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  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    What amounts to a wave election in the U.S. House? We define a wave as the top fifth (20%) of elections from 1918-2016 in terms of losses for the incumbent president’s party. Under this definition, the president's party must lose 48 seats in the U.S. House for an election to qualify as a wave. There…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #23

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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- July 26, 2022: Responses to proposed Biden administration ESG rules

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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., and around the world Will the SEC’s proposed disclosure rule harm materiality…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Nine states begin general election early voting in September Forty-five states and Washington, D.C., will conduct no-excuse, in-person early voting for the November elections. Nine states begin early voting in September. Another 33 states and Washington, D.C., begin early voting in October. Three states begin early voting in November. The earliest start date for early…

  • Previewing Tennessee's August 4 local ballot measures

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    Voters in Nashville and Memphis are heading to the polls on August 4 to decide on five amendments to their cities’ charters. Memphis voters will decide on one charter amendment. If passed, the Memphis measure would increase the term limits of the city council and mayor to three 4-year terms rather than the current two…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #22

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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- July 2022

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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 United States Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) recent…

  • Economy and Society: July 19, 2022- Missouri Treasurer challenges ESG impact on public pensions

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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. The SEC undoes Trump administration rules on proxy advisory services On July…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Eighty-seven seats on state supreme courts are up for election this year That figure represents 25% of all state supreme court seats. Here’s a rundown of what you can expect this November: Retention elections will be used for 44 judicial elections this year, while contested elections will be used for 43 judicial elections. Of the…

  • Economy and Society- July 12, 2022: ESG pulling Europe in opposite directions

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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., and around the world ESG pulling EU and the European Central Bank…