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  • Economy and Society: July 5, 2022- SCOTUS ruling impact on SEC

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    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. Did the Supreme Court throw a wrench into the SEC’s plans? On…

  • Union Station: Public-sector labor policy litigation four years post-Janus

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    Note: The next edition of Union Station will be on July 8. In the meantime, have a happy Fourth of July! Public-sector labor policy litigation four years post-Janus June 27 marks the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision. The court held that public-sector unions may not require non-member employees to pay…

  • Union Station: Ninth Circuit panel says California can deduct union dues from state Medicaid payments to home care providers

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    On June 8, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed two district court decisions dismissing challenges to California's deduction of union dues from Medicaid payments to home care providers. The panel issued a single opinion after consolidating the two appeals.  About the cases U.S. Circuit Judge Jacqueline Nguyen…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #17

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    Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts.…

  • Six candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 17th Congressional District

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    Six candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 17th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Cheri Bustos (D) is not running for re-election. Jonathan Logemann, Angie Normoyle, Eric Sorensen, and Litesa Wallace have led in fundraising. Logemann, a high school economics and business teacher, has been a member of the Rockford…

  • 10 statewide candidate filing deadlines coming up this month

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    Welcome to the Friday, June 3, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ten statewide candidate filing deadlines coming up this month New Jersey’s upcoming statewide primaries Campaign finance in California with Transparency USA Ten statewide candidate filing deadlines coming up this month June is one of…

  • New Hampshire becomes final state to enact congressional map

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    New Hampshire enacted the final congressional map of the 2020 redistricting cycle on May 31, 2022, when the New Hampshire Supreme Court approved a map drawn by redistricting special master Nathaniel Persily. New Hampshire was apportioned two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, one more than it received after the…

  • Zeigler, Allen advance to Alabama secretary of state primary runoff

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    Jim Zeigler and Wes Allen advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama secretary of state to a June 21, 2022, primary runoff. A candidate needed at least 50% of the primary vote to win outright. Zeigler had 43% and Allen, 40% as of Wednesday afternoon. Christian Horn and Ed Packard also ran in the May…

  • Elon Musk continues push back against ESG

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    ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Documenting ESG pushback On May 19, The Wall Street Journal carried an op-ed by Jonathan Berry, a Trump administration Labor Department official, and Boyden Gray, former White House Counsel to President George H. W. Bush. The piece focuses on index funds/ETFs, highlighting efforts made in the states in…

  • Year in review: A recap of donor disclosure and privacy policy in the first half of 2022

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    State legislative sessions are winding down. This will be our last edition of The Disclosure Digest for the next few months as we take a short break and gear up for 2023.. We'll be back later this year to help you get ready for the 2023 sessions. For now, please enjoy this look back at…