As it turns out, normal people do not like political corruption as much as the conservative legal movement does.

Live audience event with Daniel Squadron, co-founder of The States Project and author of the new book, The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union

Washington, D.C. – As reported in Politico, The States Project and the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) announced a new six-figure partnership aimed at supporting legislative candida...

Health insurance costs are rising so fast they could eat into workers’ paychecks next year, according to a survey of 1,800 U.S. employers

Building Democratic power at the state level is the strongest path toward protecting free and fair elections

Right now, there are 23 GOP “trifecta” states, and only 16 Democratic ones. That may change big-time—and the ramifications are huge.

Daniel Squadron wants voters to tune out the cable news slugfests.

The voting restrictions approved by the Republican-controlled Rules Review Commission include tightening ID requirements to register to vote and stricter mail voting standards.

A growing number of progressive groups looking to combat the influence of conservative groups. Experts say the left has years of work ahead if it wants to match the prowess of the organized right. But...

More than 12 million registered voters live within both a targeted U.S. House district AND a DLCC target. Reaching them could shape control of Congress and statehouses across the country.

Senate Bill 719 starts replacing the money with criminal court costs and marriage license fees. No new taxes, no waiting on the federal government, and any state can file it.

MAGA is stuck with radical, unpopular nominees.

Democrats just closed out a formidable special election season with an astonishing flip

Winning elections isn’t enough if those victories won’t deliver material, urgent change for working people.

This fall, several states will vote to enshrine abortion access, while one asks voters to weigh in on the issue a second time.

State Fair Giving Circle Working together to turn state legislatures towards fairness and justice

Abortion access. Good schools. Affordable healthcare. Clean air and water. Everything we care about starts in state legislatures.

The big headline out of Tuesday’s primaries was the slim victory of former public health official Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary — proof that progressives are ascendant in the ...

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Democratic guru Ben Wikler explains why state races, not Washington, will determine his party's future.

Republicans in the state legislature abruptly slashed funding for civil legal aid for low-income clients this month.

Twenty-six states accuse the Trump administration in a new lawsuit of illegally threatening to withhold billions in counterterrorism and emergency preparedness funds from states that don’t adopt sweep...

Unlike in 2025, almost no states have passed laws that make it harder to permit and site renewables this year, a report finds. What’s driving the shift?

They’re fighting for affordability, defending our rights, and delivering results.

Following a string of special election victories, Democrats have a path to flip several Republican-held legislative chambers and break GOP supermajorities in states across the country this November. H...

Written by: Julian Montes-Sharp. State and Local Initiatives Intern Midway through the year, with over 30 state legislatures adjourned, emerging trends show how some states are taking up policies to p...

A quarter millennia after its founding, the United States faces a stark choice that will define its future.In the years ahead, the country can continue to follow the path blazed by President Donald Tr...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris joined former New York State Sen. Daniel Squadron for the launch of his new book, “The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union”, arguing that state l...

Meet the North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Turning North Carolina Blue

Republicans are rigging the system to win in 2026… but state Democrats are fighting back.

With Trump in office, Democrats are demanding that someone – anyone – just do something.

Energy consumption tax will reap $1.2 for the state over the biennium

The Office of Legal Counsel opinion released Thursday said states aren't required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community or home-based care.

The future of American democracy will not be decided in Washington. It will be decided in state capitols across the country.

And how we can replicate it across the country

The Connector Picks Your Best Ways Forward

State election officials could soon face a stark choice: hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots.