Category: Newsletters

  • Certified ballot measures lags prior even years at this point in the cycle

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    By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: So far this year, 84 measures have been certified for statewide ballots Candidate Connection spotlight: More from state legislative candidates in Illinois and Ohio Seventy candidates filed to run for 15 U.S. House districts in Ohio Certified ballot measures lags prior…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics – Edition 8

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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.…

  • The margin of victory in districts with retiring incumbents

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    By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the margin of victory in congressional districts with retiring incumbents A quarter of the country’s state supreme court seats are up for election this year Across 11 states, PACs raised $1.2 billion in 2021 The margin of victory…

  • Disclosure Digest:

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.  Oklahoma House passes ballot measure disclosure bill  The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill establishing disclosure requirements for committees supporting or opposing ballot questions on March 21. HB3147 would broaden existing definitions of certain political committees…

  • Economy and Society: SEC disclosure rule continues to attract attention

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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. Panel highlights potential concerns with SEC disclosure rule Last week, the Bipartisan…

  • Education proposal at center of primary for Nebraska State Board of Education

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    By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Sexual education proposal at center of primary for Nebraska State Board of Education 54.3% of the nation’s state legislators are Republicans Every U.S. House district in California has a contested primary this year Education proposal at center of primary for Nebraska…

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for April 1

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    Welcome to the April 11 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. In the ever-changing landscape of the federal judiciary, new confirmations outpaced vacancies in March. President Joe Biden (D) leads all presidents since 1981 in successful Article III…

  • Maryland voters to decide marijuana legalization amendment in November

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    By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Maryland voters to decide a marijuana legalization amendment in November Calvin Smyre, longest-serving Georgia lawmaker, resigns from state House  Six governors running for re-election this year have collectively raised $190 million Maryland voters to decide marijuana legalization amendment in November On…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Milwaukee mayoral race headlined April 5 elections The race to fill out the remainder of former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s unexpired term was the only battleground among the races we covered on April 5. Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson defeated Robert Donovan. Although the race is officially nonpartisan, Johnson has said he is a Democrat. Donovan…

  • Lawsuit claiming public-sector employees must be informed of Janus rights dismissed

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    U.S. district judge dismisses Illinois teacher’s claim that public-sector unions must inform employees of Janus rights    On March 28, Judge John F. Kness of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed an Illinois teacher’s lawsuit claiming that, under the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, public-sector unions are…