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  • Disclosure Digest: Virginia and Kansas enact donor privacy bills

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    Virginia and Kansas enact donor privacy bills Governors in two states enacted legislation this month to prohibit governments from disclosing nonprofit donors’ information. On April 14, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed HB2109, a bill preventing government agencies from requesting or disclosing donor information from individuals or any 501(c) organization. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R)…

  • Economy and Society: Academic pushback against SEC climate action

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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. Academic pushback against SEC climate action  On April 25, 22 law and…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    84 measures certified for statewide ballots, 11 fewer than even-year average Eighty-four statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 32 states so far this year, 11 less than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years from 2010 to 2020.  Here’s an update on the latest ballot measure activity:…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #10

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    Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts.…

  • Economy and Society: Utah pushback against S&P ESG indicators

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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 the States Utah pushback against S&P ESG indicators In late March, S&P Global released…

  • Disclosure Digest: Tennessee General Assembly passes donor disclosure bill

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    On April 21, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed SB1005, a bill creating additional disclosure requirements for 501(c)(4) organizations and candidate committees. The Tennessee Senate passed the bill on April 14, and the legislation now heads to Gov. Bill Lee (R). What the bill would do Current state law requires all candidate committees to report…

  • Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes arguments for 2021-2022 term

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    Welcome to the April 25 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. In another installment of where has the time gone, we have reached the final week of SCOTUS’ April argument sitting—and the final argument week of its 2021-2022…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    87% of Americans live in a county that has voted for the same party in the past three presidential elections Almost nine in 10 Americans live in a county that has voted for the same party in the past three presidential elections. We describe these counties as either Solid Democratic or Solid Republican. After the…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #9

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    Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts.…

  • Checks and Balances: SEC publishes proposed climate disclosures rule

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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 new proposed climate disclosure requirements from the…