Category: State
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These PACs are the best fundraisers in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin politics, non-candidate political action committees (PACs) have received $22.6 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and January 31, 2022. The top 10 PACs raised more than $15.6 million, or 69 percent of all donations made to state-level PACs. These are the top 10 PACs in Wisconsin state-level politics in the 2022…
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These PACs are the best fundraisers in Virginia
In Virginia politics, non-candidate political action committees (PACs) have received $188.4 million in total donations between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021. The top 10 PACs raised more than $111.3 million, or 59 percent of all donations made to state-level PACs. These are the top 10 PACs in Virginia state-level politics in the 2021…
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These PACs are the best fundraisers in Texas
In Texas politics, non-candidate political action committees (PACs) have received $184.8 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and February 19, 2022. The top 10 PACs raised more than $76.5 million, or 41 percent of all donations made to state-level PACs. These are the top 10 PACs in Texas state-level politics in the 2022…
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The deadline to register to vote in the May constitutional amendment election in Texas is April 7
Texans are heading to the polls on May 7 to decide two constitutional amendments. The deadline to register to vote in the election is April 7. The Texas State Legislature referred two measures to statewide ballots during the second and third special legislative sessions of 2021. The ballot measures were the first referred to an…
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Missouri voters in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Jefferson City to decide ballot measures on April 5
Voters will decide two ballot measures in St. Louis, three ballot measures in Kansas City, and one ballot measure in Jefferson City, Missouri on April 5. St. Louis: St. Louis voters will decide on a bond issue for capital improvement projects and a citizen-initiated measure concerning election law, redistricting, and conflicts of interest. Proposition 1,…
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Louisiana enacts new congressional district boundaries after legislature overrides governor’s veto
Louisiana enacted new congressional district boundaries on March 30 when the state legislature overrode Gov. John Bel Edwards’ (D) veto of legislation establishing the new districts. Louisiana was apportioned six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect…
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Governor Noem signs bill to prohibit teaching certain divisive concepts in public universities
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) on March 21, 2022, signed a bill to prohibit critical race theory in public universities. The bill blocks public universities from incorporating divisive concepts into orientation and training materials that would prompt people to feel discomfort about their race. Noem has described the bill as a rejection of critical…
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Mississippi Governor Reeves signs bill affecting how race can be taught in public schools
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) on March 14, 2022, signed a bill into law to prohibit teaching critical race theory in public schools. Senate Bill 2113 passed by a 75-43 vote in the House and a 32-2 vote in the Senate. The bill does not reference critical race theory directly but prohibits public schools from…
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Tennessee legislature passes bill to prohibit teaching certain divisive concepts in higher education
The Tennessee legislature on March 30 passed a bill that aims to prohibit an individual’s views on critical race theory from influencing decisions about hiring, tenure, promotion, or graduation in the state’s higher education institutions. House Bill 2670 would “prohibit a public institution of higher education from taking certain actions with regard to divisive concepts…
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These PACs are the best fundraisers in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania politics, non-candidate political action committees (PACs) have received $229.5 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The top 10 PACs raised more than $81.5 million, or 36 percent of all donations made to state-level PACs. These are the top 10 PACs in Pennsylvania state-level politics in the 2022…