Category: Newsletters
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #10
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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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Redistricting news from Florida and Kansas
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By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting news from Florida and Kansas Arizona Supreme Court rules against veto referendum challenging state income law No Democrats file for South Dakota’s U.S. House seat for second election cycle Redistricting news from Florida and Kansas We’re back with another rundown…
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Economy and Society: Utah pushback against S&P ESG indicators
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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 the States Utah pushback against S&P ESG indicators In late March, S&P Global released…
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One week until these elections
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By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: One week until these elections Arkansas has its most contested state legislative primaries since at least 2014 North Dakota group submits signatures for initiative to require a 60% vote requirement and single-subject rule for constitutional amendments One week until these elections…
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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes arguments for 2021-2022 term
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Welcome to the April 25 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. In another installment of where has the time gone, we have reached the final week of SCOTUS’ April argument sitting—and the final argument week of its 2021-2022…
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Millions raised to support ranked-choice voting initiatives in Missouri, Nevada
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By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Millions raised to support ranked-choice voting initiatives in Missouri, Nevada Two incumbents among candidates in Republican primary for West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District Across 11 states, the top PACs collectively raised $197 million Millions raised to support ranked-choice voting initiatives in…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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87% of Americans live in a county that has voted for the same party in the past three presidential elections Almost nine in 10 Americans live in a county that has voted for the same party in the past three presidential elections. We describe these counties as either Solid Democratic or Solid Republican. After the…
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Pennsylvania musician files suit related to Janus
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Musician Glen Wilkofsky sued the American Federation of Musicians, Local 45, and the Allentown Symphony Association on April 11, alleging that the Supreme Court’s 2018 Janus v. AFSCME decision should apply to symphony association employees. Depending on the outcome of the case, it could have implications for employees of other grant-receiving organizations who bargain under…
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Mail-in voter registration deadlines coming up in 21 states
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By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Mail-in voter registration deadlines coming up in 21 states Election spotlight—Texas Attorney General Republican primary runoff #FridayTrivia: What percentage of Americans live in a Solid Democratic or Republican county? Mail-in voter registration deadlines coming up in 21 states Voters in 21…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 19 (April 21, 2022)
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Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition April 21, 2022 In this issue: Trump endorses Vance for Senate in Ohio and the latest in WV-02’s incumbent-vs-incumbent primary Trump endorses Vance in Ohio U.S. Senate primary On April 15, former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed author J.D. Vance in the May 3 Senate Republican…