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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’s Economy & Society newsletter on Jan. 9 recapped the following top five noteworthy developments opposing ESG from 2023:

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.

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

Welcome to the Friday, January 5, Brew. 

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. 

Welcome to the Thursday, January 4th, Brew. 

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.

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