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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Welcome to the Thursday, January 20, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Looking back at one year of the Biden Administration Twenty-eight U.S. Senators running for re-election, six retiring School board members retained, state legislator elected Tuesday Looking back at one year of the Biden Administration…
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Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Wednesdays through June 2022. Virginia General Assembly introduces bills barring contributions from public utilities Virginia legislators have introduced three bills seeking to limit public utilities’ ability to influence the state’s elections. HB71 (introduced by Del. R. Lee Ware (R) on Jan.…
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Welcome to the Wednesday, January 19, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting update: Arkansas and Ohio Marijuana policy could be on numerous statewide ballots this year Kentucky statewide filing deadline is Jan. 25 Redistricting update: Arkansas and Ohio Redistricting continues apace across the country. As…