| December Wed, 2023
Trump set to be arraigned in Georgia on 2020 election charges
In an interview with NJ Spotlight News, former New Jersey Attorney General John Farmer Jr. said of this indictment, “This is really, I would say, the kitchen-sink indictment, and basically it captures all of the efforts that President Trump is alleged to have engaged in to overturn the election in Georgia and, and also the national election.
| December Wed, 2023
Report finds Black women are still underrepresented in U.S. politics despite progress
Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon talks this week with the report’s author Kelly Dittmar – an Associate Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University – to learn more about the state of Black women in American politics.
| December Wed, 2023
One out of Three Ain’t Gonna Cut it
According to the Center for American Women and Politics, 43 women (35.8% of 120 seats) currently serve in the legislature, ranking New Jersey 21st among the 50 states in the proportion of women serving. If the goal is to keep the status quo at ⅓, then we are doing really well.
| December Wed, 2023
Texas Ranked Second-Worst State for Women’s Equality
To put together its study, WalletHub gathered and evaluated data from a variety of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Center for American Women and Politics and Institute for Women’s Policy Research, among others.