Barbara Rodriguez
@bcrodriguez
State politics and voting reporter for @19thnews. She/her.
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http://19thnews.org 30-06-2009 01:34:12
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Last night, the Iowa legislature passed a six-week abortion ban. As Shefali Luthra notes, the ban — which is before many people know they are pregnant — could effectively leave large swathes of the Midwest without abortion access. 19thnews.org/2023/07/iowa-l…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the state would continue to allow transgender people change gender markers on IDs; Barbara Rodriguez wrote this week about the confusion around the new law and efforts to help trans people before it took effect. 19thnews.org/2023/06/kansas…
This weekend marked the end of my two-year term on the IRE and NICAR board and I'm feeling so grateful for the experience. Congratulations to the newly elected members of the board and the contest committee. I am rooting for y'all and cheering you on!
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer talked to Barbara Rodriguez about abortion, elections and wanting to see a woman president (but wouldn't say if she thinks it should be her) 19thnews.org/2023/06/gretch…
IRE and NICAR Thank you to Barbara Rodriguez, the other members of the IRE and NICAR Board’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee and the dedicated staff who worked on this important statement! Appreciate you seeing it through for the future of our organization! #IRE23
“Parents miss court dates normally because they’re caring for children' and this program is addressing that.
Say it with me: Child. Care. Makes. The. World. Go. Round.
Great story by Barbara Rodriguez
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I'm happy to support Josh Hinkle, who has been so collaborative on the IRE and NICAR board — excited to see the work he'll do with another term!