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By Ava Slocum | Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin has conceded the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race to Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs, concluding a protracted legal battle that lasted over six months. Griffin’s concession followed a federal court ruling that mandated the certification of Riggs’ victory, affirming her 734-vote lead in an election where more than 5.5 million ballots were cast.

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By Cynthia Pearson | One of the founders of the women’s health movement, Carol Downer died on Jan. 13, 2025 at 91. Before the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, she sparked the feminist self-help movement and helped to develop and popularize menstrual extraction.

(This article originally appears in the Spring 2025 issue of Ms. Join the Ms. community today and you’ll get issues delivered straight to your mailbox.)

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By Ms. Editors | A sweeping budget bill moving quickly through the House threatens to make draconian cuts to Medicaid and SNAP—two of the nation’s most vital programs for women and children.

The bill is being framed as “all or nothing” legislation by Republican leadership—a vehicle designed to pass the entire Trump agenda without needing Democratic votes. And the changes are being presented as necessary for fiscal responsibility—but here is what they won’t say out loud.

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