Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Ballotpedia

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:

Ballotpedia

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

Welcome to the Thursday, June 8, Brew.

Ballotpedia

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.

Ballotpedia

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

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.

Ballotpedia

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.

Ballotpedia

Another marijuana legalization measure may be heading to the 2024 ballot

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 7, Brew.

Ballotpedia

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 Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed SB1135 on May 26, a bill including provisions that would have effectively withdrawn…

Ballotpedia

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

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.

Ballotpedia

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.

Ballotpedia

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.

Ballotpedia

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…

Ballotpedia

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

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 6, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Federal Register weekly update: 11 significant documents added

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.

Ballotpedia

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…

Ballotpedia

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Ballotpedia

All candidates for Mississippi House of Representatives District 3 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All three candidates running in the August 8, 2023, Republican primary election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 3—Jonathan Dantzler (R), Jim Estrada (R), and Dennis Nowell (R)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

Ballotpedia

State supreme courts have issued more than 2,700 decisions this year

State supreme courts issued 89 opinions from May 22-28. The Delaware Supreme Court led the field with nine opinions issued, followed by Massachusetts, Montana, and New York with six each.

Ballotpedia

A preview of tomorrow’s New Jersey primaries

Welcome to the Monday, June 5, Brew.

Ballotpedia

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

As of May 26, 23 states have confirmed the dates for their 2024 presidential preference primaries. The remaining 27 states have not formally or officially confirmed their dates.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Ballotpedia

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 2, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed three election bills into law this week as the state continues to have the highest rate of election-related legislative activity this year.

Ballotpedia

Biden issued two executive orders in May on sanctions and coronavirus vaccine requirements

President Joe Biden (D) issued two executive orders in May, bringing his total number to 115.

Ballotpedia

Florida marijuana initiative has enough signatures to appear on 2024 ballot; state supreme court review pending

Smart & Safe Florida, a campaign supporting a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Florida, has collected 967,528 valid signatures, exceeding the 891,523 valid signatures needed to be placed on the ballot in 2024.

Ballotpedia

Louisiana legislature refers two constitutional amendments to October 14 ballot concerning freedom of worship and nonprofit property tax exemptions

On May 30, 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature gave final approval to two constitutional amendments set to appear on the ballot on Oct. 14, 2023.

Ballotpedia

One-third of Virginia House incumbents are not running for re-election

One-third of the incumbents in Virginia’s House of Delegates are not running for re-election in 2023, the most in the chamber in more than a decade.

Ballotpedia

One-fourth of Virginia State Senate incumbents are running in contested primaries

Democrats currently hold a 22-18 majority in the Virginia State Senate, which holds elections every four years rather than every two.

Ballotpedia

Three special elections called so far in the 118th Congress

U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I., 1st) resigned from Congress on June 1 to become president of the Rhode Island Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Providence. A special election to replace him is scheduled for Nov. 7, 2023.

1 … 97 98 99 100

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Ballotpedia

1,518 stories

House of Representatives

the Florida Supreme Court

The Delaware Supreme Court

12 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.