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  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Federal court blocks Alabama’s congressional redistricting plan; Mississippi enacts new congressional map On Jan. 24, a unanimous three-judge federal court panel blocked Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) from holding the state’s 2022 congressional elections using the redistricting plan the state adopted on Nov. 4, 2021. On the same day, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves…

  • Economy and Society: Responses to BlackRock CEO annual letter

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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. ESG Developments This Week On Wall Street and in the private sector BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on ESG Last…

  • New Hampshire Secretary of State retirement triggers triplex status change

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    Ballot Measures Update Sixty-four statewide measures have been certified for the 2022 ballot in 30 states so far. No new measures were certified for the ballot last week. Signatures have been submitted and are pending verification for six additional initiatives in Alaska, Florida, Massachusetts, and Ohio: Alaska State Recognition of American Indian Tribes Initiative (2022)…

  • Arizona redistricting commission approves new congressional districts

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    Congress is in session Both the House and Senate are in session next week. Click here to see the full calendar for the second session of the 117th Congress. Forty-seven members of Congress—six members of the U.S. Senate and 41 members of the U.S. House—have announced they will not seek re-election. Thirty-two members—six senators and…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Subscribe to The Heart of the Primaries to stay abreast of the latest key congressional and state-level primaries in 2022 Our Heart of the Primaries newsletter is the key to keeping up with what promises to be a frenetic primary season. Heart of the Primaries takes you to the front lines of primary battles, where…

  • Economy and Society: Shareholder group study argues ESG fund labels misleading

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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. ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. ESG advocacy group releases its recommendations for federal regulatory action Ceres, one…

  • Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins second week of January sitting

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    Welcome to the Jan. 18 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. This week, we commemorate the life and acts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by reading his speeches, sermons, and engaging in acts of service. We thank…

  • Checks and Balances: Courts weigh in on vaccine mandates

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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 the latest judicial actions on the Biden…

  • New York City legislation allowing certain noncitizens to vote becomes law

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    Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights New York City legislation allowing some noncitizens to vote and the Ohio Supreme Court strikes down legislative maps. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap. Ballotpedia is hiring! Click here to view our current job opportunities. Don’t see something…

  • SCOTUS rules on two Biden vaccine mandates

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    Our weekly summary of federal news highlights SCOTUS rulings on federal vaccine mandates and congressional redistricting in Arkansas. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. Ballotpedia is hiring! Click here to view our current job opportunities. Don’t see something that fits? Add your resume to our standing posting. Congress is…