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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 edition, we review the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision declining to uphold the nondelegation doctrine, a…

  June 27, 2019: The second set of 10 Democratic presidential candidates take the debate stage in Miami. Donald Trump raised $36 million in the first week since he formally launched his re-election campaign.  The second set of 10 Democratic presidential candidates will take the debate stageThursday night in Miami, Florida. José Diaz-Balart, Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt,…

June 26, 2019: The first Democratic presidential primary debate of the 2020 election will take place in Miami, Florida. The Trump campaign is sending surrogates to battleground states to respond to the debate.          The first set of 10 Democratic presidential candidates will take the debate stageWednesday night in Miami, Florida. José Diaz-Balart, Savannah Guthrie,…

Today’s Brew highlights the details regarding the first set of presidential debates + three Idaho school board members face an August 27 recall election   Welcome to the Wednesday, June 26, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: First Democratic presidential debate takes place tonight Voters to decide whether to…

June 24, 2019: On Sunday, former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) announced he is running for president, becoming the 25th notable Democratic candidate. Twenty-two Democratic candidates spoke at the South Carolina Democratic Convention Saturday. There are three new candidates running since last week, including two Democrats (Sestak has not yet officially filed with the Federal Election…

June 25, 2019: President Trump launched a Republican counterpart to Democratic fundraising site ActBlue. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill in the Senate that would cancel all outstanding federal student loans.   Which presidential election featured the largest popular vote margin by a winning candidate? A. 1932→  B. 1984→  C. 1920→  D. 1964→  Notable Quote of the…

On June 17, Governor Phil Murphy (D) signed S1500 into law after conditionally vetoing the bill in May. The measure will require 501(c)(4)s, super PACs, and other entities to disclose their donors who contribute $10,000 or more. What does the legislation do? As enacted, the new law defines an independent expenditure committee as any person…

Today’s Brew highlights a Wisconsin high court ruling regarding the legislature’s session last December + the single-party control of some governorships up for election in 2020     Welcome to the Monday, June 24, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of December 2018 legislative…

On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, finding that public-sector unions cannot require non-members to pay agency fees to cover the costs of non-political union activities. Since then, a number of related lawsuits have been filed. Listed below in reverse chronological order are five of the most…

Today’s Brew wants to know the political topics you’re following in 2019 + highlights the state-level legislation affecting public-sector unions   Welcome to the Friday, June 21, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia’s Summer Camp is almost here Three states have passed public-sector union laws since Janus New…