Author: Janie Valentine

  • Four candidates running for Michigan attorney general

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    Incumbent Dana Nessel (D), Matthew DePerno (R), Joe McHugh (L), and Gerald T. Van Sickle (U.S. Taxpayers Party) are running for Michigan attorney general on Nov. 8, 2022. Nessel was elected in 2018, defeating Tom Leonard (R) 49.0% to 46.3%. Before Nessel’s election, a Republican had held the office since 2002. Detroit Free Press‘ Dave…

  • Union Station: School counselor appeals grievance representation challenge to Ohio Supreme Court

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    School counselor appeals grievance representation challenge to Ohio Supreme Court  Attorneys from The Buckeye Institute filed an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court on behalf of a school guidance counselor who was not allowed under an exclusive collective bargaining agreement to use her own lawyer in a dispute with the school district.  Background The plaintiff,…

  • Union Station: Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Janus requires annual opt-ins for union membership

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    Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Janus requires annual opt-ins for union membership The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case where the state of Alaska claims that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME requires annual opt-ins for union membership. Background Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R)…

  • Incumbent Tom Malinowski (D), Tom Kean Jr. (R) in rematch for New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District

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    Incumbent Tom Malinowski (D) and Tom Kean Jr. (R) are running in the general election for New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District on Nov. 8, 2022. Malinowski, who was first elected in 2018, defeated Kean 50.6% to 49.4% in the 2020 election for the 7th District. New Jersey’s congressional district boundaries were redrawn after the 2020…

  • Four candidates running for Wisconsin secretary of state

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    Incumbent Doug La Follette (D), Amy Loudenbeck (R), Sharyl McFarland (G), and Neil Harmon (L) are running for Wisconsin secretary of state on Nov. 8, 2022. Duties of the Wisconsin secretary of state include recording the official acts of the governor and the executive department, compiling and keeping laws and resolutions adopted by the legislature,…

  • Union Station: Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging FLRA jurisdiction over Ohio National Guard collective bargaining dispute

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    Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging FLRA jurisdiction over Ohio National Guard collective bargaining dispute The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a Sixth Circuit ruling that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has jurisdiction to regulate a collective bargaining dispute between the Ohio National Guard and the American Federation…

  • Adrian Fontes (D) and Mark Finchem (R) running for Arizona secretary of state

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    Adrian Fontes (D) and Mark Finchem (R) are running for Arizona secretary of state on Nov. 8, 2022. Incumbent Katie Hobbs (D) is running for governor of Arizona. Duties of the Arizona secretary of state include serving as the state’s chief election officer and keeping the state’s official records. As Arizona is one of five…

  • Union Station: End-of-session roundup of California public-sector union legislation

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    End-of-session roundup of California public-sector union legislation California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) recently signed three bills related to public-sector union policy and vetoed another three.  About the bills    Newsom had until Sept. 30 to sign or veto bills the legislature passed before the end of its session on Aug. 31, with any unreturned bills becoming…

  • Union Station: U.S. Supreme Court begins 2022-2023 term with seven petitions to review public-sector union cases

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    U.S. Supreme Court begins 2022-2023 term with seven petitions to review public-sector union cases The Supreme Court’s next term will begin on Monday, Oct. 3. As of Sept. 29, appellants had filed seven petitions for writs of certiorari—requests for the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s ruling—in public-sector union cases we’re tracking. The Supreme…

  • Incumbent Josh Kaul (D) and Eric Toney (R) running for Wisconsin attorney general

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    Incumbent Josh Kaul (D) and Eric Toney (R) are running for Wisconsin attorney general on Nov. 8, 2022. Kaul was elected in 2018, defeating incumbent Brad Schimel (R) 49.4% to 48.8%. Before Kaul took office, a Republican had held the office since 2007. Sabato’s Crystal Ball senior columnist Louis Jacobson named this election as one of…