A left-leaning advocacy group called the Fairness Project has created a playbook for using ballot initiatives to go around GOP-led state legislatures. Since 2016, it has backed successful initiatives to raise the minimum wage and expand Medicaid.
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Ballot supporters here raised $4.2 million as of March 12, according to campaign finance records. Money has come from national groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Fairness Project, which has supported ballot efforts on various progressive causes. Kansas City-based Health Forward Foundation has also donated.
Fairness Project Rallies SXSW Attendees Around 2024 Abortion Rights Ballot Measures
Last week, the Fairness Project led a panel of experts at South by Southwest 2024 in Austin, Texas, in a discussion about how voters have the power to defend reproductive freedom and democratic rights using ballot measures.
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The panelists include Love, ACLU of Missouri’s Luz María Henríquez, Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s Prentiss Haney, who spearheaded the successful abortion access measure in Ohio, and the ballot measure fundraising/consulting group Fairness Project’s Kelly Hall, who has won over 30 ballot measures in multiple states.
This Week: Fairness Project Heading to SXSW 2024 to Lead Panel on Ballot Measures
The Fairness Project will lead a panel of experts this week at South by Southwest 2024 in Austin, Texas, in a discussion about the power of direct democracy to drive change and progress on issues such as health care, minimum wage, and reproductive rights.
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom Launch Volunteer Effort to Qualify Abortion Rights Ballot Measure
A grassroots coalition in Missouri, supported by the Fairness Project, launched a volunteer effort on Tuesday to qualify a ballot measure that would end the state’s cruel and extreme abortion ban.
Fairness Project to Host Virtual Event, ‘Gearing Up for 2024’s Ballot Measure Fights’
Ahead of crucial ballot measure fights in 2024, the Fairness Project is hosting a virtual informational session for the public and press to learn more about issues on the ballot.
Missouri Joins Roster of States Where Citizens Are Fighting for Abortion Rights at the Ballot Box in 2024
Today, advocates for reproductive freedom announced the launch of a ballot measure campaign, backed by the Fairness Project, to end the extreme abortion ban in Missouri and guarantee that patients can make their own health decisions without interference from politicians.
Better Jobs for Alaska Launches Ballot Measure Campaign to Increase Minimum Wage, Secure Paid Sick Leave, and Protect Workers’ Freedom
Today, a groundbreaking campaign for workers’ rights in Alaska turned in more than 41,000 signatures to qualify a ballot measure for the 2024 general election. The Better Jobs for Alaska campaign, which is supported by the Fairness Project, far exceeded the requirement of 26,705 valid signatures.