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Voters in Augusta, Maine, will decide on a school budget question on June 13

Voters in Augusta, Maine will decide on Question 1 on June 13, 2023, which would approve the school budget of $36.25 million for K-12 education for the 2023-2024 school year.

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Federal Register weekly update: Highest weekly final rule total so far in 2023

The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions.

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Previewing Thursday’s special election primaries to fill vacancies created after state lawmakers were expelled

Welcome to the Monday, June 12, Brew.

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Public-sector union legislation and litigation five years after Janus

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of June 5-June 9.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 9, 2023

States have enacted 182 election-related bills this year, 21 more than at this point in 2022.

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297 constitutional amendments were filed during the 2023 Texas legislative session with House Republicans filing the most

Of the 297 constitutional amendments filed during the 2023 regular session, 184 amendments (62%) were filed by Republican senators or representatives, and 113 (38%) by Democratic legislators. Compared to the 2021 regular legislative session, Republicans filed 58 more amendments in 2023, and Democrats filed an additional 21.

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Acronyms abound…ICYMI—ERIC and state legislatures

Welcome to the Friday, June 9, Brew.

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U.S. Supreme Court overturns Alabama’s congressional maps in Allen v. Milligan decision

On June 8, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Alabama’s congressional redistricting plan adopted in November 2021 and used in the state’s 2022 elections violated the Voting Rights Act and must be redrawn to include a second majority-Black district.

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Trump leads in 2024 Republican presidential primary polling and PredictIt markets

As of June 8, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market.

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Burgum, Christie, and Pence announce their presidential campaigns

Three new noteworthy candidates announced 2024 presidential campaigns in the past week. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) officially announced his candidacy on June 6, while former Vice President Mike Pence (R) and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) officially announced their candidacies on June 7.

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Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest: June 2023

Welcome to Ballotpedia’s Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest! This monthly newsletter provides news and information on key policy changes, a breakdown of state legislation, and an overview of pivotal legal decisions and case developments. In this issue, you’ll find:

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Tuesday’s election results roundup: One incumbent loses in New Jersey, and Denver gets a new mayor

Welcome to the Thursday, June 8, Brew.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #64

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

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One incumbent defeated in New Jersey’s state legislative primaries

New Jersey held state legislative primaries on June 6, the first in the 2023 election cycle.

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Johnston defeats Brough in Denver’s fifth open mayoral election since 1959

Former state Sen. Mike Johnston defeated former Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelly Brough, 54% to 46%, in a runoff election for mayor of Denver, Colorado, on June 6, 2023. This was the city’s fifth open mayoral election since 1959.

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Another marijuana legalization measure may be heading to the 2024 ballot

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Texas set to become ninth state to withdraw from ERIC, Arizona’s possible withdrawal vetoed by Gov. Hobbs (D)

Texas lawmakers sent SB1070 to Gov. Greg Abbot (R) on May 29, 2023, positioning the state to become the eighth to withdraw from ERIC this year, and the ninth overall. Elsewhere, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed SB1135 on May 26, a bill including provisions that would have effectively withdrawn…

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ESG pressure on CFO decision-making

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.

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62 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

Sixty-two people declared candidacies for federal or state offices in the past week, the same number declared last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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May 2023 partisan count: 54.49% of state legislators are Republican, 43.33% Democratic

At the end of May 2023, 54.94% of all state legislatures in the United States are Republican while 44.33% are Democratic. There are 7,383 state legislative seats in the country.

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Texas Senate appoints committee to develop rules for upcoming impeachment trial

The Texas Senate appointed a committee on May 29 to develop proposed rules for the upcoming impeachment proceeding against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). The committee, consisting of five Republicans and two Democrats, was directed to propose rules for the trial by June 20. The Senate also adopted a…

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Virginia holding a decade-high number of state legislative primaries on June 20

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Federal Register weekly update: 11 significant documents added

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Proposed legislation would eliminate ESG in TSP pensions

Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas) on May 23 reintroduced legislation calling for the elimination of the use of ESG in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), the pension plan for federal employees and members of the military. The private managers of the TSP are BlackRock and State Street, two of the largest…

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