Category: Newsletters
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: October 16, 2020
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Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery, where we track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Today we look at new restrictions in Nebraska and New Mexico, the extension of the state of emergency in Vermont, travel restrictions, and more. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. The next 72 hours What…
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Ohio state government employee asks SCOTUS to consider class-action lawsuit over refunds for previously paid union fees
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Ohio state government employee asks SCOTUS to consider class-action lawsuit over refunds for previously paid union fees On Oct. 8, attorneys for an Ohio state employee petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his class-action lawsuit, in which he is seeking refunds for the dues he and other non-member employees were required to…
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Three individuals linked to Biden campaign travel test positive for COVID-19
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October 16, 2020: Three individuals linked to Biden campaign travel tested positive for COVID-19. Donald Trump, the Republican National Committee, and joint fundraising committees raised $248 million in September. Notable Quote of the Day “Wisconsin is proof that politicos have short memories. In 2004, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry carried Wisconsin by just 0.4 percentage points…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: October 15, 2020
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Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery, where we track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Today we look at Hawaii’s new testing program for travelers, changes in county risk designations in North Dakota, a featured lawsuit, and more. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. The next 24 hours What is…
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Biden, Trump participate in competing town halls rather than debate
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October 15, 2020: Joe Biden and Donald Trump are participating in competing town halls on Thursday night after the second presidential debate was canceled. The Biden campaign responded to a New York Post story on his alleged involvement in his son’s business dealings in Ukraine. Notable Quote of the Day “In 2016, 94% of all campaigning…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: October 14, 2020
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Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery, where we track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Today we look at upcoming coronavirus restrictions in New Mexico, to-go cocktails in Ohio, a featured story from the 1918 influenza pandemic, and more. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. The next 24 hours What…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: October 13, 2020
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Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery, where we track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Today we look at new guidelines for private gatherings in California, the extension of a mask mandate in Colorado, school reopenings, and more. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. Since our last edition What is…
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Checks and Balances: October 2020
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The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process and the rule of law. This edition:In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review an order from the Federal Communications Commission that moves the agency…
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Trump tests negative for COVID-19 on consecutive days
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October 13, 2020: Donald Trump’s physician, Sean Conley, said Trump had tested negative for COVID-19 on consecutive days. Joe Biden is campaigning in southeastern Florida. Notable Quote of the Day The fact that both candidates are grasping at Dr. Fauci is revealing. It sort of serves as a microcosm of where we’re at in American politics:…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: October 12, 2020
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Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery, where we track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Today we look at a mask mandate in Wisconsin, plus similar mandates in other states, Maine’s next phase of reopening, and more. Want to know what happened Friday? Click here. The next 24 hours What is changing…