Year: 2022

  • Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the United States Supreme Court

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    The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 2022. When she assumes office, she will become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in United States history. Jackson will be sworn in when Justice Stephen Breyer retires during the…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 17 (April 7, 2022)

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    In this issue: 48 candidates running in Alaska's special U.S. House election and a rundown of recent Senate forums in Pennsylvania 48 candidates file for special U.S. House election in Alaska Forty-eight candidates filed for the special election for Alaska's at-large congressional district. The primary includes 16 Republicans, six Democrats, two Libertarians, and 24 nonpartisan,…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 17 (April 7, 2022)

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    In this issue: Recent polling and debate in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race and state Sen. Steve Roberts challenges Cori Bush in MO-01 Recent polling and debates in the Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania There've been a number of developments in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania since our last issue, including a new…

  • Candidates announce new endorsements in Texas' 15 Congressional District Democratic primary runoff

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    Ruben Ramirez and Michelle Vallejo received new endorsements in Texas' 15th Congressional District Democratic Party primary runoff. Ramirez and Vallejo were the top two finishers in the Democratic Party primary election on March 1, with Ramirez receiving 28.3% of the vote and Vallejo receiving 20.1%. Texas State Reps. Armando Martinez (D) and Terry Canales (D)…

  • Two house resolutions pass in Missouri

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    Since March 21, 2022, there were two house resolutions that passed in the Missouri House of Represenatives. There were no bills to pass both the House and Senate and be signed by Gov. Mike Parson (R). So far in the 2022 session, eight bills and resolutions have been passed. The following are the passed resolutions…

  • Candidates for office in Nevada and North Carolina complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Candidate Connection survey update—Four races reached 100% completion last week; featured responses from Nevada State Assembly District 2 and North Carolina House of Representatives District 37 Judge removes and then reinstates five members of a Pennsylvania school board North Carolina U.S.…

  • Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for March 2022

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    In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of March through April 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been four new judicial vacancies since the February 2022 report. There are…

  • Biden has appointed most federal judges through April 1 of a president's second year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 58 Article III federal judges through April 1 of his second year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since 1981. The Senate had confirmed 29 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point…

  • Maryland enacts revised congressional district boundaries

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    Maryland adopted new congressional district boundaries on April 4 when Gov. Larry Hogan (R) signed revised redistricting legislation that the General Assembly had finalized on March 30. Hogan signed the new map after state Attorney General Brian Frosh withdrew his appeal of Circuit Court Judge Lynne Battaglia's March 25 ruling overturning the state's previous congressional…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #7

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    On the issues In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues school board members deliberate when they set out to offer the best education possible in their district. The debate over which books to include in school libraries One topic of debate in recent months has been over the types of…