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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over four-day school weeks In your district: Budgets In Peltier v. Charter Day School, Inc., SCOTUS could decide if charter schools are state actors Extracurricular:…
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Kentucky threatens to divest from 11 banks over ESG policies
ESG Developments This Week In the states Kentucky threatens to divest from 11 banks over ESG policies On January 2, Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball (R) issued a statement notifying 11 banks that their ESG policies amounted to energy boycotts that harmed the state’s economy according to definitions passed into law last spring. The statement…
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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Jan. 1
Welcome to the Jan. 9 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. New year, new court business! Dear readers, we have federal judicial activity from President Joe Biden’s (D) second year in office, with some SCOTUS on the side.…
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2022 recap: Public-sector union legislation in the states
Happy New Year! In today’s Union Station, we’ll review public-sector union legislation from 2022. Next week, we’ll look at bills filed so far for 2023. Highlights State legislators either introduced or carried over from earlier sessions 150 bills related to public-sector union policy in 2022. Thirteen relevant bills were enacted. Republicans sponsored three of those…
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Union Station: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) says he favors legislation prohibiting paycheck deductions for teachers union dues
Note: The next edition of Union Station will be on Jan. 6, 2023. Until then, happy holidays! Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) says he favors legislation prohibiting paycheck deductions for teachers union dues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) spoke in favor of legislation that would prohibit paycheck deductions for teachers union dues in a speech…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #42
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. A note to readers: It’s the holidays, and so we’ll be off next week to celebrate accordingly. We’ll return to your inbox again on Jan. 4, 2023. Thanks, as always, for reading, and we’ll see…
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Union Station: Federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions: 2022 roundup
Federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions: 2022 roundup Since late 2019, Ballotpedia has tracked close to 200 federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions. Today, we’ll take a look at the state of litigation at the end of 2022 and highlight a selection of cases with recent activity in the district and circuit courts. Background In…
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Union Station: Missouri Court of Appeals upholds trial court ruling ordering state to resume payroll deductions for Department of Corrections employees
Missouri Court of Appeals upholds trial court ruling ordering state to resume payroll deductions for Department of Corrections employees On Dec. 6, 2022, a three-judge panel of the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals upheld a September 2021 ruling by Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Edward Beetem in which Beetem ordered the Missouri Office…
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Union Station: Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission issues decision on collective bargaining for UW Health nurses
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission issues decision on collective bargaining for UW Health nurses The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) ruled on Nov. 25 that the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UW Health) is not legally required to collectively bargain with UW Nurses United, a chapter of SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin. Background SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin…