2ndVote In-the-News

In-the-News Update [Issue: Life]

August 1, 2023

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill empowering the state attorney general to combat deceptive tactics used by pregnancy centers to divert women seeking abortion. The Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act prohibits crisis pregnancy centers from using deception or misinformation to obstruct...

In-the-News Update [Issue: Education]

July 25, 2023

California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond was escorted out of a school board meeting while protesting a policy that requires informing parents if their child expresses a desire to change genders. The Chino Valley Unified School District’s policy passed, stating that parents must be notified if...

In-the-News Update [Issue: Environment]

July 25, 2023

The Los Angeles Times recently published a controversial piece that sparked social media criticism. The article questioned whether accepting occasional electrical grid blackouts could make tackling climate change easier and more cost-effective.  The debate arose in the context of a legal battle over a gas-fired...

In-the-News Update [Issue: Civil-Safe Society]

July 24, 2023

As the country has witnessed public sentiment toward law enforcement dwindle, the effects of ideological movements like “defund the police” and “ACAB” have yet again resulted in significant and tangible effects on the officers that work to keep the public safe. In this case, a...

In-the-News Update [Issue: 2nd Amendment]

July 21, 2023

Once again, it is that time of year for the United States Congress to amend, debate, and pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA); a “must-pass” bill. Naturally, each year this bill is up for reinstatement, members of Congress come out of the woodwork to...

In-the-News Update [Issue: Basic Freedoms]

July 19, 2023

A conservative student, Daniel Schmidt, faced media attacks after exposing a course titled “The Problem of Whiteness” at the University of Chicago. Schmidt argued that the backlash he received demonstrated that the left does not expect conservatives to push back. He questioned the double standards,...