Category: Newsletters

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for January 1

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    Welcome to the Jan. 10 edition of Robe & Gavel, our first for 2022. Robe & Gavel is Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. I hope your robe is fleece-lined and your gavel comes with a warm mug of cheer. Let’s gavel in,…

  • 2021 saw the most state executive officials leave office early since 2012

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    Welcome to the Monday, January 10, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thirty-nine state executive officials left office early in 2021  Top-ballot statewide elections in 2022  New Jersey’s state supreme court vacancy 39 state executives left office early last year—the most since at least 2012 When…

  • Federal Tap: Booster coronavirus vaccinations authorized for 12- to 15-year-olds

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    Happy New Year! Our weekly summary of federal news highlights booster coronavirus vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds and Rep. Devin Nunes’ (R) resignation. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. Congress is in session Both the House and Senate are in session next week. Click here to see the full…

  • State and Local Tap: 171 state legislative vacancies occurred in 2021

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    Happy New Year! Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights an overview of last year’s state legislative vacancies and an update on California’s mask mandate. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap. Ballot Measures Update Sixty-four statewide measures have been certified for the 2022 ballot in…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Plurality of Americans live in a state with a Republican trifecta At the start of 2022, 34.0% of Americans (113 million) lived in a state with a Democratic trifecta and 41.7% (138 million) lived in a state with a Republican trifecta. The remaining 24.3% of Americans (80 million) lived in a state with a divided…

  • 2021 recap: Public-sector labor legislation in the states

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    Happy New Year! Today we’ll look back at what happened to public-sector labor bills during the 2021 legislative year. Next week, we’ll give you a rundown of bills filed in 2022. Highlights State legislatures either introduced or carried over from earlier sessions 112 bills related to public-sector labor policy in 2021. Fifteen relevant bills were…

  • Comparing how many Americans live in trifecta states

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    Welcome to the Friday, January 7, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Plurality of Americans live in a state with a Republican trifecta Deadline to submit Initiatives to the Legislature in Washington passes with no campaigns submitting signatures Five third-party candidates received more votes than the…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 4

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    January 6, 2022 In this issue: Hogan campaigns for GOP incumbents Trump opposes and gun policy becomes issue in Georgia gubernatorial primary Hogan seeks to counter Trump influence in GOP primaries We wrote last month that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed different candidates in Maryland’s gubernatorial GOP primary,…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 4

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    January 6, 2022 In this issue: Retiring Rep. Sires endorses predecessor’s son and an Ocasio-Cortez staffer challenges state Assembly incumbent Rep. Sires retires, endorses predecessor’s son On Dec. 21, U.S. Rep. Albio Sires (D) announced he would not seek re-election, setting up an open-seat race for New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District. Sires endorsed Robert Menendez…

  • Less than 0.5% decided these 2021 state legislative races

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    Welcome to the Thursday, January 6, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Average margin of victory in state legislative general elections last year was 23.6 percent Initiated amendment to expand Medicaid to appear on South Dakota November 2022 ballot Federal Register weekly update: 1,428 pages added…