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March 7, 2024

State of the Union

The Economy and Tax Proposals Defined

Social Media And Election 2024

Countering Platform Misinformation

States News

We all thought women's rights was a done deal

Alabama Gov signs bill to protect IVF

Alaska's DV funding faces $4M gap

Kansas City sues TikTok to protect minors

State of the Union

Tax proposals to be announced

President Biden will explain who benefits from the existing tax laws and what the proposed changes would do for the economy.

Tax Proposals President Biden is Expected to Discuss in the State of the Union

The White House has indicated that President Biden will discuss several tax proposals during the State of the Union address...

Social Media

Election Preparedness and Accountability

Accountable Tech researchers scored the election preparedness of ten leading online platforms. The organization's framework for accountability includes three major planks, under which they offer specific recommendations and background to support them: Bolstering Resilience, Countering Election Manipulation, and Paper Trails highlighting transparency.

Democracy by Design: Social Media's Policy Scores - Accountable Tech

In the midst of the 2024 elections, our Democracy by Design scorecard indicates that all ten platforms are lacking in election preparedness. An estimated 2 billion voters around the world will head to the polls this year to cast their ballots amidst groundbreaking technological change.

State News

We all thought women's rights were a done deal. We thought wrong FloridaPhoenix

Lifesaving Narcan tough to find in Texas pharmacies TxTribune

Alabama governor signs bill to protect IVF treatments into law NBC

'Personhood' bill dies in Colorado committee after more than 60 people testify ColoradoNewsline

Are you kidding me': Gillespie County Republican hand count stretched into early morning hours VoteBeat

Questions about LB574 combining abortion and gender-care restrictions reach Nebraska Supreme Court NebraskaExaminer

Alaska domestic violence and sexual assault victims services face $4M funding gap AlaskaBeacon

Most Wa courts aren't requiring convicted sex buyers to pay mandatory fee intended to address trafficking InvestigateWest

Hope cards that aid domestic violence victims get approved by the legislature FloridaPhoenix

SC House, Senate reach agreement to legalize open carry of handguns in the state PostCourier

With medical debt burdening millions, a financial regulator steps in to help UtahNewsDispatch

Kansas sues TikTok for allegedly hooking minors on dopamine-spiking 'filth, profanity' Kansas Reflector

'The lifeblood of the community': States invest to save rural grocery stores StatesNews

State by State abortion access status StatesNews

For Your Information

A new report on how Big Tech companies lobby against the reforms they publicly endorse AccountableTech

Voting Law Roundup: 2023 in Review BrennanCenter

Alabama Supreme Court IVF ruling renews focus on plastics, chemical exposure and infertility InsideClimate

State profiles for women's health KFF

Trump Trial Clearinghouse JustSecurity

What's Happening In Our Corner

These organizations listed on our website are offering workshops, virtual classrooms, new programs, updates on their initiatives, valuable resources, and news you can use.

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation issues a Call To Action: Read their report, watch the symposium, take action now on by clicking on their portal to state legislatures and urge your state to adopt legislation that increases accountability for sex buyers. NCOSE

If you are a victim or a survivor of image-based sexual abuse, Cyber Civil Rights offers a step by step guide to consider, a roster of attorneys, state laws, international resources and bulletins about scams CCRI

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