Category: Newsletters
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: August 3, 2020
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Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Answer key questions about state school reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened Friday? Click here. Since our last edition What…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: July 31, 2020
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Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Answer key questions about state school reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. The next 72 hours What…
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Ballotpedia’s Weekly Presidential News Briefing: July 25-31, 2020
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Before we dive into today’s news, we want to present you with an opportunity to help the Ballotpedia community next Friday, August 7 for our next Day of Service! We’re getting together (virtually) to research contact information for local candidates that will be on November’s ballot. Why? Because with over 15,000 cities and towns in the United States,…
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Penn. public-sector employee sues AFSCME over membership resignation policies
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Penn. public-sector employee sues AFSCME over membership resignation policies On July 29, a public-sector employee in Pennsylvania filed a federal suit against the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 13, challenging the constitutionality of the union’s membership and dues-deduction revocation policies. Who are the parties to the suit? The plaintiff is…
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Trump pauses ad spending to review messaging
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July 31, 2020: The Donald Trump campaign is pausing its ad spending to review its campaign messaging. Joe Biden is airing his first general election television ads in Ohio in a seven-figure ad buy. Notable Quote of the Day “Many people have been coming out and saying that not only do we need a win, we…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: July 30, 2020
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Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Answer key questions about state school reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. The next 24 hours What…
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Trump suggests delaying presidential election
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July 30, 2020: Donald Trump questioned if the presidential election should be delayed in a tweet on Thursday morning. Democrats released a preliminary schedule for the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. Notable Quote of the Day “The choice Biden will make will do one of two things — push his party into the future, or provide…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: July 29, 2020
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Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Answer key questions about state school reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. The next 24 hours What…
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States begin modifying general election voting procedures in response to COVID-19 outbreak
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With the primary election season coming to a close, election administrators across the country are turning their attention to Nov. 3, modifying voting procedures in response to the continued effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. To date, at least 21 states have modified voting procedures for the Nov. 3 general election. Six states (Alabama, Arkansas, Massachusetts,…
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Heart of the Primaries 2020, Republicans-Issue 28 (July 29, 2020)
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This week: Sen. Pat Roberts endorses Roger Marshall, Hagerty and Sethi line up support in Tennessee Senate contest, and Vermont Republicans hold first gubernatorial debate On the news Where do Republican and conservative pundits and commentators disagree? Each week, we bring you excerpts that highlight differing views. On the Silent Majority “Trump announced that Bill…