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Abortion, Every Day: Attacks on Democracy
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  • Abortion, Every Day: Attacks on Democracy

    While we’re on the subject of the GOP’s obsession with killing pro-choice ballot measures: A new report from the Fairness Project details a 95% increase in legislation aimed at stopping or complicating the ballot measure process.

    Sep 9, 2025

    Politico: Democrats’ big bet on the ‘big beautiful bill’
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  • Politico: Democrats’ big bet on the ‘big beautiful bill’

    “Medicaid has a broader and broader appeal the more people that are on it, and the more people who know someone who’s on it. That’s incredibly powerful politically,” said Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, which backed state Medicaid referendums.

    Jun 9, 2025

    NPR: GOP-led states are passing new restrictions for voters to get issues on the ballot
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  • NPR: GOP-led states are passing new restrictions for voters to get issues on the ballot

    Kelly Hall — the executive director of the Fairness Project, a group that works to pass economic and social justice policies through ballot measures — said she's seen more state bills to limit citizen-initiated ballot measures this year than ever before.

    May 8, 2025

    Bloomberg: Sick Leave Wins at Risk as States Mull Ballot Initiative Limits
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  • Bloomberg: Sick Leave Wins at Risk as States Mull Ballot Initiative Limits

    “This is an unprecedented number of serious pieces of legislation moving forward quickly,” to make it harder to put an initiative on the ballot, said Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, which advocates for ballot measures across policy areas.

    Apr 22, 2025

    Stateline: States that enshrined Medicaid expansion in their constitutions could be in a bind
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  • Stateline: States that enshrined Medicaid expansion in their constitutions could be in a bind

    “Legislators cannot change that law without going back to voters for a whole other campaign to change the constitution,” said Kelly Hall, the executive director of the Fairness Project, a nonprofit that helped put the constitutional amendments on the ballot in all three states.

    Apr 17, 2025

    Roll Call: Hawley’s change of heart reflects evolving politics of Medicaid
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  • Roll Call: Hawley’s change of heart reflects evolving politics of Medicaid

    Expanding Medicaid in red states has built political salience for the program and made it more difficult for Republican lawmakers to cut it, said Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, which helped launch the Medicaid expansion ballot initiative campaigns.

    Apr 16, 2025

    The Independent: Mike Johnson opens the door to Medicaid cuts and the resulting political fallout
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  • The Independent: Mike Johnson opens the door to Medicaid cuts and the resulting political fallout

    “The places that have expanded Medicaid are at real risk of losing their rural hospital infrastructure if the program is rolled back, and that is not just devastating to people who are beneficiaries of the Medicaid program, but anyone who lives in those communities, regardless of their type of insurance,” said Kelly Hall of the Fairness Project.

    Apr 15, 2025