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  • Economy and Society: Responses to BlackRock CEO annual letter

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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 On Wall Street and in the private sector BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on ESG Last…

  • Veto override used to enact maps in Kentucky

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, January 25, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Kentucky General Assembly enacts new district maps after overriding Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes Committee supporting app-based driver initiative in Massachusetts reports over $17.8 million in contributions Four special elections taking place tonight Kentucky General…

  • Election rematches

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    Welcome to the Monday, January 24, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Rematches in the 2021 general elections Kentucky statewide filing deadline is Jan. 25 President Biden nominates eight to Article III courts Rematches in the 2021 general elections When the same candidates run against each…

  • New Hampshire Secretary of State retirement triggers triplex status change

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    Ballot Measures Update Sixty-four statewide measures have been certified for the 2022 ballot in 30 states so far. No new measures were certified for the ballot last week. Signatures have been submitted and are pending verification for six additional initiatives in Alaska, Florida, Massachusetts, and Ohio: Alaska State Recognition of American Indian Tribes Initiative (2022)…

  • Arizona redistricting commission approves new congressional districts

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    Congress is in session Both the House and Senate are in session next week. Click here to see the full calendar for the second session of the 117th Congress. Forty-seven members of Congress—six members of the U.S. Senate and 41 members of the U.S. House—have announced they will not seek re-election. Thirty-two members—six senators and…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Subscribe to The Heart of the Primaries to stay abreast of the latest key congressional and state-level primaries in 2022 Our Heart of the Primaries newsletter is the key to keeping up with what promises to be a frenetic primary season. Heart of the Primaries takes you to the front lines of primary battles, where…

  • CUNY professors challenge exclusive representation under New York’s Taylor Law

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    Six City University of New York (CUNY) professors filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Jan. 12 challenging the constitutionality of a state law allowing a union to become the exclusive representative for all public-sector employees within a mandatory bargaining unit. The professors, five of whom…

  • U.S. Supreme Court wraps up its January sitting

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    Welcome to the Friday, January 21, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. Supreme Court accepts five more cases for its 2021-2022 term before concluding its January sitting Democratic U.S. Reps. Langevin and McNerney announce retirements Signatures submitted for Alaska initiative to formally recognize Alaska Native…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 6

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    January 20, 2022 In this issue: U.S. Rep. Larson has first primary challenge since 1998 and Democratic candidates air ads criticizing Sen. Joe Manchin Shanelle Jackson launches primary challenge to Rep. Rashida Tlaib On Jan. 14, former state Rep. Shanelle Jackson (D) announced she would challenge U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) in the Democratic primary…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 6

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    January 20, 2022 In this issue: Millions spent on Senate primary ads in PA so far and VA-07 to hold primary instead of convention McCormick enters Senate primary in PA, candidates and satellite groups spend millions on ads David McCormick, a former George W. Bush administration treasury official and hedge fund CEO, officially entered Pennsylvania’s…