Year: 2022
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Fourteen of 22 California State Senate committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle
Elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrats held a 31-9 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive Texas State House elections
General elections for all 150 districts in the Texas House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 150 districts up for election in 2022, 96 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $51.2 million. Incumbents raised an average of $401,248 per candidate and…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive Texas State Senate elections
General elections for all 31 districts in the Texas State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 31 districts up for election in 2022, 22 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $19.5 million. Incumbents raised an average of $661,250 per candidate and challengers…
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Union Station: Federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions: 2022 roundup
Federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions: 2022 roundup Since late 2019, Ballotpedia has tracked close to 200 federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions. Today, we’ll take a look at the state of litigation at the end of 2022 and highlight a selection of cases with recent activity in the district and circuit courts. Background In…
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Federal Register weekly update: More than 3,000 final rules added so far in 2022
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 regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From December 12 through December 16, the Federal Register grew by 1,567 pages for a year-to-date…
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Voters approve of 71% of the 99 statewide constitutional amendments on the ballot in 2022
From 2006 through 2022, a total of 1,139 constitutional amendments were proposed and put before voters. Of this total, voters approved 819 proposed changes to state constitutions. Every state but Delaware requires voters to ratify proposed state constitutional amendments. There are four ways that proposed constitutional amendments can be proposed and put on the ballot…