Author: Ballotpedia staff
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Voters to decide mayoral, city council primaries on Aug. 3 in Topeka, Kan.
The city of Topeka, Kan., will hold a nonpartisan primary election on Aug. 3 for mayor and city council. The top two vote-getters in the races will advance to the general election on November 2, 2021. Daniel Brown, Leo Cangiani, Patrick Klick, John Lauer, and District 5 city council member Mike Padilla are running for…
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Democrats outraise Republicans by 400% in Virginia state legislative races
Campaign finance filings for Virginia state legislative races show Democrats outpaced Republicans in fundraising. Between January 1, 2020, and May 7, 2021, Democratic primary election candidates outraised Republican candidates by 400 percent. Democrats have a 21-19 majority in the Virginia State Senate and a 55-45 majority in the Virginia State House. State legislative primary elections…
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Republicans outraise Democrats by 13% in Pennsylvania state legislative races
New campaign finance filings for Pennsylvania state legislative special elections show Republicans outpaced Democrats in fundraising. Between January 1, 2021, and May 17, 2021, Republican general election candidates outraised Democratic candidates by 13 percent. Republicans have a 28-21 majority in the Pennsylvania State Senate and a 113-89 majority in the Pennsylvania State House. State legislative…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: June 29, 2021
Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: Statewide COVID-19 emergencies in Maryland, Minnesota, Virginia, and Maine Changes in coronavirus restrictions in Oregon COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year We are committed to keeping you updated on everything from mask requirements to vaccine-related policies. We will keep you abreast of…
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Economy and Society: SEC Chairman signals deeper look into ESG investing
ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. SEC Chairman signals deeper look into ESG investing In a speech last week to London City Week, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler explained to the audience—and to the financial services world more broadly—that he does not intend for sustainability and climate disclosures from publicly traded companies to constitute the…