Democrats seek to weaken the Republican lead in state legislatures

Republicans control 10 more state legislatures than Democrats. That's where most laws on taxes, abortion, crime and schools are made.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5731x3813+0+0/resize/5731x3813!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2F79%2F4a0cbb3f4a748640d9ee736215eb%2Fap25188569427694.jpg' alt='The Pennsylvania State Capitol rotunda as seen last year.'/><p>Republicans control 10 more state legislatures than Democrats. That's where most laws on taxes, abortion, crime and schools are made.</p><p>(Image credit: Aimee Dilger)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6022353' />