The Working-Class Welfare Trap: How Policy Penalizes Marriage

One study found that a working-class couple with two children in Arkansas stood to lose 32 percent of their real income if they married.

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As Texas Latinos Move Rightward, Closing the Primaries Could Backfire on Republicans

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Post Prop. 50, California GOP Needs Reality Check

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Op-Eds Electoral Reform, Governance, State Policy, Texas

The Texas GOP wants independent voters out of primaries. That’s a lousy idea.

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Second Look, Smarter Justice: A Gendered Approach to Post-Conviction Initiatives

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Florida’s next frontier: Lawmakers weigh nuclear innovation to power a growing state

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