Category: Newsletters

  • Sign up for this year’s Ballotpedia Expeditions

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, May 26, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Sign-ups are now open for this year’s Ballotpedia Expeditions! Dunbar concedes to Bronson in Anchorage mayoral race Comparing state response times to FOIA requests Sign-ups are now open for this year’s Ballotpedia Expeditions! As we regularly discuss…

  • Economy and Society: Labor Department ordered to revise rules limiting ESG

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    ESG developments this week In Washington, D.C. Biden Executive Order prompts Labor Department to revise rules limiting ESG This past week, President Biden issued an Executive Order asking the Labor Department to begin the process of undoing a Trump administration rule warning asset managers about their fiduciary responsibilities under ERISA: “President Joe Biden has issued…

  • SCOTUS agrees to hear three more cases next term

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    SCOTUS accepts new cases, issues opinions Spring is a busy time for the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS). I thought it would be timely to bring you an update on what’s been happening. Here’s a sampling of recent SCOTUS activity. SCOTUS heard its final oral arguments of the 2020-2021 term on May 4, and since, it…

  • Signature distribution requirements expanded in new Idaho law

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    Checking in on laws governing ballot measures in 2021 Last week, I briefed you on the Mississippi Supreme Court ruling that determined the state’s distribution requirement for ballot initiatives was, in fact, mathematically impossible to meet and has been since 2001 congressional reapportionment when the state lost a seat. Today, let’s look at some changes…

  • The State and Local Tap: Pennsylvania voters pass constitutional amendments to limit governor’s emergency orders

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    Our weekly summary of state and local news reviews the results of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primaries and summarizes the Sixth Circuit Court’s ruling that Ohio can sue the Census Bureau over delayed data. Ballot Measures Update Nineteen statewide measures have been certified for the 2021 ballot in five states so far. One new measure was certified…

  • The Federal Tap: U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers resigns

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    Our weekly summary of federal news looks at the resignation of U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers and the latest on the nomination of Eric Lander as OSTP director. 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…

  • Union Station: Connecticut State Senate passes bill to increase union access to public employees

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    Connecticut State Senate passes bill to increase union access to public employees  The Connecticut state Senate passed a bill on May 13 that would require public employers to provide unions with increased information about and access to public employees. It would also prohibit employers from discouraging union membership.  About the bill The Connecticut state Senate…

  • The oldest and newest state supreme courts

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    The oldest and newest state supreme courts Each state has at least one supreme court, but those courts were established at different times. I recently saw an analysis one of our staff members wrote on this topic, and I wanted to share it with you today. The Massachusetts Supreme Court, founded in 1692, is 329…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #251: May 20, 2021

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    Note: Our team will be unplugging tomorrow, May 21, and there will not be a newsletter. We will return to our normal schedule May 24. Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: Changes in Delaware’s coronavirus restrictions A bill prohibiting masks in Utah public schools Vaccine distribution School closures and reopenings…

  • A dose of redistricting updates

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    Redistricting review: Sixth Circuit rules Ohio has standing to sue Census Bureau over delayed data  In last week‘s redistricting review, I wrote about a court case in Ohio concerning the Census Bureau’s timeline for releasing redistricting data. This week—on May 18—a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that…