Category: Newsletters

  • One month until the next statewide filing deadline

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    By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: One month until the next statewide filing deadline   Texas Attorney General Democratic primary runoff election preview Nebraska legislature sends constitutional amendment to voters to authorize local governments to develop commercial air travel One month until the next statewide filing deadline The…

  • Checks and Balances: SEC publishes proposed climate disclosures rule

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review new proposed climate disclosure requirements from the…

  • Disclosure Digest: Federal lawsuit challenges Alaska donor disclosure law

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.  Federal lawsuit challenges Alaska donor disclosure law On April 7, five Alaska residents and several independent expenditure groups filed a lawsuit against the Alaska Public Offices Commission in U.S. district court challenging donor disclosure requirements enacted through…

  • Economy and Society: State pension funds draw scrutiny for ESG

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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. Congress, the SEC, and disclosure The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Senior Fellow Richard…

  • 24% of Montana legislators are term-limited this year

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    By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: One-quarter of Montana legislators ineligible to seek re-election this year due to term limits Applications are open for our Summer Volunteer Fellowship program North Carolina’s open 4th District draws eight Democratic candidates 24% of Montana legislators are term-limited this year Thirty…

  • 87% of Americans live in a county that has voted for the same party in the past three presidential elections

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    Almost 9 in 10 Americans live in a county that has voted for the same party in the past three presidential elections. Ballotpedia describes these as either Solid Democratic or Solid Republican counties, depending on the party that voters there supported. After the 2020 presidential election, 288 million Americans lived in either a Solid Democratic…

  • SCOTUS begins April sitting

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    Welcome to the April 18 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. We’re hopeful the justices filed their taxes early this year, as tax day kicks off SCOTUS’ final argument sitting of the 2021-2022 term. The five cases this…

  • 87% of Americans live in a county that has voted for the same party in the past three presidential elections

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    By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 87% of Americans live in a county that has voted for the same party in the past three presidential elections Number of open U.S. House districts in Oregon reaches decade high  Placentia-Yorba Linda School District votes to bar critical race theory…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Maryland voters to decide marijuana legalization amendment in November On April 1, the Maryland General Assembly referred a constitutional amendment to the ballot that would legalize marijuana for adults 21 or older beginning in July 2023. If voters approve the amendment, Maryland would join 18 states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing marijuana for recreational use.…

  • Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signs bill prohibiting public spending on union activities

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    Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signs bill prohibiting public spending on union activities   On April 6, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) signed SB1166, prohibiting public-sector employers from spending public funds on a union’s political or lobbying activities.  About the bill Sen. Vince Leach (R) introduced SB1166 on Jan. 13, 2022. The bill states, “A public employer…