Year: 2022

  • New York City legislation allowing certain noncitizens to vote becomes law

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    Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights New York City legislation allowing some noncitizens to vote and the Ohio Supreme Court strikes down legislative maps. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap. Ballotpedia is hiring! Click here to view our current job opportunities. Don’t see something…

  • SCOTUS rules on two Biden vaccine mandates

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    Our weekly summary of federal news highlights SCOTUS rulings on federal vaccine mandates and congressional redistricting in Arkansas. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. Ballotpedia is hiring! Click here to view our current job opportunities. Don’t see something that fits? Add your resume to our standing posting. Congress is…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    New Mexico completes state legislative redistricting New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed the state’s new Senate district map into law on Jan. 6. The map will take effect for New Mexico’s 2022 elections. New Mexico was the 28th state to complete legislative redistricting after the 2020 census. Read more Six of 11 wave…

  • 2022 rundown: Public-sector labor legislation in the states

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    We’re off to the races in 2022! Thirty-two state legislatures are currently in session. Today, we’re taking a look at bills related to public-sector labor policy that have been introduced so far this year.  Overview We’re currently tracking 71 pieces of legislation related to public-sector labor policy in the states. Twenty-four of those bills have…

  • Nominee confirmed to Ninth Circuit

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    The U.S. Senate confirmed one of President Joe Biden’s (D) federal judicial nominees to a lifetime Article III judgeship on Jan. 12: Gabriel Sanchez, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, by a vote of 52-47 The Ninth Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediate appellate…

  • Iowa updates eligibility requirements for unemployment insurance program

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    The Iowa Department of Workforce Development issued a rule on January 10, 2022, that doubled the number of work search activities claimants have to conduct weekly from two to four. Work search activity refers to the requirement that an individual engages in documented efforts to search for work while receiving benefits through unemployment insurance. The…

  • Tennessee Gov. Lee nominates supreme court justice

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    Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) selected Sarah K. Campbell as his nominee to fill the vacant seat on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Lee’s announcement came on Jan. 12 after consideration of the three finalists put forward by the Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments: Campbell and Tennessee Court of Appeals Judges Kristi Davis and William Neal…

  • Reviewing wave election data from From 1918 to 2018

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    Welcome to the Friday, January 14, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Six of 11 wave elections in the U.S. House took place during a president’s first midterm election Ohio Supreme Court orders state legislative maps redrawn #FridayTrivia: How many school board recall efforts is Ballotpedia…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 5

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    January 13, 2022 In this issue: Taylor drops Senate bid in Alabama, endorses Durant and several Tennessee counties opt for partisan school board elections Taylor drops Senate bid, endorses Durant in Alabama Jessica Taylor, a business owner who lost the 2020 Republican primary for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, ended her campaign for U.S. Senate last…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats - Issue 5

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    In this issue: FL-20 rematches on the horizon and several Tennessee counties opt for partisan school board elections Rematches on horizon in FL-20 Democratic primary On Jan. 11, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) won a special election to succeed former Rep. Alcee Hastings (D), who died in April of last year. Cherfilus-McCormick received 79% of the vote.…