Year: 2024

  • Year in review 2023, part one

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    Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. This week and next, Economy & Society will review the most important ESG developments from 2023.  This week’s edition…

  • The U.S. Senate has confirmed 166 of President Biden’s federal judge appointees

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, January 9, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The U.S. Senate has confirmed 166 of President Biden’s federal judge appointees  Since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) has nominated 200 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of Jan. 1,…

  • Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins first week of January 2024 sitting

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    Welcome to the Jan. 8 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Did you miss us, dear readers? We are so happy to be back for the first installment of Robe & Gavel for 2024. SCOTUS has kicked off…

  • Race for California’s Class I U.S. Senate seat begins to take shape

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    Twenty-nine candidates are running in the top-two primary for U.S. Senate in California on March 5, 2024. The primary will determine which two candidates will run in the state’s general election on Nov. 5, 2024. Incumbent Laphonza Butler (D) announced she would not run for re-election on Oct. 19, 2023. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) appointed Butler to…

  • Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D), Pervez Agwan (D), and Noor Mobeen (D) are running in the Democratic primary in Texas’ 7th Congressional District

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    Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D), Pervez Agwan (D), and Noor Mobeen (D) are running in the Democratic Party primary election for Texas’ 7th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. Fletcher and Agwan lead in endorsements and campaign finance. Local political analysts say redistricting is a central dynamic in the race. Rice University professor Mark Jones…

  • Biden has successfully appointed 166 federal judges through January 1 of his fourth year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 166 Article III federal judges through January 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through January 1 of his fourth year in office is 154.3. By January 1 of his fourth year, President…

  • Voters in San Francisco to decide on minimum police staffing charter amendment on March 5

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    Voters in San Francisco, California, will decide on a policing-related charter amendment, titled Proposition B, on March 5, 2024. Proposition B would amend the city’s charter regarding minimum police officer staffing levels and establish a fund for police officer recruitment and staffing. However, these provisions would not go into effect unless voters approve a new…

  • Florida abortion rights initiative surpasses signature requirement to appear on 2024 ballot pending state supreme court approval

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    Floridians Protecting Freedom has submitted 911,169 valid signatures to place an initiative on the Nov. 2024 ballot that would prohibit any state laws that restrict, delay, penalize, or ban abortion before fetal viability. To qualify for the ballot, 891,523 valid signatures (equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last presidential election) were…

  • What we learned from identifying nearly 10,000 endorsements in local school board elections in 2023

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    Welcome to the Monday, January 8, 2024, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: What we learned through our comprehensive school board election coverage in 2023 Last year, Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of school board elections in Colorado, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 42 rules added in first 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. 1, 2024, through Jan. 5, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 858 pages for…