Policy Corner
PFAW continues push for Paycheck Fairness Act
Wed, 05/23/2012 - 10:33am — Jen
Together, we’re sending the message that it’s time to make real progress on fair pay.
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Tell the Senate: We need the Paycheck Fairness Act!
Tue, 05/22/2012 - 1:41pm — Jen
With a vote expected in the coming weeks, your Senators need to hear from you now. Today and tomorrow, May 22 and 23, we want to jam the phones to send a clear message of support for the Paycheck Fairness Act. Call 888-876-9527.
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Broun introduces anti-VRA amendment. Lewis says not so fast, seeks to empower voters.
Mon, 05/21/2012 - 5:24pm — Jen
Representative Broun isn’t alone in his attacks on voting rights, and Representative Lewis’s work isn’t over.
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In DC, progress toward marriage equality comes amid anti-equality setbacks
Wed, 05/16/2012 - 10:07am — Jen
While the President’s announcement gave us new momentum, much work – and anti-equality forces – remain.
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House votes to slam courthouse doors shut to immigration cases
Mon, 05/14/2012 - 4:54pm — Matt
Though unlikely to pass the Senate, the Black amendment shows a profound and dangerous contempt for the rule of law.
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President Obama recognizes LGBT families
Thu, 05/10/2012 - 4:36pm — Jen
It’s clear that, for the President, this isn’t just about couples getting married. It’s also about couples raising children with the sense of security that comes from family equality.
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Obama Endorses Marriage Equality, Part 2
Wed, 05/09/2012 - 4:38pm — Jen
With President Obama’s support for same-sex marriage, there is still a long way to go, but we have come so far.
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The state of our electoral system – in cartoon form
Wed, 05/09/2012 - 2:26pm — Jen
POLITICO’s Matt Wuerker, 2012 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, recently provided pointed commentary on the state of our electoral system.
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Voter ID likely off the table for Wisconsin recall
Tue, 05/08/2012 - 2:08pm — Jen
Further court rulings in the cases challenging Act 23 aren’t expected until after June 5.
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UPDATE: “Gut and go” used to move up proof of citizenship in Kansas
Tue, 05/08/2012 - 1:46pm — Jen
A Kansas Senate committee put the brakes on efforts to move up proof of citizenship for voter registration – until a backdoor maneuver known as “gut and go” brought it back to life. As of May 8, it’s one step closer to Governor Brownback’s desk.
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More good news on the voting rights front, this time in Louisiana
Tue, 05/08/2012 - 8:54am — Jen
Judge Jane Milazzo of the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled in Ferrand that the National Voter Registration Act requires public assistance agencies to offer all clients the opportunity to register to vote, including those that have remote contact, not just those that seek services in-person.
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Good news for voting rights in Connecticut
Mon, 05/07/2012 - 4:57pm — Jen
With the right to vote under attack nationwide, it’s good to see Connecticut on the verge of enacting same-day registration.
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Push for voter ID marches on in Missouri
Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:12pm — Jen
Though a court ruled against SJR 2, Representative Shane Schoeller wants to make sure that voter ID makes it on the Missouri ballot in November.
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New Lawsuit Challenges Voter ID in Pennsylvania
Fri, 05/04/2012 - 3:11pm — Matt
This week, voting rights supporters in Pennsylvania filed suit against HB 934, claiming that it deprives citizens of their basic and fundamental right to vote.
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EEOC takes step forward in fight to end transgender employment discrimination
Fri, 05/04/2012 - 1:11pm — Jen
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently established that gender identity employment discrimination violates sex discrimination protections, thus allowing the complaint filed by Mia Macy to proceed.
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UPDATE: DOJ takes step forward with latest hate crime indictment
Thu, 05/03/2012 - 1:14pm — Jen
President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law on October 28, 2009. Two and a half years later, its sexual orientation protections are being use for the first time.
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Boehner favors politics in pursuing yet another DOMA challenge
Thu, 05/03/2012 - 9:56am — Jen
House Speaker John Boehner has directed the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, controlled 3-2 by Republicans, to seek intervention on behalf of DOMA in McLaughlin v. Panetta.
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Governor McDonnell set to make decision on voter ID in Virginia
Wed, 05/02/2012 - 1:59pm — Jen
Amid the ongoing voter fraud myth, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is set to make his final decision on voter ID.
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President listens, supports anti-bullying legislation
Mon, 04/30/2012 - 8:07pm — Jen
Calls have been made for some time now for President Obama to officially support anti-bullying legislation. As of April 20, he stands strong behind the Student Non-Discrimination Act and the Safe Schools Improvement Act.
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Ninth Circuit upholds voter ID, rules against proof of citizenship
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 4:35pm — Jen
The full Ninth Circuit followed Tuesday on a 2010 ruling by a three-judge panel upholding Proposition 200 voter ID provisions but striking down proof of citizenship for voter registration.
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