Category: Newsletters

  • 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…

  • Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed, will be sworn in this summer

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    By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court Five candidates file for U.S. House in Maine creating one contested primary Join the Ballotpedia Society to help us bring more neutral, reliable coverage to the local level Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed,…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 17 (April 7, 2022)

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    In this issue: 48 candidates running in Alaska’s special U.S. House election and a rundown of recent Senate forums in Pennsylvania 48 candidates file for special U.S. House election in Alaska Forty-eight candidates filed for the special election for Alaska’s at-large congressional district. The primary includes 16 Republicans, six Democrats, two Libertarians, and 24 nonpartisan,…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 17 (April 7, 2022)

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    In this issue: Recent polling and debate in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race and state Sen. Steve Roberts challenges Cori Bush in MO-01 Recent polling and debates in the Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania There’ve been a number of developments in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania since our last issue, including a new…

  • Candidates for office in Nevada and North Carolina complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Candidate Connection survey update—Four races reached 100% completion last week; featured responses from Nevada State Assembly District 2 and North Carolina House of Representatives District 37 Judge removes and then reinstates five members of a Pennsylvania school board North Carolina U.S.…