Year: 2021

  • 1,452 congressional candidates have declared for 2022

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    Welcome to the Monday, November 22, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The race for Congress in 2022 is just getting started—here’s how many candidates have declared so far Virginia becomes the third state with a split legislature Republicans win a mayoral office in South Carolina…

  • The State and Local Tap: Louisiana voters approve one constitutional amendment and defeat three

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    Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights Louisiana’s ballot measure results and a Texas state representative’s party switch from Democratic to Republican. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap. We won’t publish the Tap next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Our next edition will be…

  • The Federal Tap: Biden signs Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law

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    Our weekly summary of federal news highlights the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act becoming law and a judicial ruling against the American Rescue Plan Act’s tax provision. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. We won’t publish the Tap next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Our next edition will…

  • Checks and Balances:

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review three administrative law cases before the U.S.…

  • Arkansas special election filing deadline passes Nov. 22

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    The filing deadline for the Arkansas State Senate District 7 special election is on Nov. 22. The primary is scheduled for Dec. 14, and the general election is scheduled for Feb. 8. The seat became vacant on Oct. 28 after Lance Eads (R) resigned to accept a position with Capitol Consulting Firm. Eads held the office…

  • Signatures submitted to Loudoun County Circuit Court against school board member Atoosa Reaser

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    Supporters of a recall against six of the nine members of the Loudoun County Public Schools school board in Virginia submitted signatures against Vice Chairwoman and Algonkian District representative Atoosa Reaser on Nov. 18. Supporters said they filed 1,859 signatures. A total of 1,213 signatures are required to move the recall forward. The signatures were…

  • SCOTUS releases January argument calendar

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    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Nov. 17 released the January argument calendar for the 2021-2022 term, scheduling eight cases for argument. The court will hear eight hours of oral argument between Jan. 10 and 19.  Click the links below to learn more about the cases: Jan. 10 Gallardo v. Marstiller concerns…

  • Biden announces two new federal judicial nominees

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    President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate two individuals to lifetime Article III judgeships on Nov. 17. With the addition of these two, Biden has nominated a total of 62 individuals to Article III judgeships since the start of his term. To date, 28 of Biden’s nominees have been confirmed by the U.S.…

  • Democrats walk out of Pennsylvania House committee hearing on public-sector union laws

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    Note: In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be publishing Union Station on Nov. 26. Our next issue will be released on Dec. 3. Democrats walk out of Pennsylvania House committee hearing on public-sector union laws On Nov. 15, Democratic committee members walked out of a Pennsylvania House of Representatives Labor and Industry…

  • Colorado to vote on reducing income tax rate in 2022

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    Colorado voters will decide in 2022 whether to decrease the state income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.40% The initiative would decrease the state income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.40% for tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2022. The measure would also reduce the tax rate for domestic and foreign C corporations…