Jerrick Adams · [email protected]

August 27, 2019 at 1:02 PM

Federal judge strikes down disclosure exemptions given to some nonprofits

Federal judge strikes down disclosure exemptions given to some nonprofits The IRS rule exempted some 501(c) nonprofit entities from reporting the names and addresses of their contributors. Welcome to The Disclosure Digest, our weekly look at state and …

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August 27, 2019 at 12:05 PM

20% of voters have had an online telemedicine visit

20% of voters have had an online telemedicine visit   August 27, 2019: Twenty percent (20%) of all voters have had an online telemedicine visit. A series of ScottRasmussen.com national polls found that’s up from 15% in May and 13% a year ago.[1][2] Loo…

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

August 27, 2019 at 9:42 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Twenty-seven territories

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Twenty-seven territories Today's Brew summarizes the type and history of U.S. territorial acquisitions + previews the elections on August 27   Welcome to the Tuesday, August 27, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:…

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August 26, 2019 at 2:18 PM

Joe Walsh becomes second Republican primary challenger to Trump

Joe Walsh becomes second Republican primary challenger to Trump Gabbard and Steyer call for more transparency in DNC’s poll selection   August 26, 2019: Joe Walsh announced that he is running for president. The Tulsi Gabbard and Tom Steyer campaigns called f…

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August 26, 2019 at 12:05 PM

80% of Americans think high school students should get a job

80% of Americans think high school students should get a job   August 26, 2019: Eighty percent (80%) of American adults believe it is good for high school students to have a part-time job after school and on weekends. A Job Creators Network/ScottRasmus…

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

August 26, 2019 at 9:37 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Ballotpedia launches comprehensive coverage of North Carolina elections

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Ballotpedia launches comprehensive coverage of North Carolina elections Today's Brew highlights Ballotpedia’s first-ever comprehensive local coverage of a state + looks ahead to the 2020 party conventions   Welcome to the Monday, August …

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August 24, 2019 at 11:49 AM

Reeves, Waller compete in Mississippi's gubernatorial Republican primary runoff

Reeves, Waller compete in Mississippi's gubernatorial Republican primary runoff Phoenix voters to decide pension and light-rail initiatives Your weekly review of the week in state and local politics is here! Check out the highlights below, and click the link…

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August 24, 2019 at 11:38 AM

Deadline approaches for next Democratic debates, Castro is latest candidate to qualify

Deadline approaches for next Democratic debates, Castro is latest candidate to qualify Early voting begins for two North Carolina congressional special elections Welcome to the Federal Tap! Find information on debates, special elections, and more in our hig…

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  Jerrick Adams · [email protected]

August 23, 2019 at 6:33 PM

Pennsylvania state employee seeks refund of union fees paid before Janus

Pennsylvania state employee seeks refund of union fees paid before Janus Pennsylvania state employee filed a class-action lawsuit against the union Welcome to Union Station, our weekly newsletter that keeps you abreast of the legislation, national tren…

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August 23, 2019 at 2:42 PM

Moulton ends 2020 presidential campaign

Moulton ends 2020 presidential campaign More than a dozen 2020 Dems in California for DNC summer meeting   August 23, 2019: Seth Moulton becomes sixth notable Democrat to suspend his presidential campaign. More than a dozen 2020 Democrats are in California for …

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  Caitlin Styrsky · [email protected]

August 23, 2019 at 1:45 PM

Trump administration’s one-year update on executive branch reorganization plan

Trump administration’s one-year update on executive branch reorganization plan Plus, a series of district court decisions blocking Medicaid work requirements in three states. The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia…

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August 23, 2019 at 12:04 PM

6% of voters research the CEO's political views before buying products or services from a company

6% of voters research the CEO's political views before buying products or services from a company   August 23, 2019: Before buying products or services from a company, 6% of voters say they almost always research the CEO's political views. A ScottRasmu…

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

August 23, 2019 at 9:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Mississippi Republican governor’s runoff to be decided Aug. 27

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Mississippi Republican governor’s runoff to be decided Aug. 27 Today's Brew previews Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial runoff in Mississippi + a Democratic candidate announces run for Senate after ending his presidential bid   Welcome t…

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August 22, 2019 at 2:39 PM

Inslee suspends presidential campaign

Inslee suspends presidential campaign Joe Walsh likely to challenge Trump   August 22, 2019: Jay Inslee suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday night. Joe Walsh is considering entering the Republican primary this weekend. Share the latest from the camp…

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August 22, 2019 at 12:04 PM

74% of voters consider health care a very important issue

74% of voters consider health care a very important issue   August 22, 2019: Seventy-four percent (74%) of voters consider healthcare to be a very important voting issue. A new ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that 73% say the same about the ec…

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

August 22, 2019 at 9:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Third presidential debate - two nights, or one...

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Third presidential debate - two nights, or one... Today's Brew highlights the candidates who have qualified for the next two Democratic debates + the start of early voting in congressional special elections in NC   Welcome to the Thursd…

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August 21, 2019 at 2:34 PM

Warren calls for repeal of 1994 crime law in new criminal justice proposal

Warren calls for repeal of 1994 crime law in new criminal justice proposal Trump heads to Kentucky for Bevin fundraiser   August 21, 2019: Elizabeth Warren released her criminal justice platform. Donald Trump is headlining a fundraiser for Matt Bevin’s guber…

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August 21, 2019 at 12:02 PM

60 years ago today Hawaii became America’s 50th state

60 years ago today Hawaii became America’s 50th state   August 21, 2019: Sixty (60) years ago today—on August 21, 1959—Hawaii was admitted to the United States and became our country’s 50th state.[1] This stretch of 60 years without adding a new state …

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

August 21, 2019 at 9:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Ninth Circuit panel limits nationwide injunction of Trump immigration rule

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Ninth Circuit panel limits nationwide injunction of Trump immigration rule Today's Brew highlights the latest court decision on the Trump administration’s immigration rule + Andrew Yang leads in Ballotpedia pageviews last week   Welcome …

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August 20, 2019 at 2:44 PM

Castro is 10th candidate to qualify for September and October debates

Castro is 10th candidate to qualify for September and October debates 2020 Dems head to Iowa for Native American forum   August 20, 2019: Julián Castro qualified for the third and fourth Democratic primary debates. Roughly half of the Democratic field will s…

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August 20, 2019 at 12:05 PM

71% of voters do not know if the BDS movement supports or opposes Israel

71% of voters do not know if the BDS movement supports or opposes Israel   August 20, 2019: The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS) is intended to oppose Israel and support the Palestinian cause. It played a major role in Israel’s recent …

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August 20, 2019 at 9:39 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Second business tax measure sought in California for 2020

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Second business tax measure sought in California for 2020 Today's Brew highlights how a California group is seeking to get a second split roll tax initiative on the 2020 ballot + the triplex offices being decided in 2019   Welcome to the…

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August 19, 2019 at 2:25 PM

Pence will remain Trump’s running mate in 2020

Pence will remain Trump’s running mate in 2020 Sanders releases criminal justice platform   August 19, 2019: Donald Trump confirmed that he would keep Mike Pence as his running mate in 2020. Bernie Sanders released his latest policy platform on criminal just…

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August 19, 2019 at 12:03 PM

80 years ago today Orville Wright’s birthday was declared National Aviation Day

80 years ago today Orville Wright’s birthday was declared National Aviation Day   August 19, 2019: Eighty years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Orville Wright’s birthday to be National Aviation Day.[1] Born in 1871, Orville was 32…

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

August 19, 2019 at 9:42 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: 23 statewide ballot measures have been certified for 2019

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: 23 statewide ballot measures have been certified for 2019 Today's Brew highlights state-by-state voting patterns in presidential elections + recent initiative activity summarized in our State Ballot Measure Monthly newsletter   Welcome t…

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August 17, 2019 at 12:16 PM

Seattle City Council candidates set for November election

Seattle City Council candidates set for November election Runner-up gets endorsement of third-place finisher in Mississippi Republican gubernatorial runoff Welcome to the weekend! Here's your review of what happened this week in state and local politics. Wan…

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August 17, 2019 at 12:11 PM

Hickenlooper is fourth Democrat to end presidential run

Hickenlooper is fourth Democrat to end presidential run More satellite groups air ads in NC-09 special election Welcome to your weekend review! We hope you enjoy this week's federal politics highlights. For a comprehensive review, click the link below. Read …

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  Jerrick Adams · [email protected]

August 16, 2019 at 6:48 PM

Two public-sector labor bills vetoed by New Hampshire governor

Two public-sector labor bills vetoed by New Hampshire governor Without veto-proof majorities in both the House and Senate, Democrats cannot unilaterally override Sununu's vetoes. Welcome to Union Station, our weekly newsletter that keeps you abreast of …

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August 16, 2019 at 2:39 PM

Booker calls for new White House Office on Hate Crimes and White Supremacist Violence

Booker calls for new White House Office on Hate Crimes and White Supremacist Violence Cardi B interviews Sanders about police brutality and student debt   August 16, 2019: Cory Booker released his plan to address domestic terrorism. Rapper Cardi B interviews B…

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August 16, 2019 at 12:04 PM

41 years ago today the idea of ESPN was born

41 years ago today the idea of ESPN was born   August 16, 2019: Forty-one years ago today, on August 16, 1977, Scott Rasmussen and his father Bill had an argument that led to the creation of ESPN. They had learned of a then-new technology of satellite …

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

August 16, 2019 at 9:41 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Eleven days until Mississippi’s Republican gubernatorial runoff

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Eleven days until Mississippi’s Republican gubernatorial runoff Today's Brew checks in on the Republican primary runoff for Mississippi’s governor’s race + a fourth Democratic presidential candidate exits the race   Welcome to the Frid…

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August 15, 2019 at 2:27 PM

Hickenlooper expected to suspend presidential campaign

Hickenlooper expected to suspend presidential campaign Trump holds rally in New Hampshire   August 15, 2019: John Hickenlooper is expected to suspend his presidential campaign Thursday. Donald Trump will hold his first campaign rally in New Hampshire this year…

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August 15, 2019 at 12:04 PM

50 years ago today the Woodstock music festival began

50 years ago today the Woodstock music festival began   August 15, 2019: Fifty years ago today, “more than 400,000 people descended on Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, NY” for the Woodstock Music Festival. Though the event was a logistical n…

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

August 15, 2019 at 9:39 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: 56 percent of 2019 state legislative elections lack a Democratic or Republican candidate

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: 56 percent of 2019 state legislative elections lack a Democratic or Republican candidate Today's Brew highlights this year’s state legislative races that don’t have a Democratic or Republican candidate + Ballotpedia’s early list of 2020 battleground election…

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August 14, 2019 at 2:38 PM

Castro releases ad directed at Trump

Castro releases ad directed at Trump Hickenlooper considers launching Senate bid   August 14, 2019: Julián Castro released an ad criticizing Donald Trump. John Hickenlooper is considering a Senate run, according to a New York Times report. Share the latest f…

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August 14, 2019 at 12:14 PM

53% of voters believe our country is doing okay but the political system is in crisis

53% of voters believe our country is doing okay but the political system is in crisis   August 14, 2019: Fifty-three percent (53%) of voters nationwide believe that our country is doing okay, but the political system is in crisis. A ScottRasmussen.com …

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August 14, 2019 at 9:42 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Seattle council elections decided

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Seattle council elections decided Today's Brew highlights the results of the August 6 Seattle elections + previews two charter amendment ballot initiatives in Phoenix   Welcome to the Wednesday, August 14, Brew. Here’s what’s in store fo…

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August 13, 2019 at 12:09 PM

$77.9 billion of U.S. residential real estate bought by foreign buyers

$77.9 billion of U.S. residential real estate bought by foreign buyers   August 13, 2019: During the twelve months ending in March 2019, foreign buyers purchased $77.9 billion in U.S. residential real estate. That total is down 36% from the year before…

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August 13, 2019 at 9:42 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Over 800 presidential candidates in 2020

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Over 800 presidential candidates in 2020 Today's Brew highlights the number of presidential candidates who filed with the FEC so far + the field is finalized for Louisiana’s 2019 gubernatorial election   Welcome to the Tuesday, August 13…

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August 12, 2019 at 2:39 PM

Trump raises $12 million at fundraisers in Hamptons

Trump raises $12 million at fundraisers in Hamptons 2020 Dems campaign across Iowa   August 12, 2019: Donald Trump raised $12 million from two fundraisers Friday. The 2020 Democrats gathered in Iowa to speak at the Soapbox and a gun violence forum. Share the…

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August 12, 2019 at 12:06 PM

28% of voters want a presidential candidate with mainstream political views

28% of voters want a presidential candidate with mainstream political views   August 12, 2019: Other things being equal, 28% of voters nationwide would prefer a presidential candidate whose main policy positions are in the political mainstream. However…

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August 12, 2019 at 10:08 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: White House agency has reviewed 235 rules in 2019

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: White House agency has reviewed 235 rules in 2019 Today's Brew highlights the number of reviews by the White House’s regulatory affairs office + Washington voters will decide affirmative action policy in 2019   Welcome to the Monday, A…

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August 10, 2019 at 12:13 PM

Mississippi governor primaries: Hood (D) wins, Reeves (R) and Waller (R) advance to runoff

Mississippi governor primaries: Hood (D) wins, Reeves (R) and Waller (R) advance to runoff After filing closes, Louisiana Gov. Edwards (D) has eight challengers Thanks for joining us this weekend! In state and local news this week we look at gubernatorial …

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August 10, 2019 at 12:10 PM

Fourth Texas congressman announces 2020 retirement

Fourth Texas congressman announces 2020 retirement Satellite groups release ads ahead of NC-09 special election We appreciate you spending your weekend with Ballotpedia! This week in federal news we cover congressional retirements, NC-09 spending, and the Dem…

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August 9, 2019 at 6:32 PM

Massachusetts governor vetoes omnibus public-sector labor bill

Massachusetts governor vetoes omnibus public-sector labor bill The legislature declined to adopt the amendments proposed by Governor Baker. Welcome to Union Station, our weekly newsletter that keeps you abreast of the legislation, national trends, and pu…

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August 9, 2019 at 2:43 PM

Yang qualifies for next two primary debates with new poll

Yang qualifies for next two primary debates with new poll 2020 candidates continue march on Iowa   August 9, 2019: Andrew Yang became the ninth candidate to qualify for the third and fourth Democratic primary debates. Most of the 2020 Democratic field will be i…

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August 9, 2019 at 12:05 PM

500,000 people will be hired to conduct Census 2020

500,000 people will be hired to conduct Census 2020   August 9, 2019: The U.S. Census Bureau will hire 500,000 temporary workers to conduct a complete census of the nation’s population in 2020.[1] In 2010, with unemployment over 9%, 3.9 million people …

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

August 9, 2019 at 9:38 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Tucson voters to decide sanctuary city status

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Tucson voters to decide sanctuary city status Today's Brew highlights a 2019 ballot measure regarding Tucson’s sanctuary city status + the number of judges appointed by Trump compared with other presidents   Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 9…

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August 8, 2019 at 2:53 PM

2020 Democrats travel to Iowa for state fair

2020 Democrats travel to Iowa for state fair Harris makes six-figure ad buy in Iowa   August 8, 2019: The 2020 Democrats converge upon Iowa as the state fair begins Thursday. Kamala Harris made a six-figure ad buy in Iowa. Share the latest from the campaign …

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August 8, 2019 at 12:03 PM

47% of voters say they’ll definitely vote against President Trump in 2020

47% of voters say they’ll definitely vote against President Trump in 2020   August 8, 2019: The latest ScottRasmussen.com national poll shows that 47% of voters say they will definitely vote against President Trump in 2020.[1] That number almost exactl…

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