Year: 2025
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European Commission proposes ESG reporting rollback
The European Commission unveiled a proposal to scale back ESG reporting requirements under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Germany and France urged the Commission to ease CSRD requirements, arguing that they undermine EU companies’ competitiveness, especially as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has paused its reporting rules. The proposal would exempt up…
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Update on 2025 and 2026 ballot measure certifications: South Dakota certifies amendment to condition Medicaid expansion on federal funding
The number of certified ballot measures for 2025 and 2026 is trending above the average as of March 5, 2025. For 2025, six statewide ballot measures have been certified in three states—Louisiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Six is one measure more than the average of five for this point in an odd-numbered-year election cycle since 2010.…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for March 2025
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from February 2, 2025, to March 1, 2025. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 43 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy percentage of 4.9,…
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Trump has yet to appoint any federal judges 40 days into his first year of his second term
President Donald Trump (R) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed no Article III federal judges through March 1, 2025, of the first year of his second term in office. The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through March 1 of his first year in office is zero. The Senate had confirmed…
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South Dakota voters to decide on constitutional amendment to condition Medicaid expansion on continued federal funding in Nov. 2026
In South Dakota, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to condition state Medicaid expansion on federal funding remaining at or above 90%. Voters will decide on the amendment in the election on Nov. 3, 2026. If federal funding falls below 90%, the constitutional requirement for Medicaid expansion would no longer apply. Voters adopted this…
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Washington voters have decided on 510 ballot measures since statehood in 1889
Since Washington became the 42nd state in 1889, voters have decided on 510 ballot measures. The state adopted a process for citizen initiatives and referendums in 1912. Of the 510 measures, 268 measures were approved (52.5%), and 242 measures were defeated (47.5%). Washington provides initiated state statutes, including indirect initiated state statutes, and veto referendums.…