Year: 2021

  • Guerrero-Cuellar appointed to Illinois House of Representatives

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    On Feb. 25, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (D) was appointed to represent District 22 in the Illinois House of Representatives, replacing Edward Guerra Kodatt (D), who resigned on Feb. 24 after three days in office. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) held the seat for fifty years prior to his resignation earlier this year. Kodatt had…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: March 1, 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. California (Democratic trifecta): The Department of Public Health’s (DPH) plan to allocate at least 10% of the state’s vaccine doses to teachers and school staff goes into effect March 1. Education workers have been eligible…

  • Bold Justice: SCOTUS Marches on

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    We #SCOTUS and you can, too! The Supreme Court will finish its February sitting this week and is scheduled to begin its next sitting on March 22. To date, each of the 2020-2021 term’s sittings have been conducted via teleconference with live audio, based on public health guidance in response to COVID-19.  Click the links…

  • Senate Judiciary Committee considers Garland’s nomination for AG

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    March 1, 2021: The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the nomination of Merrick Garland for attorney general. 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…

  • Voters to decide special primary election in Massachusetts House district

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    A special election primary is being held on March 2 for the 19th Suffolk District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Valentino Capobianco, Alicia DelVento, Juan Jaramillo, and Jeffrey Turco are running in the Democratic primary. Paul Caruccio is unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election will take place on March 30. The seat…

  • Minnesota reopens middle, high schools to in-person instruction

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    In Minnesota, all middle and high school students were permitted to return to the classroom for either full-time in-person or hybrid instruction starting Feb. 22. Gov. Tim Walz (D) said he expects all schools to offer some in-person instruction by March 8. Parents can still opt to keep their children home for remote instruction. Previously,…

  • Connecticut House of Representatives District 112 special election set for April 13

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    Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 112 seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives for April 13, 2021. The seat became vacant after J.P. Sredzinski (R) resigned on Feb. 17. There is no primary, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.

  • The Daily Brew: Federal judge blocks Maine’s ban on out-of-state initiative petition circulators

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    Welcome to the Monday, March 1, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Federal judge blocks Maine’s ban on out-of-state initiative petition circulators  Filing deadline for Texas’ 6th Congressional District special election approaches Federal Register update: Biden administration’s highest weekly page total to date Federal judge blocks Maine’s ban on…

  • February 2021 breakdown of state legislative party membership: 54.21% Republicans, 44.90% Democrats

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    According to Ballotpedia’s February partisan count of the 7,383 state legislators across the United States, 54.21% of all state legislators are Republicans and 44.90% are Democrats. Ballotpedia tallies the partisan balance of state legislatures at the end of every month. This refers to which political party holds the majority of seats in each chamber. Republicans…

  • U.S. Supreme Court to hear case about 2019 DHS immigration rule expanding definition of public charge

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    On February 22, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Department of Homeland Security v. New York, a case about whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and federal immigration law when it issued a 2019 rule expanding the definition of those the agency would consider to be…