Year: 2022
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The committee behind a Massachusetts app-based driver initiative reported over $17.8 million in contributions
Massachusetts voters could decide on an initiative in November to classify app-based drivers as independent contractors similar to California's 2020 Proposition 22. Flexibility and Benefits for Massachusetts Drivers, the committee registered to support the app-based driver initiative, reported receiving $17.8 million in 2021. The committee’s largest donor was Lyft, which contributed nearly $14.4 million in…
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Kentucky adopts new congressional map after legislature overrides gubernatorial veto
Kentucky enacted new congressional districts on Jan. 20 when the general assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of legislation establishing the state’ new congressional map. Beshear vetoed Senate Bill 3 —the congressional redistricting legislation —on Jan. 19. Kentucky was apportioned six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same…
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Kentucky adopts new legislative district boundaries
Kentucky adopted new state House district boundaries on Jan. 20 after the general assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of the plan. The vote to override the governor’s veto was 24-10 in the state Senate with all votes in favor by Republicans and eight Democrats and two Republicans voting against. The override vote was…
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Two U.S. House members make endorsements in TX-28 Democratic primary
On Jan. 20, 2022, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) endorsed Jessica Cisneros in the Democratic primary for Texas' 28th Congressional District. On Jan. 19, House Majority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) endorsed incumbent Henry Cuellar. Cuellar, Tannya Benavides, and Cisneros are running in the primary election on March 1. If no candidate receives a majority of…
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President Biden nominates eight to Article III courts
President Joe Biden (D) nominated eight individuals to Article III judgeships with lifetime terms on Jan. 19: Arianna Freeman, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Tiffany Cartwright, to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Ana de Alba, to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
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Redistricting map updates: proposals, advancements, and enactments between Jan. 12 and Jan. 19
Between Jan. 12 and Jan. 19, officials in at least seven states either proposed, advanced, or enacted new redistricting maps. Proposed Connecticut: On Jan. 18, Nathaniel Persily, the special master who the state supreme court appointed to handle redistricting, submitted his proposed map and report for the state’s congressional districts. The state supreme court chose…
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New Hampshire Secretary of State retirement triggers triplex status change
Ballot Measures Update Sixty-four statewide measures have been certified for the 2022 ballot in 30 states so far. No new measures were certified for the ballot last week. Signatures have been submitted and are pending verification for six additional initiatives in Alaska, Florida, Massachusetts, and Ohio: Alaska State Recognition of American Indian Tribes Initiative (2022)…
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Arizona redistricting commission approves new congressional districts
Congress is in session Both the House and Senate are in session next week. Click here to see the full calendar for the second session of the 117th Congress. Forty-seven members of Congress—six members of the U.S. Senate and 41 members of the U.S. House—have announced they will not seek re-election. Thirty-two members—six senators and…