Nebraska Could Be the Next Red State to Raise the Minimum Wage
Voters in Nebraska will soon decide whether to be the next state to pass a higher minimum wage.
Read the Report: Ballot Measures to Watch in 2022
“From abortion and Medicaid expansion, to raising the minimum wage and enacting police accountability, there is enormous potential for progressive issues to win big in November regardless of which candidates prevail."
Arkansas Times: Campaign to defeat Issue 2 raises $650,000
Contributions came from several progressive nonprofits: Notably $450,000 from the Fairness Project of Washington and $150,000 from Article IV, a New York nonprofit. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas contributed $21,105.
Kaiser Health News: Campaigning Ramps Up as South Dakota Voters Decide on Medicaid Expansion
The Medicaid expansion campaign is backed by the progressive Fairness Project, which has supported expansion ballot campaigns across the country.
The Washington Post: Marijuana is on the ballot in five more states this year
“The expanded use of ballot measures in recent years is a direct response to the increasing polarization of our political system,” said Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, a group that funds and organizes state ballot measure efforts across the country.
The New York Times and The Guardian Cover Fairness Project’s Effort to Protect Citizen-Led Ballot Measure Process from Reactionary State Legislators
In response to the success of progressive ballot measures on issues like Medicaid expansion and minimum wage, several state legislatures have moved to make citizen-initiated ballot measures more difficult to pass.
The Guardian: Republicans in Arizona push measures to curtail citizen-led initiatives
“What we’re seeing is red states trying to curtail this tool that citizens have used really successfully to move policies that are otherwise stuck for, usually, political reasons,” said Hannah Ledford, deputy executive director and campaigns director for the Fairness Project.
Politico: South Dakota signals the end of an era on Medicaid expansion
“It’s easy to lose sight of how long of a fight it has been for Medicaid expansion in so many states around the country,” said Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, which supports Medicaid expansion ballot measures across the country. “We’re almost working ourselves out of a job.”