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  • 694 candidates completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in 2021

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    Welcome to the Monday, February 7, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 694 candidates completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey in 2021 Race spotlight: Texas’ 15th Congressional District Republican primary  A look at tomorrow’s elections 694 candidates completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in 2021 Since 2018,…

  • Petitions to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón approved for circulation

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    Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights a recall effort against LA County DA George Gascón and redistricting updates. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap. All good things must come to an end. Ballotpedia will be retiring the State and Local Tap after the Feb.…

  • Hawaii, New York enact new congressional district maps; Pennsylvania Supreme Court assumes control over redistricting

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    Our weekly summary of federal news highlights redistricting updates in Hawaii, New York, and Pennsylvania, and the FDA approving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. All good things must come to an end. Ballotpedia will be retiring the Federal Tap after the Feb. 19th issue. …

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Five U.S. House elections this year feature two incumbents running in the same district All five districts are in states that have enacted new congressional district boundaries after the 2020 census, and all feature two candidates from the same party running against each other in the primary. Three of these districts have two Democratic incumbents…

  • D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturns two FLRA rulings

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    Two three-judge panels of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently issued rulings affecting federal employee collective bargaining.  Jan. 28 ruling on midterm bargaining On Jan. 28, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s (FLRA) 2020 decision that federal employers were…

  • Democratic and Republican party committees raised a combined $792 million in 2021

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    Welcome to the Friday, February 4, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Democratic and Republican party committees raised a combined $792 million in 2021 Indiana’s partisan candidate filing deadline is today #FridayTrivia: How many U.S. House elections feature two incumbents running in the same district (so…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 8

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    February 3, 2022 In this issue: A likely Brown-Turner rematch in Ohio and Patriotic Millionaires makes first-ever primary endorsements Brown-Turner rematch likely in OH-11 On Jan. 26, Nina Turner announced she’ll challenge 11th Congressional District incumbent Rep. Shontel Brown (D). Brown defeated Turner in a special primary 50.1% to 44.6% last August. The Hill‘s Julia…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 8

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    February 3, 2022 In this issue: Three Texas State Senate candidates reject LIBRE endorsement and Wisconsin poised for expensive gubernatorial primary Three Texas State Senate candidates turn down LIBRE endorsement  On Jan. 24, three Republican state Senate candidates in Texas rejected a joint endorsement from LIBRE Action—the political action committee affiliated with the LIBRE Initiative—and…

  • Incumbent vs Incumbent in the US House

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 3, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five U.S. House elections this year feature two incumbents running in the same district Nine out of 11 Republicans running in Texas’ 8th Congressional District complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey Ohio statewide candidate filing…

  • Federal court invalidates Connecticut disclosure law

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Wednesdays through June 2022.  Federal court invalidates Connecticut disclosure law On Jan. 19, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut issued its final ruling in Kissel v. Seagull, striking down a Connecticut statute that required paid solicitors to…