Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign.…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued 12 executive orders from Feb. 20-26. As of Feb. 26, DeSantis has issued 46 executive orders in 2023—three more than he did at this point a year ago. Governors use executive orders to manage executive branch operations. During the week of Feb. 20-26, the nation’s governors issued 19 executive…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued one executive order from Feb. 20-26. As of Feb. 26, Hochul has issued six executive orders in 2023—two fewer than she did at this point a year ago. Governors use executive orders to manage executive branch operations. During the week of Feb. 20-26, the nation’s governors issued 19…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) issued one executive order from Feb. 20-26. As of Feb. 26, Polis has issued six executive orders in 2023—six fewer than he did at this point a year ago. Governors use executive orders to manage executive branch operations. During the week of Feb. 20-26, the nation’s governors issued 19 executive…
In Wisconsin politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $246.6 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $24.1 million, or 10 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Wisconsin state-level candidates and committees in the 2022…
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign.…
The Iowa Senate’s Workforce Committee advanced a bill on February 28 that proposed reducing the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit amount families with three or more dependent children could claim. Currently, Iowa considers the number of dependents an individual or family cares for in determining benefit amounts. This proposed change would create a formula with…
Ballotpedia identified 17 declared candidates for federal and statewide offices over the previous week. That number is two fewer than the number of candidates processed the previous week (19). All of these candidates declared prior to their state’s official filing deadline. Ten of those candidates were Democratic, while six were Republican. One was a third-party…
The Utah State Legislature referred three constitutional amendments to the ballot for Nov. 5, 2024, as of March 3. Two of the amendments concern education funding. One of the measures would increase the annual distribution for public education from the State School Fund from 4% to 5%. The amendment was passed unanimously in both chambers…
In Pennsylvania politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $1.2 billion in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $45.7 million, or 4 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Pennsylvania state-level candidates and committees in the 2022…