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The next presidential primary is tomorrow (yes, on Saturday)

Welcome to the Friday, February 2, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Feb 2, 2024

164 candidates are running for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts—the most since 2016

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Texas was Dec. 11, 2023. 

Ballotpedia · Feb 2, 2024

OIRA reviewed 45 significant rules in January (2024)

The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in January 2024 reviewed 45 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved three of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 38 rules while recommending changes to their content.

Ballotpedia · Feb 2, 2024

Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

There were 59 vacancies in the 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of January 31, 2024. Fifty-eight of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From December 14, 2023, to January 31, 2024:

Ballotpedia · Jan 31, 2024

Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas ballots have featured political party platform advisory questions in recent years

Ballotpedia has tracked nonbinding political party platform advisory questions in three states—Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas. Democratic and Republican parties have placed these questions on statewide ballots to gauge voters’ support for various policy proposals. All three states have open primaries, meaning ​​that voters do not have to formally affiliate…

Ballotpedia · Jan 31, 2024

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #95

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia · Jan 31, 2024

Proposed amendment would return initiative and referendum in Mississippi

Welcome to the Wednesday, January 31, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Jan 31, 2024

Economy and Society, January 30, 2024: State agriculture commissioners join ESG pushback

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.

Ballotpedia · Jan 30, 2024

105 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week

One hundred five people declared candidacies for congressional or statewide offices in the past week, 20 more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

Ballotpedia · Jan 30, 2024

Signatures verified for all six Let’s Go Washington-sponsored ballot initiatives, which could appear on the ballot in Nov.

In Washington, six citizen-initiated ballot measures have been certified to the state Legislature. The ballot initiatives could appear on the ballot on Nov. 5, 2025.

Ballotpedia · Jan 30, 2024