Year: 2024

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    What’s next for a possible abortion ballot measure in Florida Floridians Protecting Freedom submitted 911,169 valid signatures to place an initiative on the November 2024 ballot that would provide a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability, which is estimated to be around 24 weeks, or when necessary to protect the patient’s health. The amendment…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, January 12, 2024

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends, legislative activity, and updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes. Legislative highlights Highlights: Recent activity and status changes Here is the current status of this year’s election-related bills:…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 499 documents added in second week of January (2024)

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    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 Jan. 8, 2024, through Jan. 12, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 1,622 pages for…

  • Three days until the Iowa Republican caucuses

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    Welcome to the Friday, January 12, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Iowa to hold first Republican presidential nominating event on Monday On Jan. 15, Iowa Republican voters will decide the country’s first presidential nominating contest of the 2024 cycle. The caucuses are set to begin…

  • Signatures submitted for $15 minimum wage and paid sick leave initiative in Alaska

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    On Jan. 10, the Better Jobs for Alaska campaign submitted more than 41,000 signatures for an initiative that would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The initiative may appear on the Nov. 2024 general election ballot. The initiative would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by July 1, 2027. It would…

  • South Dakota unemployment insurance tax cut takes effect

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    South Dakota House Bill 1011, which decreases the state unemployment tax rate for employers by 0.5%, took effect Jan. 1, 2024. The state estimates businesses will save about $18 million in taxes in 2024 under the new law. Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed the bill on Feb. 1, 2023. The state Senate passed the bill…

  • San Francisco to vote on minimum police staffing charter amendment on March 5

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    Welcome to the Thursday, January 11, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: San Francisco to vote on minimum police staffing charter amendment on March 5 Voters in San Francisco, California, will decide on a policing-related charter amendment, Proposition B, on March 5, 2024. Proposition…

  • Two candidates filed to appear on Ohio’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

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    The filing deadline for the Ohio Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 20, 2023, and the ballot was certified on Jan. 9, 2024. Two candidates filed to appear on the March 19, 2024, ballot.  In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition containing 1,000 signatures.  The following candidates filed: Biden, Gabriel Cornejo, Frank…

  • Five candidates filed to appear on Ohio’s Republican presidential primary ballot

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    The filing deadline for the Ohio Republican presidential primary passed on Dec. 20, 2023, and the ballot was certified on Jan. 9, 2024. Five candidates filed to appear on the March 19, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition containing 50 signatures per delegate and 1,000 signatures per at-large delegate. …

  • Seven candidates filed to participate in North Dakota’s Republican presidential caucus

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    The filing deadline for the North Dakota Republican presidential caucus passed on Dec. 31, 2023. Seven candidates filed to participate in the March 4, 2024, caucus. In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition containing the signatures of 10 members of the North Dakota Republican Party State Committee and pay a $20,000 filing…