Year: 2021

  • Alabama House of Representatives District 78 special election set for Sept. 7, 2021

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    Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 78 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives on Sept. 7, 2021. The seat became vacant after Kirk Hatcher (D) was elected to the Alabama State Senate on March 2. The primary is on May 25. If no candidate wins a majority of the primary…

  • Newsom recall signature deadline next week

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    The organizers of an effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) have until March 17 to turn in signatures in an attempt to get the recall on the ballot. To trigger a recall election, organizers must turn in 1,495,709 signatures, which is equal to 12% of the total votes cast in the 2018 gubernatorial…

  • Confirmation votes scheduled for Fudge and Garland

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    March 10, 2021: The Senate will vote on whether to confirm Marcia Fudge as secretary of housing and urban development and Merrick Garland as attorney general on Wednesday. President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees…

  • The Daily Brew: Signature deadline for Newsom recall is in one week

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, March 10, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: An update on the effort to recall California’s governor one week from deadline Pace of Cabinet confirmations – Biden, Trump, and Obama Reminder: Today’s briefing on upcoming ballot measures An update on the effort to recall California’s…

  • South Dakota governor signs bill limiting disclosure of nonprofit donor information

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    South Dakota governor signs bill limiting disclosure of nonprofit donor information     On March 3, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed HB1079 into law, barring state executive branch officials from expanding existing nonprofit donor disclosure requirements.  What the bill does HB1079 prohibits any executive branch entity (e.g., the governor, the secretary of state, etc.) from…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: March 9, 2021

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    The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? Illinois (Democratic trifecta): A federal vaccination site is opening at United Center on March 10. The site can administer up to 6,000 vaccines a day. Residents age 65 and older started scheduling appointments to receive vaccinations at the site on March 4. Other…

  • Economy and Society: SEC announces enforcement task force on ESG issues

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    ESG developments this week In Washington, D.C. SEC reviewing ESG disclosure practices of publicly traded companies Late last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission, led by acting Chair Allison Herren Lee, announced that it has started reviewing ESG disclosure practices and demands among the publicly traded corporations it regulates. According to Lee, “Now more than…

  • Biden faces first multistate lawsuit over climate EO

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    March 9, 2021: Twelve states filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration regarding an executive order on climate change. President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In 2020, there were 1,472…

  • Biden signs executive order on voting access

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    March 8, 2021: Joe Biden signed an executive order to promote voting access. President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In 2020, there were 1,472 government positions subject to presidential appointment:…

  • Utah to vote in 2022 on increasing the limit on appropriations the state legislature can make in an emergency session

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    The Utah State Legislature adjourned its 2021 session on March 5, 2021, after approving a constitutional amendment that would increase the limit on appropriations the state legislature can make in an emergency session. It would increase the limit on appropriations from 1% to 5% of the total amount appropriated by the Legislature for the immediately…