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End-of-session roundup of California public-sector union legislation California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) recently signed three bills related to public-sector union policy and vetoed another three.  About the bills    Newsom had until Sept. 30 to sign or veto bills the legislature passed before the end of its session on Aug. 31, with any unreturned bills becoming…

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue: Delaware state court strikes down law allowing no-excuse absentee/mail-in voting California enacts three election-related bills Legislation update: Legislation activity in September 2022 Have a question/feedback/or just want to say hello? Respond to…

U.S. Supreme Court begins 2022-2023 term with seven petitions to review public-sector union cases The Supreme Court’s next term will begin on Monday, Oct. 3. As of Sept. 29, appellants had filed seven petitions for writs of certiorari—requests for the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s ruling—in public-sector union cases we’re tracking. The Supreme…

Appellate courts issue rulings in three public-sector union lawsuits Two three-judge appellate panels, one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, issued rulings in three lawsuits involving public-sector union fees or dues in the past week.  Fourth Circuit: Mattos v.…

UW Health nurses’ strike called off after agreement to seek counsel from Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UW Health) nurses called off a planned three-day strike after hospital management and nurses agreed to ask the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission whether the hospital may legally recognize the union. Background SEIU…

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  Former Attorney General highlights recent state action against ESG  In an op-ed…

Welcome to the Sept. 12 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. The sylvan slopes with corn-clad fieldsAre hung, as if with golden shields,Bright trophies of the sun!Like a fair sister of the sky,Unruffled doth the blue lake lie,The…

Illinois Appellate Court ruling allows collective bargaining amendment to remain on the ballot  A three-judge panel of the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court affirmed Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow’s May 2022 denial of a petition to remove Amendment 1, the Right to Collective Bargaining Measure, from the ballot.  Background Amendment 1 is a legislatively referred constitutional…

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  Indiana joins the list of ESG-boycotting states  Last week, Indiana became the…