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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #92

Correction: In a story last week about a recall election against one member of the Plattsmouth Community School District Board of Education, in Nebraska, we wrote that a book review committee “recommended the removal of 51 books from the library.” The committee actually recommended the removal of one of the…

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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

For 2024, 55 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 25 states, which is equivalent to the average for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157.

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State supreme courts issue 6,722 opinions in 2023, fewer than 2022 and 2021

State supreme courts issued 6,722 opinions in 2023. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia led the field with 528 opinions issued, followed by Texas with 446 and Delaware with 435.

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Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

As of Jan. 9, 2024, former President Donald Trump (R) holds a lead in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market.

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Nation’s governors issue 1,514 executive orders in 2023, fewer than 2022

The nation’s governors issued 1,514 executive orders in 2023. In comparison, they issued 1,575 executive orders in 2022.

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Satana Deberry (D), Tim Dunn (D), and Jeff Jackson (D) are running in the Democratic primary for North Carolina Attorney General

Satana Deberry (D), Tim Dunn (D), and Jeff Jackson (D) are running in the Democratic Party primary for Attorney General of North Carolina on March 5, 2024. Deberry and Jackson have led in pre-election polls and media attention. Incumbent Josh Stein (D) is running for governor rather than seeking re-election.

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Eleven candidates are running in the Democratic primary in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District

Eleven candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District on March 5, 2024. Six candidates lead in local media attention: Napoleon Bracy Jr. (D), Merika Coleman (D), Anthony Daniels (D), Shomari Figures (D), Juandalynn Givan (D), and Jeremy Gray (D).

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Kansas Governor seeks to expand Medicaid with work requirements

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (D) on December 14, 2023, proposed legislation to expand the state’s Medicaid program with work requirements for certain enrollees. The Cutting Healthcare Costs for All Kansans Act would require adults under 65 to provide employment verification to qualify for Medicaid.

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What’s next for a possible abortion ballot measure in Florida

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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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The U.S. Senate has confirmed 166 of President Biden’s federal judge appointees

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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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Race for California’s Class I U.S. Senate seat begins to take shape

Twenty-nine candidates are running in the top-two primary for U.S. Senate in California on March 5, 2024. The primary will determine which two candidates will run in the state’s general election on Nov. 5, 2024.

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Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D), Pervez Agwan (D), and Noor Mobeen (D) are running in the Democratic primary in Texas’ 7th Congressional District

Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D), Pervez Agwan (D), and Noor Mobeen (D) are running in the Democratic Party primary election for Texas’ 7th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. Fletcher and Agwan lead in endorsements and campaign finance.

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Biden has successfully appointed 166 federal judges through January 1 of his fourth year

President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 166 Article III federal judges through January 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through January 1 of his fourth year in office is 154.3.

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Voters in San Francisco to decide on minimum police staffing charter amendment on March 5

Voters in San Francisco, California, will decide on a policing-related charter amendment, titled Proposition B, on March 5, 2024.

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Florida abortion rights initiative surpasses signature requirement to appear on 2024 ballot pending state supreme court approval

Floridians Protecting Freedom has submitted 911,169 valid signatures to place an initiative on the Nov. 2024 ballot that would prohibit any state laws that restrict, delay, penalize, or ban abortion before fetal viability.

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

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Federal Register weekly update: 42 rules added in first week of January (2024)

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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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Welcome to the first Weekly Brew of 2024! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season.

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Federal Register 2023 in review: Biden Administration’s highest annual page count

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Three Arkansas unemployment insurance laws take effect

Three unemployment insurance laws in Arkansas went into effect on January 1, 2024. Together, Acts 106, 196, and 587 reduce maximum unemployment insurance benefits, establish the contribution rate of employers, disqualify an individual from receiving benefits under certain circumstances of refusing a job offer or failing to attend a job…

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OIRA 2023 in review: Highest annual review count since 2020

The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 575 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in 2023.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, January 5, 2024

Welcome to our coverage of election-related legislation in the 2024 session! We are currently following 1,445 active bills in 2024, including 1,281 carried over from 2023. These carryover bills were introduced in 2023 but remain active in 2024.

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The 264 local ballot measures Ballotpedia covered in 2023

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