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Voters in Florida, Maryland, and New York to decide on abortion ballot measures in Nov., with potential measures in 11 other states

In Nov., voters in three states—Florida, Maryland, and New York—will decide on ballot measures related to abortion.

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77% of the elections Ballotpedia covered in March were uncontested

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West Virginia bill to maintain weekly unemployment insurance benefit amounts and change taxable wages becomes law without governor’s signature (2024)

West Virginia Senate Bill 841 became law without the governor’s signature on Mar. 27, changing the wage base on which employers pay state unemployment insurance taxes to the first $9,500 of employees’ wages. It also froze the maximum weekly benefit amount for workers at $662. The law will take effect…

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Mississippi issues cease and desist order to BlackRock, warns of potential fines

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson (R) on March 26, 2024, sent a cease and desist letter to BlackRock arguing the firm misled investors regarding the extent of its commitment to ESG strategies and threatened to fine the asset manager. Watson specifically said BlackRock’s claim that the firm’s non-ESG funds…

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Incumbent Brian Epley, Alex Corrigan, and Susan Garcia Franz elected to Neenah Joint School District Board of Education

Incumbent Brian Epley, Alex Corrigan, and Susan Garcia Franz defeated Chari Long, Jeb Pfeifle, and Roxanne Schwandt-Knutson in the nonpartisan general election for three at-large seats on the Neenah Joint School District Board of Education on April 2, 2024. Incumbent David Williams did not seek re-election and incumbent Kristian Sahr…

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Incumbent Andrew M. Becker and Kou Lee elected to Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education

Incumbent Andrew M. Becker and Kou Lee defeated Paul Boucher and Alex Mineau in the general election for two at-large seats on the Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education on April 2, 2024. Incumbent Nancy Welch did not run for re-election, leaving one at-large seat open. As…

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Nine candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District

Nine candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District on May 21, 2024. Three lead in media attention, endorsements, and fundraising: Maxine Dexter (D), Susheela Jayapal (D), and Eddy Morales (D).

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Incumbent David Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance advance to mayoral runoff in Anchorage, Alaska

Incumbent David Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance were the top two vote-getters in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on April 2, 2024. The two advanced to a runoff on May 14, 2024, because neither received more than 45% of the vote.

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Six candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District

Six candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District on April 23, 2024: John Broadhurst, Rick Coplen, Shamaine Daniels, Blake Lynch, Mike O’Brien, and Janelle Stelson. The winner will face incumbent Scott Perry (R) in the November general election.

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Sixteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District

Sixteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District on May 14, 2024. Three lead in endorsements, polling, and fundraising: Tekesha Martinez (D), April McClain-Delaney (D), and Joe Vogel (D). Incumbent Rep. David Trone (D) is running for U.S. Senate, leaving the district open.

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Incumbent George Gascón and Nathan Hochman are running in the general election for Los Angeles County District Attorney

Incumbent George Gascón and Nathan Hochman are running in the general election for Los Angeles County District Attorney on Nov. 5, 2024. Gascón and Hochman were the top two finishers in the nonpartisan primary, receiving 24.4% and 16.4% of the vote, respectively. The two advanced to a general election because…

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Joe Biden narrowly leads PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market

As of April 2, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows President Joe Biden (D) at $0.48 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.46. Biden has held the lead in this market since March 31, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share…

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Trump campaign has outraised Biden campaign in Michigan

Donald Trump (R) has raised the most money from Michigan of all presidential candidates, taking in $2 million since the start of the campaign cycle.

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Haley campaign outraised Trump campaign in Wisconsin

Before ending her campaign, Nikki Haley (R) raised the most money from Wisconsin of all presidential candidates, taking in $973,323 since the start of the campaign cycle.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #104

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

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Three U.S. House incumbents are in contested elections in Georgia this year—a decade-low

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Georgia was March 8, 2024.

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Update on 2024 ballot measure certifications

For 2024, 87 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 30 states, six more measures than the average (81) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157.

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Wisconsin voters approve Questions 1 and 2 to ban private funding of elections and authorize only election officials to administer elections

Voters approved two constitutional amendments related to election administration on April 2, 2024. Question 1 received 54.4% of the vote, and Question 2 received 58.6%.

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Marijuana legalization initiative will be on Nov. ballot, Florida Supreme Court rules

In November, voters in Florida will decide on a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, Amendment 3, to legalize marijuana. The final step was for the amendment to receive approval from the Florida Supreme Court, which occurred on April 1. The campaign submitted enough signatures to meet the state’s requirement of 891,523.

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Florida Supreme Court rules on abortion: there is no right to abortion in the state’s Privacy Clause, but voters will decide the issue in Nov.

The Florida Supreme Court issued two rulings related to a state constitutional right to abortion on April 1.

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Trump campaign has outraised Biden campaign in Pennsylvania

Donald Trump (R) has raised the most money from Pennsylvania of all presidential candidates, taking in $2.59 million since the start of the campaign cycle.

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Biden campaign has outraised Trump campaign in Washington state

Joe Biden (D) has raised the most money from Washington state of all presidential candidates, taking in $3.31 million since the start of the campaign cycle.

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Elected or appointed – bills tackle changing certain office selection methods

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Haley campaign outraised Biden campaign in Colorado

Before ending her campaign, Nikki Haley (R) had raised the most money from Colorado of all presidential candidates, taking in $1.71 million since the start of the campaign cycle.

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