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  • A look back at government responses to the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 7-11, 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 Sept. 7-11,…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #296: September 7, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: Changes in coronavirus restrictions in Nevada An extended 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 policies. We…

  • U.S. Census Bureau will release easier-to-use format of 2020 census data on Sept. 16

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    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…

  • A look back at government responses to the coronavirus pandemic, August 31-September 4, 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 31-September…

  • 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…