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On Aug. 7, Pennsylvania state employee Catherine Kioussis filed a class-action lawsuit against the Service Employees International Union Local 668 seeking restitution for agency fees paid to the union in 2017 and 2018. Who are the parties to the suit? Kioussis, the plaintiff, works for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. She is represented by…

  Every weekday, Ballotpedia tracks the events that matter in the 2020 presidential election.  Now, we’re bringing you the highlights from our daily briefings in a new weekly format so you can stay up-to-date on the 2020 election with one weekly email.    Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. Candidates by the Number  There…

    August 23, 2019: Seth Moulton becomes sixth notable Democrat to suspend his presidential campaign. More than a dozen 2020 Democrats are in California for the party’s summer meeting. Bernie Sanders released a $16.3 trillion climate change plan.        Each Friday, we’ll highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Heather Hargreaves is a staffer with experience…

  August 22, 2019: Jay Inslee suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday night. Joe Walsh is considering entering the Republican primary this weekend. Poll Highlights  Notable Quotes of the Day “If our economic growth falters, the president will blame the Federal Reserve Board for its bungling of interest rates, and he’ll claim that he bravely jeopardized his…

  August 21, 2019: Elizabeth Warren released her criminal justice platform. Donald Trump is headlining a fundraiser for Matt Bevin’s gubernatorial reelection campaign in Kentucky.   Notable Quote of the Day “The majority of 2020 Democratic candidates are spending most of their time on traditional television and radio interviews. Candidates like former Vice President Joe Biden…

Today’s Brew highlights the latest court decision on the Trump administration’s immigration rule + Andrew Yang leads in Ballotpedia pageviews last week     Welcome to the Wednesday, August 21 Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ninth Circuit panel limits nationwide injunction of Trump administration immigration rule Last week,…

    August 20, 2019: Julián Castro qualified for the third and fourth Democratic primary debates. Roughly half of the Democratic field will speak at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum.   Since 1824, how many winning presidential candidates have lost their home state? a. Zero→ b. One→ c. Three→ d. Five→ Notable Quote of…

    August 19, 2019: Donald Trump confirmed that he would keep Mike Pence as his running mate in 2020. Bernie Sanders released his latest policy platform on criminal justice. There are seven new candidates running since last week, including one Democrat, two Republicans, and one Libertarian. In total, 823 individuals are currently filed with the FEC…

On July 10 and July 12, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) vetoed two public-sector labor bills, SB18 and SB148. What would the bills do? SB18: This bill would allow public-sector employees to authorize voluntary wage deductions for insurance or employee benefits offered in conjunction with their membership in a recognized union. It would allow…

Today’s Brew highlights state-by-state voting patterns in presidential elections + recent initiative activity summarized in our State Ballot Measure Monthly newsletter     Welcome to the Monday, August 19, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 23 statewide ballot measures have been certified for 2019 Ohio voters have backed the…