Year: 2021

  • Andrew Cuomo to become ninth New York governor to resign

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, August 11, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces resignation Here’s an update on Seattle’s Aug. 3 municipal elections One year ago — on Aug. 11, 2020 — Biden selected Kamala Harris as his running mate New York Gov. Andrew…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #288: August 10, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: State employee vaccine requirements in Hawaii and Washington The resumption of federal pandemic unemployment programs in Oklahoma Vaccine distribution Lawsuits about state actions and policies  State-level mask requirements COVID-19 emergency health orders COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year  We are committed to…

  • Economy and Society: House Democrats urge repeal of Trump administration ESG rule

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    ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. House Democrats urge repeal of Trump administration ESG rule On July 29, 13 Democratic Members of the House of Representatives sent an open letter to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh asking him to take the Labor Department’s actions on ESG investments one step further. The Trump Labor Department enacted…

  • Nov. 2 candidates for Topeka mayor and city council determined in Aug. 3 primary

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    The primary for the Topeka mayor and District 3 council seat in Kansas was held on Aug. 3. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 2. The filing deadline to run passed on June 1. Five candidates competed in the mayoral race. Mike Padilla and Leo Cangiani both advanced to the…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Thirteen significant documents added

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    The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s overall regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From August 2 through August 6, the Federal Register grew by 2,000 pages for a…

  • Biden’s judicial nominations through August compared to his predecessors

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, August 10, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: President Biden has appointed the most federal judges through Aug. 1 of a president’s first year Texas House lacks quorum as second special session begins Louisiana reinstates indoor face-covering requirement President Biden has appointed the most federal…

  • Louisiana reinstates indoor face covering requirement

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    On Aug. 2, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) signed an executive order reinstating the indoor mask requirement for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. Louisiana was the only state to reintroduce a statewide indoor mask policy between July 30 and August 5. Gov. Edwards said the order would be in place until Sept. 1, and could…

  • Reps. Billy Long, Conor Lamb announce they will run for Senate next year

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    U.S. Representatives Conor Lamb (D-Penn.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) both announced last week that they would run for the U.S. Senate in 2022. Lamb will run for the seat currently held by Sen. Pat Toomey (R). Long will run for the seat currently held by Sen. Roy Blunt (R). Toomey and Blunt are both retiring.…

  • Promo note

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    A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 10 seat in the Texas House of Representatives on Aug. 31, 2021. There is no primary, and the filing deadline is on Aug. 12.

  • Bold Justice: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for August 1

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    Welcome to the August 9 edition of Bold Justice, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. We are officially in the dog days of summer, dear readers! SCOTUS is still on its summer break, but there’s plenty of federal judicial activity on the docket.…