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  • Checks and Balances:

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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 three administrative law cases before the U.S.…

  • Democrats walk out of Pennsylvania House committee hearing on public-sector union laws

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    Note: In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be publishing Union Station on Nov. 26. Our next issue will be released on Dec. 3. Democrats walk out of Pennsylvania House committee hearing on public-sector union laws On Nov. 15, Democratic committee members walked out of a Pennsylvania House of Representatives Labor and Industry…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #213: November 18, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at booster shots in ten states, changes in coronavirus restrictions in Washington, and other news since Nov. 10. In observance of Thanksgiving, we will not be sending out an edition of this newsletter on Nov. 25. You can expect the next edition of this newsletter…

  • Fifth Circuit stays Biden administration coronavirus vaccine or testing requirement

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    Our weekly summary of federal news highlights the Fifth Circuit’s decision to stay the Biden administration’s vaccine or testing requirement and SCOTUS’ accepting three more cases for argument. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. Congress is in session Both the House and Senate are in session next week. Click…

  • Texas Gov. Abbott appoints Evan Young as state supreme court justice

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    Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights Gov. Abbott’s state supreme court justice appointment and Louisiana’s upcoming primaries. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap. Ballot Measures Update Nov. 13 preview Voters in Louisiana will decide four statewide measures on Nov. 13. Louisiana Amendment 1, Creation…

  • Senate committee advances Federal Labor Relations Authority nominees

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    Senate committee advances Federal Labor Relations Authority nominees On Nov. 3, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced two nominees to serve on the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) and one nominee for FLRA general counsel. About the nominations  On July 13, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) re-nominated FLRA Chairman Ernest DuBester (D)…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: November 10, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. We’re posting this edition a day early to account for Veterans Day on Nov. 11.  Today we look at Pfizer’s request to give boosters to all American adults, extended coronavirus emergencies in Delaware and Tennessee, and other news since Nov. 4. We’ll also give the latest tracking on:…

  • Economy and Society: Bank of America warns regulatory scrutiny could halt ESG growth

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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. FINRA Chair joins the regulatory chorus On November 3, CNBC released an…

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for November 1

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    Welcome to the inaugural edition of Robe & Gavel for Nov. 8! As you may recall from our previous edition, this newsletter has transformed from its previous name, Bold Justice. But don’t touch that dial! We’re still bringing you all the latest on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings…

  • The State and Local Tap: This week’s state and local election highlights

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    Ballot Measures Update Nov. 2 review Voters in six states decided 24 statewide ballot measures on Nov. 2. Fourteen measures were approved, and 10 were defeated. Four of the measures were citizen initiatives, three were advisory questions about taxes in Washington, one was a bond issue for transportation, and the remaining 16 are legislatively referred…