Category: Newsletters
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The 12 Days of Ballotpedia are here!
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Welcome to the Monday, December 13, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The 12 Days of Ballotpedia are upon us! Maryland enacts new congressional map All local ballot measures Ballotpedia covered on Nov. 2 have been decided Welcome to the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Happy holidays!…
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Department of Justice sues Texas over its congressional, state legislative maps
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Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights redistricting updates in Texas and the Virginia House recounts. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap. Ballot Measures Update 2021 review Voters in nine states decided 39 statewide ballot measures on four different election dates in 2021. Twenty-six were…
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Republican Congressman Devin Nunes announces retirement
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Our weekly summary of federal news highlights the latest congressional retirement and a federal judge blocking the Biden administration’s federal contractor vaccine requirement. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. Congress is out of session Both the House and Senate are out of session next week. Click here to see…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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‘Tis the season for Ballotpedia’s Holiday Cookie election! It is once again time to elect this year’s official holiday cookie! A recall petition has been filed against our 2020 incumbent, the Sugar Cookie. Voters will decide two questions: whether Sugar Cookie should be recalled and, if so, which cookie should replace it. Cast your vote…
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U.S. Supreme Court asked to reconsider mandatory bar association dues
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Two petitions ask the Supreme Court to apply Janus v. AFSCME ruling to mandatory bar dues Attorneys from Oklahoma and Texas are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider mandatory bar association dues in light of its 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. In 1990, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld mandatory bar dues, ruling in…
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The most important election of 2021
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Welcome to the Friday, December 10, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: ‘Tis the season for Ballotpedia’s Holiday Cookie election! North Carolina Supreme Court postpones statewide primary to May 17, 2022 #FridayTrivia: How many wave elections were there in the U.S. House between 1918 and 2016?…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #215: December 9, 2021
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Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at the federal government’s contractor vaccine mandate, a Maryland Board of Education policy allowing school districts to end mask mandates in some circumstances, and other news since Dec. 2. We’ll also give the latest tracking on: Lawsuits about state actions and policies Vaccine distribution State-level…
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New maps from the Pacific Northwest
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Welcome to the Thursday, December 9, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Washington Supreme Court accepts redistricting commission’s maps, Oregon’s maps finalized With vote-counting still underway, recall of Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant appears too close to call SCOTUS holds second week of December argument session…
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Economy and Society: SEC preps businesses for new ESG disclosure standards
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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., and around the world SEC preps businesses for new ESG disclosure standards…
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A sneak peek at 2022 local elections
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Welcome to the Wednesday, December 8, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Local elections in 2022—a sneak peek The Department of Justice sues Texas over its congressional, state legislative maps Biden’s Article III judicial nominations Looking ahead to 2022 local elections Last week, we looked at…