News in Brief Who Birthed the Anti-Trans Bathroom Panic? Conservatives and religious groups are borrowing myths about transgender people from feminists. Melissa Gira Grant
News in Brief How Not to Close the Gender Gap in Politics As long as the Republican Party resists the welfare state, it's going to have trouble attracting more female voters. Seth Masket
News in Brief 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About State Politics Hispanics are—and will continue to be—significantly underrepresented, open primaries attract more extreme voters, and other lessons from the 14th annual State Politics and Policy Conference. Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz
News in Brief The Next Political Weapon for Minority Parties: Recall Elections Why all the recall elections? And why do they matter? Seth Masket