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Year in review 2023, part one

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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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins first week of January 2024 sitting

Welcome to the Jan. 8 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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What we learned from identifying nearly 10,000 endorsements in local school board elections in 2023

Welcome to the Monday, January 8, 2024, Brew.

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The 264 local ballot measures Ballotpedia covered in 2023

Welcome to the Friday, January 5, Brew.

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State education officials issued the most school board endorsements in 2023

In July and August 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and his opponent in that year’s gubernatorial election, Charlie Crist (D), both endorsed school board slates of candidates.

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Texas voter turnout reaches 14% in 2023 – a two-decade high for odd year

Welcome to the Thursday, January 4th, Brew.

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More legislative changes to the ballot measure process and direct democracy in 2023 than previous five years

Legislatures enacted more pieces of legislation related to direct democracy—ballot initiatives, referendums, and recall petitions—in 2023 than the previous five years. In 2023, 45 bills and resolutions were enacted, which exceeds the annual average of 32 for this period. The previous largest number of bills enacted was 44 in 2019.

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Voters decided 264 local ballot measures in 29 different states in the top 100 largest cities in the U.S. and state capitals

There were 264 local measures in 29 different states within the top 100 largest cities in the U.S. and state capitals.

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Season’s greetings! As we wrap up the 12 Days of Ballotpedia, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your support.

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State supreme court vacancy 2023 recap

From January 1 through December 21, 2023, Ballotpedia tracked 20 state supreme court vacancies. This was the second-lowest number of vacancies since Ballotpedia started tracking state supreme court vacancies in 2019.

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State supreme court vacancy count for December 2023

In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and swearing ins of justices from December 1 to December 21, 2023. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts.

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And the winner is…

Welcome to the Friday, December 22, Brew.

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Bargaining in Blue: Boston expands educational incentive plan in new police collective bargaining agreement

Bargaining in Blue, a monthly newsletter from Ballotpedia, provides news and information on police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), including the latest news, policy debates, and insights from Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities by population.

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Highest percentage of officials recalled since 2018

Welcome to the Thursday, December 21, 2023, Brew.

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2023 sees increase in recall attempts from 2022

In 2023, Ballotpedia covered 284 recall efforts against 418 officials. This was a slight increase in the number of recall efforts and a slight decrease in the number of officials targeted for recall compared to 2022, when we covered 267 recall efforts against 450 officials. The year with the greatest…

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Nearly half of seats in Kansas’ school board elections uncontested in 2023

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 20, Brew.

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House committee issues more subpoenas related to ESG practices

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85 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

Eighty-five people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, two fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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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 December 11-December 15.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, December 15, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends, legislative activity, and updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes.

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Final episode of our RCV deep dive: the origins of RCV and what comes next

Welcome to the Thursday, December 14, 2023, Brew.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #89

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

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Proposed labor rule defining requirements for investment advisers receives more than 5,000 comments

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The next state in our series of school board elections analyses – Ohio

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 13, Brew.

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It’s that time of year…Ballotpedia’s fifth annual Holiday Cookie election!

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