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Battleground districts in Virginia’s House of Delegates elections
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates are taking place on Nov. 2, 2021. Ballotpedia has identified 22 of the 100 races as battlegrounds. Sixteen battlegrounds are elections for seats currently held by Democrats while the other six are for Republican-held seats. Based on analysis of these districts’ electoral histories, these races have the potential to be…
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Economy and Society: SEC proposes rule increasing proxy disclosures
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 Washington, D.C. The SEC pushes on proxy disclosures On Wednesday, September 29, the Securities…
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A look back at government responses to the coronavirus pandemic, October 5-9, 2020
Although the first case of COVID-19 in the U.S. was confirmed on Jan. 21, 2020, it wasn’t until March when the novel coronavirus upended life for most Americans. Throughout the year, states issued stay-at-home orders, closed schools, restricted travel, issued mask mandates, and changed election dates. Here are the policy changes that happened October 5-9,…
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Candidates set for Iowa House 29 special election
Candidates interested in running in the special election for Iowa House of Representatives District 29 had until Sept. 28 to file. The general election is scheduled for Oct. 12. The Democratic candidate is Steve Mullan, and the Republican candidate is Jon Dunwell. The special election was called after Wesley Breckenridge (D) resigned to take a…
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Signatures filed for veto referendums to repeal Arizona income tax bills
The campaign Invest in Arizona filed signatures on Sept. 28, 2021, for two veto referendums aimed at overturning bills designed to change income tax brackets and small business income taxes in Arizona. Both of the bills would impact tax revenue associated with Proposition 208, an initiative passed in 2020. Proposition 208 enacted a 3.5% income…
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A look back at government responses to the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 21-25, 2020
Although the first case of COVID-19 in the U.S. was confirmed on Jan. 21, 2020, it wasn’t until March when the novel coronavirus upended life for most Americans. Throughout the year, states issued stay-at-home orders, closed schools, restricted travel, issued mask mandates, and changed election dates. Here are the policy changes that happened Sept. 21-25,…
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A look back at government responses to the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 7-11, 2020
Although the first case of COVID-19 in the U.S. was confirmed on Jan. 21, 2020, it wasn’t until March when the novel coronavirus upended life for most Americans. Throughout the year, states issued stay-at-home orders, closed schools, restricted travel, issued mask mandates, and changed election dates. Here are the policy changes that happened Sept. 7-11,…
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U.S. Census Bureau will release easier-to-use format of 2020 census data on Sept. 16
The U.S. Census Bureau will release data from the 2020 census in easier-to-use formats at data.census.gov on Sept. 16, the agency recently announced. The Census Bureau also said it would deliver DVDs and flash drives of the data to state legislatures and redistricting authorities on that date. It had previously announced that it would release…
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A look back at government responses to the coronavirus pandemic, August 31-September 4, 2020
Although the first case of COVID-19 in the U.S. was confirmed on Jan. 21, 2020, it wasn’t until March when the novel coronavirus upended life for most Americans. Throughout the year, states issued stay-at-home orders, closed schools, restricted travel, issued mask mandates, and changed election dates. Here are the policy changes that happened August 31-September…