If you need a break from the media circus, here’s a refreshing reminder that people and communities are achieving wins for democracy, equality, and justice every day.
- CT launches a free, confidential hotline for patients and providers seeking legal advice regarding obtaining or offering abortions in the state.
- GA: Bryce Berry is elected to the state House, becoming the youngest lawmaker in the legislature and the first active teacher in office.
- KY: 65 percent of voters reject a ballot measure that would have had detrimental effects on public education funding.
- MD has reduced its carbon emissions by 36 percent since 2005, more than any other state.
- MN requires additional polling places to be located at or near post-secondary schools if requested by the school or its student government.
- MT’s Supreme Court blocks a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender and nonbinary youth.
- MT’s Supreme Court affirms the fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment.
- NC Gov. Roy Cooper commutes the death sentences of 15 people on death row.
- NJ prohibits public and school libraries from censoring library materials and enshrines legal protections for librarians.
- A record 2,451 women will serve in state legislatures in 2025, about a third of all available seats.
- Los Angeles County voters experiencing homelessness were able to cast their ballots at shelters and service centers thanks to flexible polling centers.
- Civil rights trailblazer Caroline LeCount becomes the first Black woman to have a Philadelphia street named after her, part of the city’s effort to rename all streets currently named after the author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision.
- Transgender and nonbinary voters participate in elections at a high percentage despite significant barriers to voting.
- The Popemobile goes electric.
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