Fairness Project Celebrates Successful Vote to Place Los Angeles Police Accountability Measure on November Ballot
Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to give voters a say in oversight over the county sheriff.
Anti-Abortion Amendment Fails in Kansas, Demonstrating Power of Ballot Measure Strategy to Defend Reproductive Rights
Today, voters in Kansas protected their reproductive freedom by voting to keep the right to an abortion in their state constitution, defeating a legislatively referred measure.
Kansas Ballot Measure Vote on Tuesday Poses First Test for Abortion Rights Post-Roe
On Tuesday, Kansas voters will decide whether to explicitly remove the right to an abortion from their state constitution, the first test case in the fight for reproductive rights via statewide ballot measure.
Ballot Measures Remain Critical Path for Health Care Access as Medicaid Marks 57th Anniversary
Fifty-seven years since the creation of Medicaid, gridlock in Congress, rising living costs, and an ongoing pandemic underscore an urgent need to expand and protect affordable health care for millions of Americans.
‘Working People Can’t Wait’: Fairness Project Celebrates Raising Pay By $22 Billion via Ballot Measures While Congress Stalls on Minimum Wage for 13 Years
Sunday, July 24 will mark 13 years since the last time Congress passed a federal minimum wage increase.
Fairness Project Applauds Launch of Paid Family and Medical Leave Campaign in Maine
Today, the Fairness Project congratulated the Maine People’s Alliance and partners on moving into its signature collection phase in the effort to pass paid family and medical leave in Maine with a citizen-led ballot measure.
Reproductive Freedom for All Campaign Turns In More Than 750,000 Signatures for Ballot Measure Enshrining Abortion Rights in Michigan Constitution
The constitutional amendment would define the right to make and carry out decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including birth control, abortion, prenatal care, and childbirth, without political interference.
Arizona Campaign to Curb Predatory Medical Debt Practices Collects Over 500,000 Signatures
Today, the Fairness Project-supported campaign Healthcare Rising Arizona announced it had collected over half a million signatures to place a ballot measure on the November ballot to limit abusive medical debt collection practices.