Category: Newsletters

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 13

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    March 10, 2022 In this issue: Jeanne Ives endorses Darren Bailey for Illinois governor and Ducey not running for Senate in Arizona Jeanne Ives endorses Darren Bailey for Illinois governor Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R) endorsed Darren Bailey in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Politico wrote that Ives’ backing gives Bailey “an edge that could…

  • Previewing tomorrow’s candidate filing deadlines

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 10, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Candidates for state and federal office in California, Georgia, and Idaho have until tomorrow to file Candidate Connection update: 11 races reached 100% completion in the past week St. Louis voters to decide Proposition…

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

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    Welcome to Hall Pass. 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. We’ll also bring you the latest on school board elections and recall efforts, including…

  • The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest redistricting decisions

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, March 9, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting roundup—North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Wisconsin One incumbent defeated in Texas’ state legislative primaries Article III federal judicial nominations update Redistricting roundup—North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Wisconsin Congressional redistricting has been completed for…

  • Disclosure Digest: Washington AG announces settlement in campaign finance case

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022. Washington AG announces settlement in campaign finance case On March 2, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D) announced a settlement with a grocery trade group, ending nine years of litigation over the group’s alleged failure to disclose…

  • Economy and Society: Arizona AG argues ESG may be antitrust violation

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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. ESG goes to war, continued The New York Times reported last week…

  • A look at historical data on midterms and state legislative elections

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, March 8, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at changes in state legislative seats during a president’s first midterm election Previewing Milwaukee’s April 5 mayoral special election Newcomers will win more than half of Nebraska state Senate districts up for…

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

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    Welcome to the March 7 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 March come in like a lion for you, dear reader? Well, we’re roaring with excitement this week as we travel through the vista of federal judicial…

  • COVID-19 emergencies still active in 23 states

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    Welcome to the Monday, March 7, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: COVID-19 emergency orders have expired in 27 states New single-member House districts boost total number of state legislative primaries in West Virginia this year Two incumbents among candidates in Republican primary for West Virginia’s…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Texas primary election results Texas voters decided a raft of federal, state, and local Republican and Democratic primaries, and our team worked late into the night to collect those results and monitor the most significant developments. Check out our March 1 election hub to see all the latest results. Read more Inhofe announces retirement from…