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Biden has appointed most federal judges through April 1 of a president’s second year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 58 Article III federal judges through April 1 of his second year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since 1981. The Senate had confirmed 29 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point…
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School mask requirements since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
Seven states ended their school mask requirements from Feb. 1 through March 1, leaders in seven other states announced these mandates would end between March 2 and March 12. Only one state, Hawaii, has not announced an end to its school mask requirement. Thirty-five states have required masks in schools at some point since the…
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Two cities added to Ballotpedia’s coverage scope following 2020 census
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of all elections within the 100 largest cities in the United State based on population. Following the 2020 census, two cities—Spokane, Washington, and Santa Clarita, California—entered the top 100 and another two cities—San Bernardino, California, and Birmingham, Alabama—did not make the cut. As a result, Ballotpedia has added coverage of Spokane…
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Year-End campaign finance reports show NRCC outraised DCCC in December for the first time in five months
Six party committees raised a combined $792 million in 2021. In December, the committees raised $76 million, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $11.2 million and spent $8.5 million in December, while the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raised $10.1 million and spent $4.6 million.…
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2021 Candidate Connections report
A total of 694 candidates completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The largest number of responses came from Colorado, Texas, and New York with 62, 61, and 60 candidates responding to the survey respectively. City candidates made up the largest portion of respondents at 43%. School board candidates accounted for 21% of survey…
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Economy and Society: The Federal Reserve and ESG
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. Federal Reserve eyeing ESG-friendly stress-tests for banks For most of the last…
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86% of incumbents were successful in their Nov. bid for re-election
In the 2021 general election, an average of 85.54% of incumbents nationwide won their re-election bids. The number drops to 82.35% when including incumbents that withdrew or were disqualified. In 2020, 93% of incumbents won their elections. In 2019, that number was 90%, and it was 92% in 2018. Minnesota incumbents were the least successful…
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Illinois enacts law prohibiting anonymous contributions in judicial elections
Welcome to the monthly edition of The Disclosure Digest! Our December issue will arrive in your inbox after Christmas. Illinois enacts law prohibiting anonymous contributions in judicial elections On Nov. 15, 2021, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed SB0536, a law prohibiting candidates seeking nomination to state courts from accepting donations from organizations that do not…