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  • Biden, Trump respond to Supreme Court vacancy

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    September 21, 2020: Joe Biden and Donald Trump responded to the Supreme Court vacancy. Joe Biden and Donald Trump released cash-on-hand figures for September. The Cook Political Report updated its race ratings on September 17, 2020: Arizona moved from Toss Up to Leans Democratic. Notable Quotes of the Day “It’s easy to imagine a Supreme Court…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: September 18, 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 pre-travel testing program, Ohio’s guidelines for Halloween celebrations, travel restrictions, and more. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. The next 72 hours What is changing in the next 72 hours?…

  • SEIU settles class-action lawsuit over dues deductions for home healthcare workers

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    SEIU settles class-action lawsuit over dues deductions for home healthcare workers                    Earlier this month, the Service Employees  International Union, Healthcare Illinois and Indiana agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over dues deduction practices as applied to home healthcare workers. Who were the parties to the suit?   The plaintiff was Hydie…

  • Biden, Trump campaign in northern Minnesota

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    September 18, 2020: Joe Biden and Donald Trump are campaigning in northern Minnesota on Friday. The pro-Biden Priorities USA is airing ads in Florida. Notable Quote of the Day “[Trump’s approval rating] is rising, and at a fairly steady clip. He isn’t at the 46% threshold yet, and it’s likely he’ll level off in the next…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: September 17, 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 an agreement between Washington, Oregon, and California to test new coronavirus technology developed by Apple and Google, the loosening of restrictions in Texas, a lawsuit involving COVID-19 restrictions in New York, and more.…

  • CNN hosts Scranton town hall with Biden

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    September 17, 2020: CNN is hosting a town hall with Joe Biden on Thursday night. Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin, on Thursday night. Notable Quote of the Day “But with Florida’s registered Democrats for the first time requesting hundreds of thousands more mail-in ballots than Republicans, overseas ballots going out on Sept.…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: September 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 Connecticut adding a fine to its mask mandate, legislation in Ohio limiting the governor’s powers to move election dates, a featured story from the 1918 influenza pandemic, and more. Want to know what…

  • CatholicVote launches $9.7 million anti-Biden campaign

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    September 16, 2020: National political advocacy group CatholicVote launched a $9.7 million ad campaign against Joe Biden. The Jo Jorgensen campaign announced that it had met ballot access requirements in all 50 states. Notable Quote of the Day “Campaigns have also been forced to reconsider their conception of Pennsylvania’s political geography. The conventional wisdom was that western…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: September 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 West Virginia’s addition of a new category in the school reopening system, why Delaware courts have resumed issuing failure to appear warrants, school reopenings, and more. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click…

  • Trump launches eight-figure ad campaign in battleground states

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    September 15, 2020: Donald Trump is launching an eight-figure ad campaign focused on the economy. Joe Biden is campaigning in Tampa and Kissimmee. Poll Spotlight Notable Quote of the Day “A flip is also more plausible if you consider history. Texas is in the long process of realigning — again. It did so from the 1960s through…