Category: State
-
Missouri General Assembly considered the highest number of government accountability and oversight bills since 2019
In 2022, the Missouri General Assembly considered the highest number of government accountability and oversight bills since 2019. The House and Senate considered 108 bills during the 2022 legislative session and 91 in 2021. Government accountability and oversight bills have been adopted into law in three (2022, 2021, and 2019) out of the past four…
-
Oregon Employment Department announces increased unemployment insurance benefit minimums and maximums
The Oregon Employment Department (OED) announced the minimum and maximum unemployment insurance benefit amounts would increase about 7% for regular claims filed on or after July 3, 2022. The minimum amount will increase from $171 to $183 per week, and the maximum amount will increase from $733 to $783 per week. Individuals who file for…
-
May 2022 breakdown of state legislative party membership: 54.33% Republicans, 44.39% Democrats
According to Ballotpedia’s May partisan count of the 7,383 state legislators across the United States, 54.33% of all state legislators are Republicans and 44.39% are Democrats. Ballotpedia tallies the partisan balance of state legislatures at the end of every month. This refers to which political party holds the majority of seats in each chamber. Republicans…
-
Davis and Collins run in Democratic primary for U.S. House in Illinois’ 7th District
Incumbent Danny K. Davis (D), Kina Collins (D), and Denarvis Mendenhall (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. Davis has represented the district in Congress since 1997. Davis and Collins have received the most media attention and funding in this race. Prior to serving in Congress,…
-
Illinois sees the most candidates running for the U.S. House since at least 2014
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Illinois this year was March 14, 2022. Ninety-five candidates are running for Illinois’ 17 U.S. House districts, including 47 Democrats and 48 Republicans. That’s 5.59 candidates per district, more than the 4.05 candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.39 in 2018. Here are some other…
-
North Carolina Republican candidates have raised $4.5 million more than Democrats
In North Carolina, candidates who have filed state campaign finance reports have raised $43.2 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 30, 2022. State-level Democratic candidates have raised $12.8 million and Republican candidates have raised $17.3 million. Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 4/30/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 252 state-level Democrats have…
-
Minnesota Democratic candidates have raised $505,322 more than Republicans
In Minnesota, state-level candidates have raised $15.5 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $7.8 million and Republican candidates have raised $7.3 million. Minnesota Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 328 state-level Democrats have filed…
-
Primary watch: number of contested state legislative primaries is up 32% compared to 2020
There are 32% more contested state legislative primaries this year than in 2020, including 64% more Republican primaries and 18% more top-two/four primaries. Democratic primaries are down 10%. These figures include elections in 26 states that account for 3,254 of 6,166 state legislative seats up for election this year (53%). A primary is contested when…
-
Campaign behind an initiative to repeal California’s Private Attorneys General Act submitted signatures
On June 9, Californians for Fair Pay and Accountability submitted over 638,000 signatures for a ballot initiative that would repeal the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), which allows employees to sue employers and collect a share of monetary penalties for state labor law violations, and replace it with a new law to litigate and penalize…
-
Seventy percent of state legislative districts will be without major party competition in Oklahoma this year
Eighty-eight of the 125 state legislative districts up for election in Oklahoma this year are uncontested, meaning voters in 70% of districts will see either only a Democrat or only a Republican on their general election ballots. This is both the largest number and highest rate of uncontested districts since 2014. Uncontested districts lack major…