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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Voters rejected all three ballot measures calling for constitutional conventions Fourteen states have a constitutional requirement to ask voters to weigh in on whether there ought to be a constitutional convention. These states’ constitutions require such questions to be referred to the ballot. Three states had those questions on the ballot in 2022. Voters in…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #39
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over cell phones in classrooms In your district: philosophy of education School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications Seven states held elections for…
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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins December argument sitting
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Welcome to the November 28 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Thanksgiving remains in the air and we’d like to thank you, our readers, for your continued support. We’re grateful for the opportunity to share these updates with…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #38
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over government-funded school lunches School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications The seven education-related ballot measures voters decided on Nov. 8 Conflict election…
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Checks and Balances November 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 U.S. Supreme Court’s oral argument in…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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2.6% of state legislative incumbents lost on Nov. 8, with 343 races uncalled Based on preliminary results, at least 121 state legislative incumbents—73 Democrats, 45 Republicans, and three independent or minor party officeholders—have lost. That amounts to 2.6% of incumbents running for re-election. This figure is expected to increase. There are currently 343 races featuring…
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Ballot Bulletin November 16, 2022
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Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue: Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules on absentee ballots New York enacts election administration bill Legislation update: Legislation activity in October 2022 Have a question/feedback/or just want to say hello? Respond to this email!…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #37
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over declining National Assessment of Educational Progress scores Conflict election results: a preliminary review School board battleground election results Extracurricular: education news from around the…
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Economy and Society, November 15, 2022: Former BlackRock senior adviser expresses concerns with ESG
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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 State Financial Officers Foundation holds a conference and makes an announcement This…
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ICYMI: Where election results stand
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Where elections stand: U.S. Senate Partisan control of the chamber has not yet been determined, in part because races in Arizona, and Nevada remain uncalled (Alaska’s U.S. Senate election is also uncalled at this time, but the two candidates in the ranked-choice runoff with the most votes are Republicans, including the incumbent, Sen. Lisa Murkowski).…