Year: 2024

  • West Virginia treasurer sends letter to financial institutions over ESG practices

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    ESG developments this week 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. In the states West Virginia treasurer sends letter to financial institutions over ESG practices West…

  • Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

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    There were 52 vacancies in the 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of March 1, 2024. Fifty-one of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From February 1 through March 1, 2024: By March 1, 2024—1,137 days in office—President Joe Biden…

  • Super Tuesday—March 2024 edition—is upon us

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, March 5, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fifteen states and two territories to hold primaries today  One of the biggest voting days of the year is upon us. ICYMI, we’ve spent the past week previewing five of the biggest state primaries. …

  • All candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 130 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both of the candidates running in the March 5, 2024, Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 130 — Henry Arturo (D) and Brett Robinson (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to…

  • All candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 52 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both of the candidates running in the March 5, 2024, Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 52 — Jennie Birkholz (D) and Angel Carroll (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to…

  • All candidates for Riverside County Board of Education Trustee Area 4 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both of the candidates running in the March 5, 2024, general election for Riverside County Board of Education Trustee Area 4 — Incumbent Bruce Dennis (nonpartisan) and Sergei Vinkov (nonpartisan) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are…

  • All candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 20 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both of the candidates running in the March 5, 2024, Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 20 — Incumbent Terry Wilson (R) and Elva Janine Chapa (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’…

  • Joe Biden issued three executive orders in February

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued three executive orders in February, bringing his total number to 133. The three orders he issued in February were: Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. He did not issue any executive orders in November 2022, January 2023, or January 2024.…

  • Joe Biden ends February with 41% job approval

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    At the end of February, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 41% approval. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was the same as the approval rating he received at the end of January. Throughout February, Biden’s approval rating ranged from 40% to 41%. The lowest approval rating he’s received…

  • Utah State Senate rejects effort to repeal use of ranked-choice voting

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    The Utah State Senate rejected a bill to repeal the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in local Utah elections on Thursday, Feb. 29th. HB290 would have eliminated the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, which allows municipalities to adopt instant-runoff voting, a form of RCV, for odd year elections. Currently, 23 localities in the state…