Year: 2021

  • Alabama House of Representatives District 63 special election set for Feb. 1, 2022

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    Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 63 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives for Feb. 1, 2022. The seat became vacant after Bill Poole (R) resigned on July 31 after Gov. Kay Ivey (R) appointed him the director of the Alabama Department of Finance. The primary is on Oct. 19,…

  • Shontel Brown wins Democratic primary in Ohio’s 11th District special election

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    Shontel Brown won the special Democratic primary for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District on Aug. 3. As of 11 p.m. ET, Brown had received 50% of the vote to Nina Turner’s 44%. Eleven other candidates split 6%. Brown serves on the Cuyahoga County Council and chairs the county’s Democratic Party. She previously served on the Warrensville…

  • Mike Carey wins Republican primary in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District special election

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    Mike Carey defeated 10 candidates to win the special Republican primary for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District on Aug. 3. As of 9:30 p.m. ET, Carey had received 37% of the vote, Bob Peterson was second with 15%, Ron Hood was third with 14%, and Jeff LaRe was fourth with 11%. The special election will fill…

  • A closer look at major-party expenditures in the Virginia gubernatorial election

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    In the race for Governor of Virginia, investment executive Glenn Youngkin (R) has outspent former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) according to the most recent campaign finance reports covering spending through June 30, 2021. Youngkin, who launched his campaign three months after McAuliffe, has spent $16.9 million dollars to McAuliffe’s $11.3 million. McAuliffe recorded his first…

  • President Biden has appointed the most federal judges through August 1 of a president’s first year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed eight Article III federal judges through August 1 of his first year in office. This is the largest number of Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies going back to President Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed five of President…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #286: August 3, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: A new mask mandate in Louisiana  Proof-of-vaccination requirements in New York City 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 keeping you updated on the…

  • Economy and Society: ESG pioneer fires back at SEC Commissioner

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    ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C., and around the world ESG pioneer fires back at SEC Commissioner As noted last week in Economy and Society, on July 20, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce “delivered an address at the Brookings Institution in which she again made the case that the SEC’s current leadership is overstepping both…

  • 78 years ago today, Georgia lowered the voting age

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, August 3, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 78 years ago today, Georgia lowered voting age to 18 Ballotpedia is covering elections in five states today Six national party committees raised $420 million through June 78 years ago today, Georgia lowered voting age to 18…

  • July 2021 breakdown of state legislative party membership: 54.30% Republicans, 44.79% Democrats

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    54.30% of all state legislators are Republicans, and 44.79% are Democrats, according to Ballotpedia’s July partisan count of the 7,383 state legislators. 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 control 61 chambers, while…

  • Alabama state Rep. Bill Poole resigns to become state finance director

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    Bill Poole (R) resigned from the Alabama House of Representatives on July 31 to accept a position as the director of the Alabama Department of Finance. Gov. Kay Ivey (R) appointed him to the position on July 16, effective Aug. 1, to replace Kelly Butler. Poole represented District 63 from 2010 to 2021. Poole was…