Author: David Luchs
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Tobacco age increased to 21 in Delaware, New York governor signs bill to do the same
A Delaware law increasing the tobacco age restriction from 18 to 21 took effect Tuesday, making Delaware the ninth state to raise the age restriction to 21 since 2015. Gov. John Carney (D) signed the increase into law on April 17 after it passed the state House by a 25-16 vote and the state Senate…
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Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at the age of 99
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens died Tuesday at the age of 99. Stevens was appointed to the court by President Gerald Ford (R) in 1975 to succeed Justice William O. Douglas. He was Ford's only appointment to the court. Stevens served until assuming senior status in June 2010, after which President Barack…
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Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announces resignation
U.S. Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta announced he would resign from his cabinet position, effective July 19. President Trump nominated Acosta to serve as Secretary of Labor on February 16, 2017. Acosta was confirmed by the Senate on April 27, 2017, and sworn in the following day. Deputy Secretary of Labor Pattrick Pizzella…
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Last week, Kamala Harris led Democratic candidates in Ballotpedia pageviews for the first time
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Kamala Harris' campaign page on Ballotpedia received 4,678 pageviews for the week of June 30 - July 6. Harris' pageview figure represents 9.1% of the pageviews for all Democratic…
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Marianne Williamson leads Democratic candidates in pageviews after first presidential debate
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Marianne Williamson's (D) campaign page on Ballotpedia received 12,172 pageviews during the week of June 23-29. Williamson's pageviews represented 8.3% of the pageviews for all Democratic presidential campaigns during…
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June party fundraising: Republicans lead national and Senate committees, Democrats lead House committees
Gaps in fundraising between Republican and Democratic party committees in the 2019-2020 campaign cycle widened according to June campaign finance reports. The Republican Party leads in national and Senatorial committee fundraising. The Democratic Party leads in House committee fundraising. Here's a closer look at the numbers from each committees' June filings: The Democratic…
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Oregon Senate Republicans are currently out of state. What is a state legislative walkout?
On June 20, 2019, the 11-member Republican minority of the Oregon State Senate did not come to a scheduled legislative session to discuss HB2020, a cap-and-trade bill. With only 18 Democratic members, the chamber fell short of the 20 members needed to take official action on the bill. Although Senate President Peter Courtney announced on…
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Cabán wins election for Queens District Attorney
Public defender Tiffany Cabán won the Democratic primary election for Queens County District Attorney. Former Queens County District Attorney Richard Brown (D)-who announced in January that he would not run for re-election-died in May after serving in the office for 28 years. Queens County is the state designation for the Borough of Queens in New…
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Former Rep. Sestak (D-Pa.) announces presidential candidacy
Former Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) announced he was running for president, bringing the number of noteworthy declared Democratic candidates to 25. This figure includes current or former elected officials and public figures. The former two-term congressman, who served 31 years in the Navy before retiring as a three-star admiral, said his priority would be addressing…
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Biden leads in total pageviews and week-over-week pageview increase over June 15-22
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Former Vice President Joe Biden's (D) campaign page on Ballotpedia received 4,624 pageviews for the week of June 16-22. Biden's pageviews represented 8.4% of the pageviews for all Democratic…