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OIRA reviewed 39 significant rules in October

In October 2023, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 39 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved two of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 35 rules while recommending changes to their content. Two rules were withdrawn from the…

Ballotpedia · Nov 2, 2023

2023 ballot measure qualification costs higher than the average for the previous five odd-year cycles

Welcome to the Thursday November 2, 2023, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Nov 2, 2023

A final look ahead at Ohio’s upcoming recreational marijuana initiative vote

Welcome to the Wednesday, November 1, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023

Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Senate

As of Oct. 29, Ballotpedia has tracked 24 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 24, Ballotpedia tracked four from Oct. 23-29. Democrats sponsored all four bills. The bills are below:   

Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #84

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

Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023

Eighteen candidates are running for nine seats on the Loudoun County Public Schools board on Nov. 7

Eighteen candidates are running for all nine seats on the Loudoun County Public Schools school board in Virginia on Nov. 7, 2023. The school district, located northwest of Washington D.C., had approximately 81,131 students as of the 2020-21 school year, making it the third largest school district in Virginia.

Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023

Four candidates running for two seats on the South-Western City Schools Board of Education on Nov. 7

Four candidates are running in the general election for South-Western City Schools Board of Education in Franklin County, Ohio, on Nov. 7, 2023. Two of five school board seats are up for election, and voters can choose up to two candidates.

Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023

2023 statewide ballot measures written at graduate school reading level

The ballot language for the 41 statewide ballot measures on the ballot in eight states in 2023 is written at an average reading level of 19 (third-year graduate school reading level), which is up from 18 years in 2021. 

Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023

U.S. senators introduce bill seeking changes to unemployment insurance program

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-), U.S. Senator Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.), and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) and a coalition of six Democratic and Independent senators on October 26 introduced a bill proposing several modifications to the joint federal-state unemployment insurance program.

Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023

U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 210,000

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 10,000 for the week ending Oct. 21 to a seasonally adjusted 210,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 2,000 to 198,000. The four-week moving average as of Oct. 21 rose 1,250 from the previous week’s revised average to 207,500.

Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023