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Welcome to the Wednesday, January 4, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2022 has second-highest level of recall activity since Ballotpedia began tracking California voters approved 69% of local ballot measures President Joe Biden ends the year with a 43% approval rating, the second-highest rating he…
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ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Congress makes plans to lead federal opposition to ESG in 2023 From state treasurers divesting pension and operating funds from BlackRock and other ESG providers to state attorneys general investigating the same providers over the impact of ESG on assorted policy matters, state officials led the pushback against…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, January 3, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia’s analysis of 2022 local ballot measures in top 100 largest cities and state capitals Rouse, Adams running in Jan. 10 special election for Virginia state Senate District 7 Four top-100 mayoral offices changed…
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More than 2,500 election-related bills were introduced in state legislatures this year Ballotpedia tracked 2,534 election-related bills in 45 states this year. This comes as part of our Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which keeps tabs on the latest election-related legislation nationwide. Most of these bills—1,714, or 68%—have had no activity, meaning they were introduced, but…
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Note: This digest will be taking a break next week for the holidays. We’ll be back in your inbox on January 6, 2023. Here is our weekly round-up on election-related legislation. In it, you’ll find the following information: Noteworthy bills: Here, we identify and report on the contents and legislative status of noteworthy bills. Recent…
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Welcome to the Friday, December 23, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: And your 2022 Cookie Election winner is… Sixteen states have already sworn in new legislators Alaska House freshmen in talks to form multipartisan governing coalition On the Twelfth Day of Ballotpedia, we revisit the…
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Welcome to the Thursday, December 22, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here’s the timeline of presidential campaign announcements from 2020 and 2016 Reminder: Polls close tonight in the official Holiday Cookie general election! SCOTUS January 2023 preview Here’s the timeline of presidential campaign announcements from…
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Welcome to the Wednesday, December 21, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More than 1,000 candidates who won election this November completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey Minimum wages set to increase in 27 states in 2023 by an average of $0.87 Voting in Ballotpedia’s Holiday Cookie…
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ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Republicans map out their agenda on ESG and antitrust The Republican Party’s majority in the House of Representatives will take office in January, and some members and committees have already started laying out their ESG agendas for the new Congress. Among those are members of the Judiciary Committee,…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 20, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Presenting Ballotpedia’s year-end ballot measure report Eleven candidates running for mayor of Chicago in 2023 Campaign behind California oil and gas veto referendum submits nearly 1 million signatures Presenting Ballotpedia’s year-end ballot measure report…