congressional District A new CAP interactive explores the proportion of nonelderly people who made federally facilitated marketplace plan selections during the 2024 open enrollment period by congressional district. Without congressional action, consumers will lose the enhanced financial assistance that supported record levels of enrollment. May 2, 2024 Nicole Rapfogel
State Policy Leadership To Conserve Nature ReportApril 11, 2024 State Policy Leadership To Conserve Nature As momentum builds nationally to address the nature and climate crises, state and territorial leaders across the country have stepped up with a variety of measures aimed at conserving lands and waters. Apr 11, 2024 Drew McConville, Kate Burgess, Mariel Lutz
Monthly Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Savings by State InteractiveApril 2, 2024 Monthly Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Savings by State Medicare drug price negotiation will result in thousands of dollars in net price savings for 30-day supplies of the first 10 drugs undergoing negotiation; here’s how those savings add up state by state. Apr 2, 2024 Nicole Rapfogel
Texas v. Garland: Another Attack On Women And Democracy From A Radical Judiciary In the NewsMarch 4, 2024 Texas v. Garland: Another Attack On Women And Democracy From A Radical Judiciary Molly Weston Williamson writes in Talking Points Memo about a Texas judge's injunction blocking the enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Mar 4, 2024 Talking Points Memo Molly Weston Williamson
The NetChoice Cases: Will the Supreme Court Turn First Amendment Law on Its Head? ArticleFebruary 20, 2024 The NetChoice Cases: Will the Supreme Court Turn First Amendment Law on Its Head? In the NetChoice cases, the U.S. Supreme Court should slap down the 5th Circuit’s efforts to rewrite the First Amendment. Feb 20, 2024 Devon Ombres, Nicole Alvarez