Category: Newsletters

  • The Daily Brew: How COVID-19 was impacting policy 1 year ago

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    Welcome to the Monday, May 10, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: COVID-19 policy changes and events one year ago this week Arkansas passes bill with multiple restrictions on the ballot initiative process Previewing the mayoral races in Anchorage and Omaha Happy Monday! We hope it was a lovely…

  • Union Station: Biden creates labor organizing and collective bargaining task force

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    Biden creates labor organizing and collective bargaining task force President Joe Biden (D) signed the “Executive Order on Worker Organizing and Empowerment” on April 26, creating a task force related to public- and private-sector union organizing.  About the order The executive order establishes a task force to “identify executive branch policies, practices, and programs that…

  • Ballotpedia analysis – net change in state legislative seats during Trump’s presidency

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    Republicans lost 187 net state legislative seats during the Trump administration Over the course of Donald Trump’s (R) presidency, Republicans lost 187 net state legislative seats. During all presidencies since 1921, the president’s party has lost a net average of 552 state legislative seats. The net loss of 187 Republican state legislative seats during the…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #241: May 6, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: Changes to coronavirus restrictions in New York A way to access digital proof of vaccination in Louisiana through the state’s driver’s license app Vaccine distribution School closures and reopenings Travel restrictions Federal responses COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year  We are committed…

  • What you need to know about Virginia’s GOP convention

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    Virginia Republicans to select statewide nominees via convention Saturday Republicans in Virginia will meet on Saturday—May 8—to select statewide nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. The Republican Party of Virginia chose to hold an unassembled convention rather than a primary, which means that delegates—voters who registered to participate in the convention—will decide the…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #240: May 5, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: Changes in coronavirus restrictions in Delaware A pause on reopening in Washington COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year  We are committed to keeping you updated on everything from mask requirements to curfews to vaccine-related policies. We will keep you abreast of major…

  • U.S. Census Bureau releases congressional apportionment counts

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    Redistricting round-up: U.S. Census Bureau releases congressional apportionment counts, kicking off redistricting cycle On April 26, the U.S. Census Bureau released congressional apportionment counts. Six states — Texas (two seats), Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon — gained seats. Seven states — California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia— each lost…

  • Police-related ballot measure may be on Nov. 2021 Minneapolis ballot

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    Minneapolis group submits signatures for initiative to replace police department with department of public safety A Minneapolis group—Yes 4 Minneapolis—submitted over 20,000 signatures to the city clerk for an initiative to repeal and replace provisions in the city charter governing the police department. In order for the initiative to appear before voters in 2021, 11,906…

  • Arkansas enacts nonprofit donor disclosure bill

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    Arkansas enacts nonprofit donor disclosure bill On April 30, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) signed SB535 into law. The bill bars state agencies and officials from implementing disclosure requirements on nonprofits that are “more stringent, restrictive, or expansive” than those already in force. It also prohibits state and local public agencies from requiring, requesting, or disclosing…

  • Staff favorites about state legislative committees

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    Fun facts and finds about state legislative committees   Our staff recently updated our extensive list of state legislative committee information and added current membership information for 2,083 committees. As you may expect, government structures vary widely among the states. For example, we added information for 14 committees in Nebraska and 87 committees in Mississippi. We…