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June 30, 2024

Election 2024

Election deniers in office and on the ballot


Election Poll Watchers

Rules and Constraints


Women's Health

Health Policy Issues

Health Care Systems Ranked


Corporate Taxes

Who pays. Who benefits


States News

13 States opt out of summer food program

Medicaid system in Texas plagued with errors

NC must work more, earn more for housing

Iowa Supreme Crt allows 6 week abortion ban

Election 2024


Election deniers in office and on the ballot


So what makes an election denier and how do they disrupt the election process at state and federal levels. This report includes how elections are run and the role of officials, a brief history of election denial since before 2020, actions that qualify an elected or appointed official as an election denier, data and who is listed in the election denial landscape at state and federal levels.

The Story of Election Denial in America

Election Deniers are running in the 2024 elections. Examine election denial, 2020 election conspiracies, January 6th, and ongoing threats to democracy.
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Election 2024


Election Poll Watchers Role


The Brennan Center resources provide a detailed overview of the federal and state laws that serve as guardrails against poll watch disruptions of the voting process or intimidating voters or election workers.

Poll Watchers Rules and Constraints

State and federal laws detail what poll watchers can and cannot do.
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Women's Health


Health Policy Issues For Women


KFF focuses on some of the key areas disproportionately affecting women today that are shaped by national and state health policies. This included health coverage and costs, reproductive health services, maternal health, mental health and intimate partner violence.

Health Policy Issues in Women's Health | KFF

This Health Policy 101 chapter explores how national and state policies shape coverage and access to care for women, with a focus on recent policy and legal developments that affect women's health.
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State Health Systems Performance


The Commonwealth Fund ranks states' healthcare systems


The 2023 Scoreboard reveals preventable death, unaddressed mental health needs, and millions mired in medical debt. Rankings are based on 58 measures of health care access, quality, use of services, costs, health disparities, reproductive care and women's health and health outcomes.

2023 Scorecard on State Health System Performance

Using the most recent medical data, the Commonwealth Fund ranks states' healthcare systems and reveals key trends in the U.S. See the 2023 scorecard.
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State News


13 states with Republican governors opt out of summer food program for kids PluribusNews


Midwest states have approved hundreds of renewable energy projects. So why aren't they online? InsideClimateNews


Medicaid management system in Texas and other states is plagued by errors TxTribune


Solutions to Utah affordable housing crisis? UtahNewsDispatch


North Carolinians must earn more, work more to pay for modest apartments. See wages needed to afford rent across the U S NCNewsline


Democratic women in U.S. Senate target Project 2025 on reproductive rights PennCap-Star


Abortion surveillance isn't new but monitoring has increased post Dobbs NewsFromStates


Arkansas federal judge dismisses states' lawsuit over pregnant worker protection ArkansasAdocate


Celebrating the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act IndianaCapChron


Nonprofits team with state, federal governments to tackle housing shortage in Eastern Kentucky KentuckyLantern


Four-year-old report identifies missing Native American women as an 'emergency' but progress has been limited INVW


Iowa Supreme Court lifts injunction on abortion law, allowing enforcement of 6 week ban IowaCapDispatch


Interactive Map: U S Abortion Policies and Access After Roe: abortion restrictions, insurance, patient requirements, medications, physicians, clinics Guttmacher



Global News


A UN Women's program in Uganda trains women refugees to lead UNWomen


New alliance promotes gender-responsive recovery efforts in Ukraine UNWomen


Sierra Leone passes historic bill to end child marriage GirlsNotBrides


Global Gender Gap Report 2024. Four key dimensions: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, political empowerment WeForum

For Your Information

Record stock buybacks bolster case for raising corporate tax rate CBPP


Why Corporate Tax Reforms Matter: Who pays, who benefits, where do the benefits of corporate tax cuts go. ITEP


Creating a more equitable tax system. Ten reforms that can be done on the road to an equitable system. Congressional testimony by Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, Chief Economist RooseveltIns


ACA dramatically increases health coverage CBPP


Children's personal photos are powering AI exploitation JustSecurity


What parents in Michigan - and everywhere - should know about secure gun storage after the Crumbley convictions TheConversation


Abortion bans in America. How young people view the Dobbs decision TheConversation


Should heat waves be named like hurricanes. California is launching a heat wave ranking system ScientificAm


The Heat Action Platform is a guidance tool on reducing the human and economic impacts of extreme heat at the regional and municipal level. Arsht-RockefellerFdtn


Supreme Court overturns Chevron Doctrine: What it means for climate change policy InsideClimateChange



10 things to know about abortion access since the Dobbs decision KFF


Surgeon General issues first-ever gun violence advisory TheTrace

What's Happening In Our Corner


These organizations listed on our website are offering workshops, virtual classrooms, new programs, updates on their initiatives, valuable resources, and news you can use.


What is financial abuse. It may include identity theft, controlling funds, employment or educational sabotage, ruining credit. Steps and resources to secure your financial future TechSafety


More resources CyberTp


Pregnant and finally protected. One year later, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act provides a lifeline to workers ABetterBalance



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TWSTE Book Browse selects books on a variety of topics for your digital book shopping convenience. Categories include fiction, nonfiction, biographies, and books that offer insight on issues affecting women. Shop with us today.
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