Follow the latest news coverage and media releases from the Fairness Project as we work to win and protect ballot measures across the country.
The Fairness Project, which has previously used ballot measures on campaigns aimed at expanding Medicaid, adding more paid time off for workers and raising workers’ pay, is partnering with a handful of organizations on the initiative, called the Ballot Measure Rescue Campaign.
Washington, DC– Today, The Fairness Project announced the Ballot Measure Rescue Campaign, a $5 million effort to fight back against state legislative efforts to shut down people-powered ballot measures that in recent years have been critical to improving the lives of millions.
DEMOCRACY WATCH — The Fairness Project is launching a $5 million “Ballot Measure Rescue Campaign.” The initiative will fight efforts in state legislatures like Arkansas and South Dakota to make it harder for ballot measures to pass/take effect.
Tucson, AZ–Last spring, grassroots organizers in Tucson, Arizona collected nearly twice the signatures needed to get a $15 minimum wage on the ballot this November. Today, the first ballots will be mailed and voters can begin voting on Proposition 206.
In August 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, after years of politicians failing to act, Missourians voted to expand Medicaid and deliver health care to over 275,000 of their friends, family, and neighbors. Today, over one year later, Missourians are finally able to enroll in Medicaid coverage.
Washington, DC– Kelly Hall, the Executive Director of the Fairness Project spoke with The Great Battlefield podcast about ballot measure campaigns in red and purple states and how they can be used to advance broadly-supported policies and improve the lives of working people.
Kelly Hall joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in progressive politics and her current role at The Fairness Project where they're using ballot measures to expand healthcare and increase the minimum wage and related efforts.
The Fairness Project, a national nonprofit that helped organize the Medicaid ballot initiative in Missouri and in other states, is now aiming to put the issue to a vote in South Dakota in 2022.
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