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  • Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS enters second week of March sitting

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    Welcome to the March 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. It’s planes, trains, and…boats at the Supreme Court this week as Southwest Airlines, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Viking River Cruises are parties in three of the…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Come volunteer for Ballotpedia On Monday, we announced our Spring 2022 virtual volunteer program! The time you spend with us making information more accessible benefits all voters, and you can feel good knowing that the information voters find on Ballotpedia—the information you helped us provide—is factual and free of bias. Click the link below to…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #6

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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.…

  • Disclosure Digest: An overview of the arguments on donor disclosure and privacy

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.  An overview of the arguments on donor disclosure and privacy As part of our coverage of donor disclosure and privacy, Ballotpedia created a taxonomy of arguments supporting and opposinsg each side of the policy debate. The arguments…

  • Economy and Society: SEC set to impose environmental disclosure 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. The SEC is finally set to impose environmental disclosure rules After nearly…

  • Checks and Balances: Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules blocks governor’s emergency 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 the latest Supreme Court activity in challenges…

  • Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes February sitting

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    Welcome to the March 21 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Having survived both the Ides of March and a return to daylight saving time, we’re back this week for the start of SCOTUS’ March sitting. The cases…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Thirteen gubernatorial battleground elections this year Of the 36 states that will hold elections for governor in 2022, we’ve identified 13 as general election battlegrounds—elections we expect to have a meaningful effect on the balance of power in governments or to be particularly competitive or compelling. Read more Five measures certified for statewide ballots last…

  • Disclosure Digest: Minnesota disclosure bill clears committee

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.  Minnesota disclosure bill clears committee A Minnesota House committee advanced a bill on March 8 that would require nonprofits to disclose donor information for certain independent expenditures. Rep. Jamie Long (D)  introduced HF3190 on Feb. 7 with…

  • Economy and Society: The Labor Department and 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 Washington, D.C., and around the world The Labor Department continues to ponder its ESG…