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Abortion measures on ballots in record number of states

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“This shows overwhelmingly that voters believe in abortion access, and it disputes all the misinformation and disinformation that we’ve been hearing about abortion access and belief that people do not care about it,” Christian F. Nunes, the president of the National Organization for Women, which advocates for women’s rights, told NewsNation.

“People do care about abortion access,” she said. “Lawmakers writing these oppressive laws were not taking into consideration what the voters really wanted, and were writing for their own sense of power and control, not thinking or even hearing out their constituents so many of them took matters into their own hands.”

Hollywood A-listers are joining the fight over a California AI bill

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Hollywood weighed in on the legislation Tuesday, as more than 120 actors and producers — including “Star Wars” director JJ Abrams, “Moonlight” actor Mahershala Ali and “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes — signed a letter asking Newsom to sign the bill into law. One of California’s most prominent unions, SAG-AFTRA, as well as influential feminist groups including the National Organization for Women, have sent similar letters to the governor.

Head Start Is a Jump Start for Women’s Economic Security

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It’s been said that when it began, Head Start was not simply an “innovation” but also an “invention,” and a radical one at that. President Lyndon Johnson, a former teacher in a one-room schoolhouse, believed strongly that education was the key to breaking the cycle of poverty, and Head Start was one of the earliest elements of the “War on Poverty” launched by his administration.

Sign On Letter: 75 Organizations Call to Overturn Supreme Court Presidential Immunity Ruling

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The Supreme Court decision in Trump v. United States poses a significant threat to our democracy by effectively providing the president with sweeping legal immunity for criminal acts. The idea that a president should be granted constitutional protection from prosecution for otherwise criminal “official acts” is an affront to the fundamental principle of American democracy that no one is above the law.

Head Start Is a Jump Start for Women’s Economic Security

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Head Start has served nearly 40 million children (about twice the population of New York), birth to age five, and their families. In 2023, that included more than 833,000 children and pregnant people in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Head Start protects the healthy development of children living in poverty and it frees parents to pursue their education or employment, opening doors to middle-class security.