Gabrielle Gurley

Washington, D.C.

Senior Editor at The American Prospect

Senior Editor @TheProspect. AEJMC Award for Urban Journalism. Climate, democracy, economic dev & infrastructure. See also entries under weather enthusiast.

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Articles

Arkansas Dreams Up New Ways to Break the Ballot

1 week ago | prospect.org | Gabrielle Gurley

Arkansas voters have used direct-democracy powers granted by the state constitution to raise the minimum wage and legalize medical marijuana. Yet abortion is the one progressive issue that has never made it to a vote. The circumstances surrounding the failed 2024 campaign to end the state’s total abortion ban likely galvanized state lawmakers to make sure that it never does.
South Dakota and Louisiana Voters Let Lawmakers Have It

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Gabrielle Gurley

NowGulf Coast Shrimpers See Hope in Trump’s TariffsAfter years struggling to compete with cheaper, farm-raised imported shrimp, shrimpers from Florida to Louisiana are optimistic that the new tariffs will help them. In December, Frank Parker upgraded to a bigger shrimp boat. For the Mississippi shrimper, it was a good trade with an older fisherman …2 hours agoHouse Speaker Johnson is eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, it's a lifeline.
Washington on the Brink

1 month ago | prospect.org | Gabrielle Gurley

San Juan Capistrano has swallows, Provincetown has whales, and spring doesn’t arrive in Washington until the cherry blossoms do. Mobs of tourists and locals will descend on the sublime white-and-pink cherry trees that circle the Tidal Basin below the Jefferson Memorial for an annual event rivaled only by the Fourth of July.
Mark Carney Knows Trade, Must Master Politics

1 month ago | prospect.org | Gabrielle Gurley

After a swift and improbable ascent, Mark Carney, the former Bank of Canada governor, took office as the country’s 24th prime minister on Friday morning. A crisis-less Carney, with his Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs, Harvard, and Oxford credentials, likely would have had a more grueling race to the top if not for the U.S. trade war provocations, and been dismissed as a wealthy cosmopolitan banker type, far removed from the struggles of ordinary people.
Throwing Lifelines to Federal Workers

1 month ago | prospect.org | Gabrielle Gurley

After setting aside congestion pricing and Mayor Eric Adams’s endless scandals for at least a New York minute, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has found her new calling: She’s taking up the righteous cause of employing federal workers left unemployed by the Trump administration’s purges. Her message?
Governors Nervous About Tariff Endgame

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Gabrielle Gurley

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Governors Nervous About Tariff Endgame - The American Prospect

1 month ago | prospect.org | Gabrielle Gurley

As state leaders gathered for their annual meeting in Washington, few understood the real reasons for ramping up a North American trade war.
‘Dobbs’ Solved Nothing

2 months ago | prospect.org | Gabrielle Gurley

New York governors land in the middle of more high-stakes drama than most state chief executives. But even given that, Gov. Kathy Hochul has faced a dizzying series of major developments just two months into the second Trump term. In just the past week, she’s had to respond to the federal nullification of New York City’s long-sought-after congestion pricing plan and surging pressure to oust New York City Mayor Eric Adams over the seeming quid pro quo dismissal of charges by federal prosecutors.
Canada’s Conservatives Crash With Onset of Tariff War

2 months ago | prospect.org | Gabrielle Gurley

Smart money was on Kendrick Lamar owning Drake during his halftime Super Bowl performance. But setting up similar diss tracks wasn’t on the minds of the producers of the Government of Ontario’s sly ad that aired just hours after President Trump resumed his trade war with Canada.
Federal Funding Must Flow

2 months ago | prospect.org | Gabrielle Gurley

When the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued its memo last week demanding a pause to all federal grants and loans, it very explicitly exempted Social Security and Medicare. It also said “mandatory programs” like Medicaid would not be affected. But when Medicaid portals that state entities depend on for access to federal funds suddenly seized up, everyone from state officials to nonprofit social sector providers panicked.