Year: 2024

  • Right-to-abortion amendments adopted in seven states and rejected in three; Nebraska approved constitutional abortion limits amendment

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    On Nov. 5, 2024, voters in 10 states decided on 11 abortion-related ballot measures—the most on record for a single year, surpassing the record set by 2022, when six abortion measures were decided by voters. In 2024, 10 measures were to establish new constitutional rights to abortion or reproductive healthcare decisions. Voters in seven states—Arizona,…

  • Oklahoma AG appeals ESG ruling to state Supreme Court

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    ESG developments this week In this week’s edition of Economy and Society : In the states Oklahoma AG appeals ESG ruling to state Supreme Court What’s the story? Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond (R) filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court seeking to overturn a lower court’s ruling against the state’s anti-ESG law. The…

  • A closer look at Tuesday’s election results

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    Welcome to the Thursday, November 7, 2024, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Good morning! As election results from Tuesday continue to come in, here’s an update on the landscape. Click here to read Wednesday’s Brew if you missed any of those results.  The results in this email are current as of 7 p.m. EST. Below, we’ll…

  • President Biden has appointed 213 federal judges through November 1 of his fourth year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 213 Article III federal judges through November 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through…

  • Election night/morning

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, November 6, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Good morning! We hope you got some sleep last night. If you stayed up following the results, you likely have a good sense of what happened. If you hit a normal bedtime, this may be one of your first updates and we hope to give…

  • 54.85% of state legislators are Republican, 44.22% Democratic

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    At the end of October 2024, 54.85% of all state legislators in the United States are Republican while 44.22% are Democratic. There are 7,386 state legislative seats in the country. Republicans control 56 chambers, while Democrats hold 41. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. Democrats hold 841 state…

  • Election preparation and results – we’ve got you today and all week

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Election preparation and results – we’ve got you today and all week Election Day is here! We’ll be back Wednesday morning with election results and analysis. In the meantime, if you’re heading to…

  • 63% of elections in Wyoming are uncontested

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    Of 505 regular elections in Wyoming—320 (63%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Wyoming has the 13th highest rate of…

  • 73% of elections in Wisconsin are uncontested

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    Of 410 regular elections in Wisconsin—299 (73%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Wisconsin has the fifth highest rate of…