Congress stalls, but workers can’t wait: Fairness Project celebrates raising wages by over $22 billion through winning ballot campaigns, predicts wins in Alaska and Missouri.
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In a major win for abortion rights and patient freedom, the Arizona for Abortion Access campaign submitted more than 820,000 signatures to qualify a ballot measure that would restore reproductive rights for millions of patients.
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The ballot measure, which is supported by the Fairness Project, would require businesses to guarantee at least 1 hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked.
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The campaign, led by a coalition of state-based organizations and supported by the Fairness Project, is the latest to mark this milestone in an election year that is likely to have abortion- and reproductive rights-related ballot measures in more states than ever.
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This November’s election is likely to have abortion- and reproductive rights-related ballot measures in more states than ever before. The Fairness Project is working with local coalitions to support these efforts in several of the 23 states that allow citizen-initiated ballot measures.
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This year, numerous state legislatures have advanced bills to further restrict voters’ agency to pass laws at the ballot box, with some being referred to voters for the 2024 election.
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The proposed amendment, SJR74, would have required citizen-initiated ballot measures to pass by a majority of voters statewide as well as a majority of congressional districts — meaning that a minority would be able to veto the will of the majority.
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The Fairness Project will lead a panel at this year’s Netroots Nation conference in Baltimore, Maryland, the largest annual convention of progressive leaders and organizers.
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