Year: 2024

  • Governors raise concerns over federal EV proposal, Biden vetoes CRA resolution

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review challenges from lawmakers and government officials to…

  • Looking back at 2023 – highest average margin of victory in state legislative elections since 2018

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 15, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Average margin of victory in state legislative general elections last year was highest since 2018 Last November, general elections were held for 578 seats in eight legislative chambers across four states: Louisiana,…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #97

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over school discipline In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues…

  • Florida will be the third state to decide on abortion in 2024, pending court review, with ballot measures proposed in 12 other states

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    In Florida, a ballot initiative, Amendment 4, to provide a state constitutional right to abortion qualified for the ballot. Voters will decide the issue, which requires a 60% vote, pending a decision from the Florida Supreme Court. Floridians Protecting Freedom is sponsoring Amendment 4, which would provide a state constitutional right to abortion before viability…

  • Biden campaign has outraised Trump campaign in Washington state

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    Joe Biden (D) has raised the most money from Washington state of all presidential candidates, with $2.19 million raised since the start of the campaign cycle. Biden raised $746,495 in the fourth quarter of 2023. Donald Trump (R) has raised the next most from Washington, with $1.44 million since the start of the campaign and…

  • Trump takes lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market

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    As of Feb. 13, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows former President Donald Trump (R) leading at $0.46, followed by President Joe Biden (D) at $0.42, and California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) at $0.12. Trump has held the lead in this market since Feb. 9. No other candidate has more than a $0.10…

  • Signatures submitted for North Dakota initiative creating age limits for congressional candidates

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    The campaign Retire Congress North Dakota submitted 42,000 signatures for a ballot initiative on Feb. 9, 2024. The ballot initiative would be the first to propose age limits for congressional members. The campaign is targeting the ballot for June 11, 2024, which is the state’s primary election. The ballot initiative would prohibit a person from…

  • BlackRock CEO seeks firm’s removal from Texas prohibited asset manager list

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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. Around the world Chinese stock exchanges release ESG disclosure guidelines The three major stock exchanges in mainland China have…

  • Virginia and New York outpace others with four states advancing at least 10 election bills so far this year

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    Legislators in Virginia have advanced 24 election-related bills out of at least one chamber of the legislature so far in 2024, including 15 bills that have crossed over since the beginning of February. As of Feb. 9, Virginia trails only New York (29 bills) in terms of advancing election-related legislation. Two other states, Georgia and…

  • Three U.S. House incumbents in Ohio are facing primary challengers this year—a decade-low

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Ohio was Dec. 20, 2023.  Seventy candidates are running for Ohio’s 15 U.S. House districts, including 28 Democrats and 42 Republicans. That’s 4.7 candidates per district, the most since 2018. In 2022, the first election after the number of Congressional districts in Ohio decreased from…