Year: 2024

  • Voters in Juneau, Alaska, to decide on initiative banning cruise ships on Saturdays and July 4

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    Voters in Juneau, Alaska, will decide on three ballot measures on Oct. 1, including two bond measures and an initiative that would ban cruise ships in the city on Saturdays. Proposition 2, an initiative sponsored by Ship-Free Saturdays, would ban cruise ships with 250 passengers or more from docking, mooring, or disembarking passengers in Juneau…

  • Bargaining in Blue: Should provisions related to discipline allow for discretion when determining disciplinary action for police officers?

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    In this month’s edition of Bargaining in Blue:  Following up Austin, Texas, resumes police CBA negotiations  In January we took a deep dive into a dispute in Austin, Texas, affecting CBA negotiations. The dispute concerned the implementation of the Austin Police Oversight Act—a police oversight measure approved by voters in May 2023.  On September 6,…

  • Previewing one of the 73 major party U.S. House rematches

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    Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 26, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Previewing one of the 73 major party U.S. House rematches With 40 days to go until the Fall election, we’ll be bringing you coverage of the most compelling elections—the battlegrounds we expect to have…

  • Signature-gathering periods for initiatives vary by state: from 90 days to no limit

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    When proponents of a citizen-initiated ballot measure collect signatures to verify the measure for the ballot, each state has a time frame for when proponents can collect signatures. This time frame is known as a circulation period, or the length of the signature-gathering period. The length of the circulation period varies between the 26 states…

  • U.S. House passes two bills opposing ESG

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    The House of Representatives passed two bills opposing ESG on Sept. 18 and Sept. 19. HR 5339 would require fiduciaries to make investment decisions based on financial factors. HR 4790 proposed limiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate risk disclosure requirements. Ballotpedia tracks support for and opposition to the environmental, social, and corporate governance…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #128

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving  school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.  In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over the benefits of private school choice  In this section,…

  • 10 property tax ballot measures in 2024

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, September 25, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters set to decide on 10 state ballot measures related to property taxes this year In last Wednesday’s Brew, we looked at some of the biggest trends for state ballot measures this year, including…

  • Incumbent Angie Craig (D), Joe Teirab (R), and Thomas Bowman (Conservative Party) are running in the general election for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District

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    Incumbent Angie Craig (D), Joe Teirab (R), and Thomas Bowman (Conservative Party) are running in the general election for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. CBS News Minneapolis’ Esme Murphy and Liz Christy wrote, “The district is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. It includes all of Scott, Dakota and Le Sueur counties.…

  • Six candidates are running in the general election for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District on Nov. 5

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    Six candidates are running in the general election for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. Incumbent Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) and Janelle Bynum (D) lead in endorsements, campaign finance, and media attention. This third rematch between Chavez-DeRemer and Bynum will take place in a district that Joe Biden (D) won by 8.8 percentage…

  • Kamala Harris posts highest cumulative fundraising among all major party presidential nominees since 2008

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    As of Aug. 31, 2024, the end of the most recent presidential campaign finance filing period, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) led the field of noteworthy candidates in fundraising with $690 million in cumulative receipts, followed by former President Donald Trump (R) with $313 million, Jill Stein (G) with $2 million, and Chase Oliver (L)…