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  • Weekly Brew: ICYMI

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    A deep dive into April 5 school board conflict elections in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin Since June 2021, Ballotpedia has tracked school board elections where candidates have taken a position on race in education, COVID responses, or sex and gender in schools. In November 2021, we analyzed the election results in 96 of these districts.…

  • 10 statewide candidate filing deadlines coming up this month

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    Welcome to the Friday, June 3, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ten statewide candidate filing deadlines coming up this month New Jersey’s upcoming statewide primaries Campaign finance in California with Transparency USA Ten statewide candidate filing deadlines coming up this month June is one of…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #15

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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: SEC proposes additional disclosure rules for ESG Funds

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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. Former Vice President Pence continues opposition to ESG Former Vice President Mike…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    We’ve got May 24 primary election results! We covered elections in seven states Tuesday, including statewide primaries in Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia and statewide primary runoffs in Texas. Here’s a look at some noteworthy results from battleground races: Britt, Brooks advance to runoff in Alabama Republican primary: Katie Britt and Mo Brooks were the top…

  • Elon Musk continues push back against ESG

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    ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Documenting ESG pushback On May 19, The Wall Street Journal carried an op-ed by Jonathan Berry, a Trump administration Labor Department official, and Boyden Gray, former White House Counsel to President George H. W. Bush. The piece focuses on index funds/ETFs, highlighting efforts made in the states in…

  • Year in review: A recap of donor disclosure and privacy policy in the first half of 2022

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    State legislative sessions are winding down. This will be our last edition of The Disclosure Digest for the next few months as we take a short break and gear up for 2023.. We’ll be back later this year to help you get ready for the 2023 sessions. For now, please enjoy this look back at…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    We’ve got May 17 primary election results! Elections took place in at least eight states on Tuesday, including statewide primaries in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at some noteworthy results in battleground races: Ted Budd wins GOP nomination in North Carolina: Budd defeated 13 other candidates to win the Republican…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics

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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.…

  • Former Vice President Pence takes on ESG

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    ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Pence takes on ESG On May 10, ESG investing was the topic of discussion at an event in Houston, where former Vice President Mike Pence (R), critiqued the ESG role in changing the composition of the board of directors at Exxon-Mobil in 2021 and asked state-level officials to…