In this research, I examine how one aspect of the institutional environment, competition between parties within legislatures, relates to young firm mortality. I argue that higher legislative competition provides legislators with more power to reward favored interests and thus contributes to a ...
Republican-led legislatures are preparing to impose more restrictions on abortions or ban the procedure outright, while Democrat-controlled state houses are moving to enshrine the right to an abortion into state law. But the future of abortion access is less predictable in states with divided govern...
We measure the “gender disparity” observed in a metric by taking the absolute difference in men and women’s results, divided by the result of the total population (divided by two to normalize): This formula is a simplified version of the Index of Disparity, where the two groups studied ...
As Republican-governed states across the nation advance myriad bills targeting transgender young people, America’s faith leaders are starkly divided in their assessment. Some view the legislation as reflecting God’s will; others voice outrage that Christianity is being invoked to justify la...
, Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte created a Committee on Government Efficiency with her first executive order; that committee has so far met just twice. In Georgia, Texas and South Carolina, proposals to create DOGE-style efforts are still making their ways through the GOP-led legislatures....
Bills have sprinted through legislatures this year in states as varied as New York and Oklahoma, reflecting a broad consensus that phones are bad for kids. May 21 Survey finds teachers increasingly use AI As many students face criticism and punishment for using artificial intelligence tools like ...
In previous years, states assumed an active role in countering federal policies with which they disagree, divided largely along partisan lines. A Biden presidency, several analysts predict, could actually slow U.S. adoption of renewable energy if it triggers opposition among conservative-led sta...
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The state Legislature enacted a Racial Integrity Act in 1924 barring marriages of “whites” and “coloreds.” In the case of Loving vs. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the state’s interracial marriage ban in 1967., Virginia still possesses its own North-South divide, ...
Associated PressApril 17, 2025 Arizona Governor Halts Bill Signing Over Funding Dispute Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vowed to veto all bills that land on her desk amid a standoff with the Republican-controlled Legislature Associated PressApril 17, 2025...