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Coronavirus weekly update: July 3 – July 9, 2020
From March 18 to June 10, Coronavirus Daily Update provided a daily summary of major changes due to the coronavirus pandemic in politics, government, and elections. Now, we cover those same stories in a weekly format sent out on Thursday afternoons. Today, you will find updates on the following topics, with comparisons to our previous edition released…
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Two Michigan incumbents complete Candidate Connection surveys
U.S. Reps. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), both first elected in 2018, recently completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. Both candidates are running in uncontested primaries, meaning it is likely they will be the Democratic nominees in their respective general elections. Slotkin and Stevens are two of the 30 House Democrats representing Districts that voted…
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Tlaib, Jones complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Survey
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and candidate Brenda Jones (D) recently completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Survey. Both candidates were separately elected to represent Michigan’s 13th Congressional District following Rep. John Conyers’ (D) resignation in 2018. Jones, the president of the Detroit City Council, won a special election to complete Conyers’ term while Tlaib won the…
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Coronavirus weekly updates: July 2, 2020
From March 18 to June 10, Coronavirus Daily Update provided a daily summary of major changes due to the coronavirus pandemic in politics, government, and elections. Now, we cover those same stories in a weekly format sent out on Thursday afternoons. Today, you will find updates on the following topics, with comparisons to our previous edition released…
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RNC outraises DNC by two-to-one, Democratic Hill committees outraise Republican counterparts
The Republican National Committee (RNC) outraised the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by more than two-to-one last month, according to June 2020 campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission June 20. This was the second month in a row in which the RNC outraised the DNC. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raised $11.2…
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Coronavirus Weekly Update: June 25th, 2020
Since March 18, 2020, Coronavirus Daily Update provided a daily summary of major changes due to the coronavirus pandemic in politics, government, and elections. Now, we cover those same stories in a weekly format sent out on Thursday afternoons. Today, you will find updates on the following topics, with comparisons to our previous edition released…
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Coronavirus Weekly Update: June 18th, 2020
Since March 18, 2020, Coronavirus Daily Update provided a daily summary of major changes due to the coronavirus pandemic in politics, government, and elections. Now, we cover those same stories in a weekly format sent out on Thursday afternoons. Today, you will find updates on the following topics, with comparisons to our previous edition released…
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Checks and Balances: June 2020
The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process and the rule of law. This edition: In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review the potential implications of the coronavirus pandemic…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #34: June 12, 2020
Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Provide in-depth summaries of the latest reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. The next three days What is reopening…
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Coronavirus Weekly Update: June 11th, 2020
Welcome to the first edition of Ballotpedia’s Coronavirus Weekly Update. Since March 18, 2020, Coronavirus Daily Update provided a daily summary of major changes due to the coronavirus pandemic in politics, government, and elections. Starting June 11, we’ll cover those same stories in a weekly format sent out on Thursday afternoons. Today, you will find…