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Any moves to weaken liberal groups could also shift the political landscape ahead of next year’s midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress and statehouses across the country.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Less visible, yet just as dangerous, is a wave of copycat bills in statehouses and local governments across the country—over 160 this year alone—mirroring federal attempts to use voter silencing laws to take away the votes of eligible Americans.
—Hannah Fried, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Google has also increased lobbying spending in many other statehouses, according to the Open Markets Institute.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The developments are the latest escalations in a battle that began in Austin and now reaches into multiple courtrooms and statehouses controlled by both major parties.
—Nadia Lathan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Proposals for fair districting criteria and independent commissions have circulated in statehouses and Congress for years.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2025
Lawmakers in Washington and in statehouses across the country should move with alacrity and act on this issue before American companies, our justice system, and our capital markets are subjected to further foreign meddling.
—Michael Patrick Flanagan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Less visible, yet just as dangerous, is a wave of copycat bills in statehouses and local governments across the country—over 160 this year alone—mirroring federal attempts to use voter silencing laws to take away the votes of eligible Americans.
—Hannah Fried, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Google has also increased lobbying spending in many other statehouses, according to the Open Markets Institute.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The developments are the latest escalations in a battle that began in Austin and now reaches into multiple courtrooms and statehouses controlled by both major parties.
—Nadia Lathan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Proposals for fair districting criteria and independent commissions have circulated in statehouses and Congress for years.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2025
Lawmakers in Washington and in statehouses across the country should move with alacrity and act on this issue before American companies, our justice system, and our capital markets are subjected to further foreign meddling.
—Michael Patrick Flanagan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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