Year: 2021

  • The Daily Brew: New York’s $3 billion environment bond measure

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    Welcome to the Thursday, April 22, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New York voters will decide $3 billion environment and climate change projects bond measure in 2022 2021’s third special congressional election is next Saturday, May 1  South Dakota’s new Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources  New York…

  • Hunter Roberts appointed secretary of South Dakota’s new Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources 

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    Hunter Roberts assumed office on April 19 as secretary of the newly-formed South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Governor Kristi Noem (R) appointed Roberts to the position in August 2020. The Department of Agriculture and Department of Environment and Natural Resources officially merged on April 19. Noem had announced her intention to combine…

  • Incumbents win reelection in Newark Public Schools election

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    Incumbents Dawn Haynes, Asia Norton, Vereliz Santana and Daniel Gonzalez won in the Newark, New Jersey school board election on April 20, 2021. Haynes, Norton, and Santana, all incumbents, defeated challengers Nadirah Brown, Yolanda Johnson, and Philip Wilson in the regular election with 29.9%, 28.2%, and 27.1% of the vote, respectively, and will serve three-year terms on the board. No other…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: April 21, 2021

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    The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? New York (Democratic trifecta): Spectators will be allowed at horse and auto races at 20% capacity starting April 22. Since our last edition What rules and restrictions are changing in each state? For a continually updated article, click here. Connecticut (Democratic trifecta): On…

  • Recall charges against Seattle school board members dismissed

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    A King County Superior Court judge on April 19 dismissed recall charges against six of the seven members of the Seattle Public Schools school board in Washington. The hearing on the petitions was held on April 16. The recall charges were filed against Liza Rankin, Lisa Rivera Smith, Chandra Hampson, Zachary DeWolf, Leslie Harris, and…

  • Supreme Court accepts new case for its 2021-2022 term

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    On April 19, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted one new case for review during its 2021-2022 term. With the addition of this case, the court has agreed to hear 11 cases during the term, which is scheduled to begin on Oct. 4. Hemphill v. New York concerns a criminal defendant’s constitutional right to be confronted…

  • The Daily Brew: Louisiana’s second special congressional election is on Saturday

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, April 21, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District special election is April 24 We’re covering elections across 22 counties and 70 cities in 2021 Suellentrop removed as Kansas Senate majority leader Yesterday, the jury in the trial of Minneapolis police officer…

  • Absentee/mail-in ballot rejection rates decreased in at least 20 states between the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections

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    Ballotpedia’s analysis of 2020 election data shows that at least twenty states rejected a lower percentage of absentee/mail-in ballots during the 2020 presidential election than they did in 2016. At least seven states rejected a greater percentage and four states’ rejected the same percentage. Nineteen states have not yet released data making a comparison possible…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: April 20, 2021

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    Since our last edition What rules and restrictions are changing in each state? For a continually updated article, click here. Arizona (Republican trifecta):  Gov. Doug Ducey (R) ended the executive order requiring masks on all K-12 school campuses.  Ducey also signed an order prohibiting all state and local government agencies from requiring individuals to provide…

  • Disclosure Digest: April 20, 2021

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    Arkansas General Assembly considers bill barring state agencies from imposing donor disclosure requirements on nonprofits     Earlier this month, the Arkansas Senate approved a bill that would bar state agencies and officials from imposing disclosure requirements on nonprofits that are “more stringent, restrictive, or expansive” than those already in force. It would also bar state and…