Category: Newsletters

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #4

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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.…

  • Ballot Bulletin: Ranked-choice voting barred from state and local elections in Tennessee

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue: Tenn. enacts law barring use of ranked-choice voting in state, local elections Wisc. Supreme Court allows circuit court’s ban on ballot drop-boxes to stand for April election Redistricting round-up: Courts in two…

  • Redistricting updates (and, of course, Texas)

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, March 2, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting roundup: The latest news from Louisiana and Ohio Texas primary election results President Joe Biden’s approval at 41%, congressional approval at 20% Redistricting roundup: The latest news from Louisiana and Ohio  We’re back…

  • Economy and Society: ESG goes to war?

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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 ESG goes to war? The Russian war in…

  • Disclosure Digest: Idaho legislator introduces bill increasing disclosure requirements

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.  Idaho legislator introduces bill increasing disclosure requirements On Feb. 21, Idaho Sen. Patti Anne Lodge (R) introduced a bill in the Idaho Senate that would require candidates for state office to report contributions over a certain amount…

  • Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes February sitting

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    Welcome to the Feb. 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. … Did you hear something? Could it be… changing seasons approach? The first breaths of spring? One can hope. Last week, President Biden nominated U.S. Court of…

  • An update on US Senate retirements

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    Welcome to the Monday, February 28, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Inhofe announces retirement from U.S. Senate Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court  West Virginia U.S House delegation shrinking from three to two sets up primary between two representatives Inhofe…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    How you can use Ballotpedia to stay in the know on election day At Ballotpedia, we want to make sure you have all the tools to vote with confidence. If you’re voting next Tuesday, or want to take a look at any upcoming elections in your area, get prepared by using our Sample Ballot Lookup…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Tops 10,000 pages

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    The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From Feb. 21 through Feb. 25, the Federal Register grew by 1,500 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Washington Legislature considers collective bargaining for legislative staff

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    Washington Legislature considers collective bargaining for legislative staff A new bill that would give state legislative staff the right to bargain collectively was introduced in the Washington House of Representatives after two similar bills missed the cutoff to be passed to the opposite chamber last week. Around 100 legislative staffers called in sick after the…