Category: Newsletters
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Previewing the first top-four congressional primary in U.S. history
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Welcome to the Thursday, June 2, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Previewing the first top-four congressional primary in U.S. history A look at California’s June 7 primaries Candidate Connection update—survey responses from Michigan House of Representatives candidates Previewing the first top-four congressional primary in U.S.…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #15
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Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts.…
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An update on school board conflict elections
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Welcome to the Wednesday, June 1, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A deep dive into April 5 school board conflict elections in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin Montana’s June 7 primaries Election preview—Nevada U.S. Senate Republican primary A deep dive into April 5 school board conflict…
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Economy and Society: SEC proposes additional disclosure rules for ESG Funds
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Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Former Vice President Pence continues opposition to ESG Former Vice President Mike…
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Marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for the South Dakota ballot
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Welcome to the Tuesday, May 31, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for the South Dakota ballot Iowa’s June 7 primaries Mississippi’s June 7 primaries Marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for the South Dakota ballot On May 25, South Dakota Secretary of State…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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We’ve got May 24 primary election results! We covered elections in seven states Tuesday, including statewide primaries in Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia and statewide primary runoffs in Texas. Here’s a look at some noteworthy results from battleground races: Britt, Brooks advance to runoff in Alabama Republican primary: Katie Britt and Mo Brooks were the top…
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Department of Justice says National Guard members can unionize while on state active duty
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On May 17, the U.S. Department of Justice settled a lawsuit four unions filed asking a federal court to declare that a federal law prohibiting members of the armed forces from unionizing did not apply to members of the National Guard on state active duty. About the case Four unions representing workers in Connecticut—American Federation…
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Five Republican candidates for Governor of Michigan will remain off ballot
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Welcome to the Friday, May 27, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five gubernatorial candidates in Michigan will remain off the ballot Newcomers will represent 31% of Iowa’s state legislative districts #FridayTrivia: Which of the 100 largest cities currently has a mayoral vacancy? Five gubernatorial candidates…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 24 (May 26, 2022)
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Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition May 26, 2022 In this issue: Takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries and a look at New York’s overhauled primary landscape Primary results roundup Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia held their primaries on Tuesday. Texas also held primary runoffs for races in which no candidate received a majority of…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 24 (May 26, 2022)
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Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition May 26, 2022 In this issue: Takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries and the Wisconsin GOP’s lack of endorsement for governor Primary results roundup Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia held their primaries on Tuesday. Texas also held primary runoffs for races in which no candidate received a majority of…