Year: 2024
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Nebraska campaign submits signatures for paid sick leave ballot initiative
Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans submitted more than 138,000 signatures for verification on June 27 in hopes of qualifying a ballot initiative that would require businesses to provide earned paid sick leave for employees—up to seven days for businesses of at least 20 employees and five days for fewer than 20 employees. Employees would earn…
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U.S. unemployment insurance claims fall to 233,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 6,000 for the week ending June 22 to a seasonally adjusted 233,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up 1,000 to 239,000. The four-week moving average as of June 22 increased 3,000 from the previous week’s revised average to 236,000. The number of continuing unemployment insurance claims,…
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George Latimer (D) defeated incumbent Jamaal Bowman (D) in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District
George Latimer (D) defeated incumbent Jamaal Bowman (D) in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District on Jun. 25, 2024. As of Jun. 26, Latimer received 54.5% of the vote to Bowman’s 45.5%. Bowman was the first Democratic U.S. House incumbent to lose a primary in the 2024 election cycle. According to AdImpact,…
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Fewest Florida state legislative incumbents facing primary challenges since 2010
Florida has 46 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, a decrease of 43% from the preceding cycle. Nineteen of these primaries are for Democrats, down 39% from 31 in 2022. Republicans have 27 primaries, a 45% decrease from 49 in 2022. Thirteen incumbents face primary challenges, the fewest since tracking began in 2010 and representing…
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Indiana treasurer adds BlackRock to state ESG watchlist
Indiana Treasurer Daniel Elliott (R) announced June 21 that he added BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, to “a state watchlist, accusing the firm of making illegal environmental, social or governance (ESG) commitments,” according to the Indiana Capital Chronicle. The decision was related to a 2023 state law banning ESG in state pension investments. Ballotpedia…
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Jeff Hurd (R) defeated five other candidates in the Republican primary in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District
Jeff Hurd (R) won the Republican primary for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District on June 25, 2024. As of Jun. 26, Hurd received 42.0% of the vote. Ron Hanks (R) finished second with 27.7% of the vote. Stephen Varela (R) received 9.7%, Lew Webb (R) received 7.8%, Curtis McCrackin (R) received 6.7%, and Russ Andrews (R)…
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John Avlon (D) defeated Nancy Goroff (D) in the Democratic primary in New York’s 1st Congressional District
John Avlon (D) won the Democratic primary in New York’s 1st Congressional District on Jun. 25, 2024. As of Jun. 26, Avlon received 70.4% of the vote to Nancy Goroff’s (D) 29.6%. According to Spectrum News, Avlon and Goroff differed in their strategy for the general election. Avlon said he would try to appeal to…
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Signatures submitted for South Dakota veto referendum regarding carbon dioxide pipeline regulations
In South Dakota, a ballot measure campaign submitted signatures for a veto referendum on June 25, 2024, against Senate Bill 201 (SB 201), a law regarding carbon dioxide pipelines. Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed SB 201 on March 26, 2024. SB 201 provides requirements for regulating carbon dioxide pipelines used in carbon capture and storage…