9 Reasons We Need Young Voters More Than Ever
Young voters are notoriously hard to get to the polls, but their voice is an increasingly important one on both sides of the aisle. A major factor in that importance is that…
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U.S. Senate Candidate Heidi Heitkamp Faces Millionaire Opponent in Nov. Election
Huffington Post – MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota’s prosperity from an energy boom as the rest of the country slowly crawls out from under a collapsed economy is making a contest of…
Read MoreNuns Launch Road Trip in Response to Vatican Reprimands
MS Magazine – A group of US Catholic nuns will embark on a multi-state bus tour starting next Monday, following a week in which the Catholic Church hierarchy received public attention for…
Read MoreEMILY’s List Announces Four Women Candidates Under Forty
Women under 40 are practically absent from the political arena. EMILY’s List took time this week to announce four women, all under age 36 who are poised to become political leaders. Meet…
Read MoreInvolved Parent Runs for Minneapolis School Board
Minneapolis — District 6 School Board Candidate Tracine Asberry is running strong, and pleased to have led each of five ballots at the Minneapolis DFL Convention on Saturday. “I’m humbled and grateful at…
Read MoreEmerge Wisconsin Announces 27 Candidates in Fall Elections
As Wisconsin moves forward with the next election this fall, Emerge Wisconsin announces that 27 graduates of the Emerge training program are running for office this fall. This year’s Emerge Wisconsin graduates…
Read MorePhoto of the Week: Anita Hill headlines Womenwinning annual luncheon
By Joe Kimball for Minneapolis Post – Anita Hill, famed for her role in the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ confirmation hearings in 1991, spoke Monday at the Women Winning annual luncheon.…
Read MoreHundreds of Women’s Rights Activists to Convene in Baltimore
The nation’s largest annual gathering of grassroots women’s rights activists and allies will take place in Baltimore, Md., on June 29-July 1, 2012, at the National Organization for Women National Conference. Hundreds…
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Republicans Shoot Down Equal Pay Legislation; Sen. Barbara Mikulski Calls for Revolution
Today Senate Republicans blocked a vote to strength equal pay laws in the United States. Click here to read President Obama’s statement. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) has called upon women to start…
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