Author: Janie Valentine
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Four top-100 mayoral offices changed party control in 2022
Twenty-four of the 100 largest U.S. cities by population held mayoral elections in 2022. Mayoral offices changed partisan control in four of those races, resulting in no net change in the number of offices held by Republicans and Democrats. Once all mayors elected in 2022 are sworn in, Democrats will hold 62 top-100 mayoral offices,…
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Union Station: Federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions: 2022 roundup
Federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions: 2022 roundup Since late 2019, Ballotpedia has tracked close to 200 federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions. Today, we’ll take a look at the state of litigation at the end of 2022 and highlight a selection of cases with recent activity in the district and circuit courts. Background In…
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Union Station: Missouri Court of Appeals upholds trial court ruling ordering state to resume payroll deductions for Department of Corrections employees
Missouri Court of Appeals upholds trial court ruling ordering state to resume payroll deductions for Department of Corrections employees On Dec. 6, 2022, a three-judge panel of the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals upheld a September 2021 ruling by Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Edward Beetem in which Beetem ordered the Missouri Office…
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Union Station: Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission issues decision on collective bargaining for UW Health nurses
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission issues decision on collective bargaining for UW Health nurses The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) ruled on Nov. 25 that the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UW Health) is not legally required to collectively bargain with UW Nurses United, a chapter of SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin. Background SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin…
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Incumbent Doug La Follette (D) elected to 12th term as Wisconsin secretary of state
Incumbent Doug La Follette (D) defeated Amy Loudenbeck (R), Neil Harmon (L), and Sharyl McFarland (G) in the election for Wisconsin secretary of state on Nov. 8, 2022. County canvass results published by the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Nov. 21 showed that La Follette had received 7,442 votes more than Loudenbeck, a 0.3 percentage point…
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Union Station: Checking in on public-sector union cases appealed to the Supreme Court
Checking in on public-sector union cases appealed to the Supreme Court Note: In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be publishing Union Station on Nov. 25. The next edition of Union Station will arrive on Dec. 2. So far this month, the Supreme Court has rejected three petitions in public-sector union cases we’ve…
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U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) defeats U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores (R) in TX-34
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) defeated U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores (R) in the general election for Texas’ 34th Congressional District on Nov. 8, 2022. This election was one of two U.S. House races in which two incumbents faced off in the general election. Texas’ congressional district boundaries were redrawn after the 2020 census. According…
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U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn (R) defeats U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (D) in FL-02
U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn (R) defeated U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (D) in the general election for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 8, 2022. Dunn received 60% of the vote to Lawson’s 40%. This election was one of two U.S. House races in which two incumbents faced off in the general election. Florida’s congressional district…
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Union Station: Illinois voters to decide whether to adopt collective bargaining amendment
Illinois voters to decide whether to adopt collective bargaining amendment Note: With the election around the corner, we’ll be taking a break from Union Station next week and helping support our results team efforts. The next edition of Union Station will arrive on Nov. 18. In the meantime, visit Ballotpedia for next week’s election results…
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Two seats up for election on the North Carolina Supreme Court
Two North Carolina Supreme Court seats are up for partisan election on November 8, 2022. Heading into the election, there are four Democrats and three Republicans on the court. Two justices’ terms will expire on Dec. 31, 2022. According to The Associated Press, the election has “taken on extra significance as the outcome could flip the…