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  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #292: August 24, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: A vaccine requirement for corrections staff in California A COVID-19 vaccine incentive initiative in Wisconsin Vaccine distribution Lawsuits about state actions and policies  State-level mask requirements COVID-19 emergency health orders We are committed to keeping you updated on everything from mask requirements to vaccine-related…

  • A look back at government responses to the coronavirus pandemic, August 24-28, 2020

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    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 24-28,…

  • Bold Justice: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for August 1

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    Welcome to the August 9 edition of Bold Justice, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. We are officially in the dog days of summer, dear readers! SCOTUS is still on its summer break, but there’s plenty of federal judicial activity on the docket.…

  • U.S. Supreme Court issues decision in donor disclosure case. What comes next?

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    U.S. Supreme Court issues decision in donor disclosure case. What comes next? On July 1, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, striking down a California policy that required nonprofits to disclose their donors’ identities to the state’s attorney general.  What comes next in the wake of this…

  • Kentucky state Rep. John “Bam” Carney dies

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    Kentucky state Rep. John “Bam” Carney (R) died while in office on July 17, 2021, due to long-term health issues.  Carney was first elected to represent House District 51 in 2008. He most recently won re-election in 2020, defeating Richard Steele (D) 78.6% to 21.4%. He was elected as state House majority leader in 2018…

  • Dartmouth study evaluates tone of Ballotpedia’s COVID-19 coverage

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    Earlier this year, a team of researchers at Dartmouth developed a method to evaluate the tone of news articles written about Covid-19. Using standard sentiment indicators, the Dartmouth team assessed the text of 42,000 articles from dozens of U.S. and international news sources. The study found that U.S.-based news sources used significantly more negative language than the international…

  • Bold Justice: Six-month checkup on federal judicial activity during Biden’s first year

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    Welcome to the July 19 edition of Bold Justice, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. In a special edition of Bold Justice, we’ll be taking the temperature of federal judicial activity during the first year of the Biden administration with a six-month checkup…

  • Republicans retain two Alabama state legislative seats in special elections on July 13

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    Special general elections were held in District 14 of the Alabama State Senate and District 73 of the Alabama House of Representatives on July 13. The primary was held on March 30, and the filing deadline to run passed on Jan. 26. The Republican primary for the House District 73 seat went to a primary…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #282: July 13, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: Court rulings in Maryland and Indiana requiring those states to resume participating in federal pandemic unemployment programs  In-person education at K-12 schools in Illinois  Vaccine distribution Lawsuits about state actions and policies  State-level mask requirements COVID-19 emergency health orders COVID-19 policy changes from this…

  • Bold Justice: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for July 1

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    Welcome to the July 12 edition of Bold Justice, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. SCOTUS may be in its summer recess but we are gaveling in to bring you all the latest court activity on the docket: the end of SCOTUS’ 2020…