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September 23, 2019 at 2:19 PM

Booker campaign says he needs $1.7M to stay in race

Booker campaign says he needs $1.7M to stay in race Alaska GOP cancels presidential primary   September 23, 2019: Booker campaign manager Addisu Demissie said Booker needed $1.7 million by September 30 to continue in the race. The Alaska Republican Party canc…

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September 23, 2019 at 12:03 PM

78% of registered Democrats have a favorable opinion of Joe Biden

78% of registered Democrats have a favorable opinion of Joe Biden   September 23, 2019: A ScottRasmussen.com survey conducted September 14-16 found that former Vice President Joe Biden is viewed favorably by 78% of registered Democrats nationwide. Bide…

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September 23, 2019 at 9:37 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: SCOTUS begins its new term in just over two weeks

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: SCOTUS begins its new term in just over two weeks Today's Brew previews the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming term and October sitting + highlights the appointment of a new state Supreme Court justice in Oklahoma   Welcome to the Monday, Sep…

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September 21, 2019 at 11:53 AM

EPA to withdraw waiver allowing California to set auto emissions standards

EPA to withdraw waiver allowing California to set auto emissions standards President Trump campaigns, fundraises in California and New Mexico Good Saturday morning! Read on for this week's top stories in federal politics. For a full review of the week, plus a…

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September 21, 2019 at 11:34 AM

Louisiana gubernatorial candidates debate taxes, Medicaid expansion

Louisiana gubernatorial candidates debate taxes, Medicaid expansion Mississippi governor candidates spar over debate schedule Welcome to the weekend! Keep reading for this week's highlights in state and local politics. Click the button below to launch the fu…

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September 20, 2019 at 5:33 PM

Ballotpedia's research into public-sector union finances

Ballotpedia's research into public-sector union finances Ballotpedia will release the key findings of our public-sector union research each week in Union Station. Welcome to Union Station, our weekly newsletter that keeps you abreast of the legislation…

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September 20, 2019 at 2:42 PM

De Blasio ends presidential campaign

De Blasio ends presidential campaign Sanders reaches 1 million unique donors   September 20, 2019: Bill de Blasio announced he was ending his presidential campaign on Friday morning. The Bernie Sanders campaign announced it had received contributions from 1 mil…

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September 20, 2019 at 12:05 PM

47% of American adults have binge-watched a Netflix series

47% of American adults have binge-watched a Netflix series   September 20, 2019: Forty-seven percent (47%) of American adults have binge-watched a Netflix series. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that total includes 64% of adults under 50, 3…

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September 20, 2019 at 9:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Utah legislature changes medical marijuana measure for second time

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Utah legislature changes medical marijuana measure for second time Today's Brew highlights a recent instance of legislative alteration in Utah + an appeals court rules that the organization of the FHFA is unconstitutional   Welcome to th…

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September 19, 2019 at 2:42 PM

Seven Dems discuss climate change during first day of Georgetown forum

Seven Dems discuss climate change during first day of Georgetown forum Booker issues labor policy plan in midst of GM strike   September 19, 2019: Seven Democratic presidential candidates will speak at the first day of Georgetown’s presidential candidate foru…

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September 19, 2019 at 12:04 PM

10% of American adults have mistakenly sent an embarrassing photo to the wrong person

10% of American adults have mistakenly sent an embarrassing photo to the wrong person   September 19, 2019: Ten percent (10%) of American adults have mistakenly sent an embarrassing photo to the wrong person. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey also f…

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September 19, 2019 at 9:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: A state-by-state breakdown of public-sector unions

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: A state-by-state breakdown of public-sector unions Today's Brew highlights our recently-released research about public-sector unions + our weekly summary of local political news   Welcome to the Thursday, September 19, Brew. Here’s what’…

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September 18, 2019 at 2:20 PM

Trump campaign attacks Biden's alleged gaffes in new digital video

Trump campaign attacks Biden's alleged gaffes in new digital video Steyer proposes $50 billion public service program expansion   September 18, 2019: The Trump campaign posted a digital video critical of Joe Biden. Tom Steyer proposed spending $50 billion to…

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September 18, 2019 at 12:03 PM

51% of Democratic voters consider themselves politically liberal

51% of Democratic voters consider themselves politically liberal   September 18, 2019: Fifty-one percent (51%) of voters nationwide who identify as Democrats consider themselves politically liberal. An analysis of ScottRasmussen.com surveys found that…

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September 18, 2019 at 9:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Pivot Counties play key role in NC-9 special election

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Pivot Counties play key role in NC-9 special election Today's Brew analyzes the vote margins of pivot counties in last week’s NC-9 special election + campaign finance reports in Kentucky’s attorney general race   Welcome to the Wednesday…

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September 17, 2019 at 2:19 PM

Working Families endorses Warren over 2016 pick Sanders

Working Families endorses Warren over 2016 pick Sanders Trump set to raise $15 million in CA for joint fundraising committee   September 17, 2019: The Working Families Party endorsed Elizabeth Warren Monday. Donald Trump is expected to raise more than $15 mil…

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September 17, 2019 at 12:04 PM

33% of voters believe the U.S. Constitution needs a major overhaul

33% of voters believe the U.S. Constitution needs a major overhaul   September 17, 2019: Thirty-three percent (33%) of voters nationwide believe the U.S. Constitution needs a major overhaul. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that 37% would lik…

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September 17, 2019 at 9:38 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Trump has appointed 25 percent of all federal appeals court judges

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Trump has appointed 25 percent of all federal appeals court judges Today's Brew highlights the percentage of appeals court judges appointed by President Trump + the latest additions to the Federal Register   Welcome to the Tuesday, Septe…

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September 16, 2019 at 2:31 PM

Biden, Sanders, and Warren will release health records before Iowa

Biden, Sanders, and Warren will release health records before Iowa Trump will hold campaign rally in New Mexico   September 16, 2019: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren have agreed to release their medical records before the Iowa caucuses. Donald…

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September 16, 2019 at 12:02 PM

77.4 metric tons of cannabis consumed by New Yorkers in 2018

77.4 metric tons of cannabis consumed by New Yorkers in 2018   September 16, 2019: New York City residents consumed 77.4 metric tons of cannabis in 2018. That’s more than any other city in the world.[1] The ABCD Cannabis Price Index also reported that …

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September 16, 2019 at 9:39 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Second GOP presidential debate held on this day four years ago

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Second GOP presidential debate held on this day four years ago Today's Brew highlights conflicting California court rulings on the approval needed for local tax measures + reviews the second Republican debate held September 16, 2015   W…

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September 14, 2019 at 12:09 PM

Incumbent loses Nashville mayoral runoff

Incumbent loses Nashville mayoral runoff Incumbent wins Democratic mayoral primary in Charlotte Welcome to your weekly breakdown of state and local politics! Click the link below to view the full version online. Read the full Tap online         At…

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September 14, 2019 at 12:05 PM

Republicans win two NC congressional special elections

Republicans win two NC congressional special elections Democrats debate healthcare, immigration, and criminal justice Welcome to the weekend! Find out what's on tap in federal politics this week. Don't forget to visit the link below to check out the full vers…

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September 13, 2019 at 6:04 PM

Ballotpedia releases research on public-sector union membership, finances, and political spending

Ballotpedia releases research on public-sector union membership, finances, and political spending Ballotpedia will release the key findings of our public-sector union research each week in Union Station. Welcome to Union Station, our weekly newsletter …

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September 13, 2019 at 2:28 PM

2020 Dems debate healthcare, immigration, and criminal justice in Houston

2020 Dems debate healthcare, immigration, and criminal justice in Houston Steyer releases impeachment ad against Trump   September 13, 2019: Ten 2020 Democratic candidates debated healthcare, immigration, criminal justice, and other issues in Houston. Tom Steye…

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September 13, 2019 at 12:02 PM

33% of voters favor a complete ban on fracking

33% of voters favor a complete ban on fracking   September 13, 2019: Thirty-three percent (33%) of voters nationwide favor a complete ban on the oil drilling process known as fracking. A ScottRasmussen.com survey found that 41% are opposed to such a b…

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September 13, 2019 at 9:41 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Energy Department withdraws rules expanding energy-efficient lightbulb requirements

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Energy Department withdraws rules expanding energy-efficient lightbulb requirements Today's Brew summarizes new Department of Energy rules about energy-efficient lightbulbs + a judicial conflict in California regarding voter approval of local tax measures   …

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September 12, 2019 at 2:46 PM

Ten Dems will debate in Houston Thursday night

Ten Dems will debate in Houston Thursday night Trump launches counter-ad campaign in Texas   September 12, 2019: The third Democratic primary debate takes place Thursday night. Donald Trump is launching a media campaign in Texas with two full-page newspaper a…

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September 12, 2019 at 12:01 PM

58% of voters think nuclear power plants can be safely developed

58% of voters think nuclear power plants can be safely developed   September 12, 2019: Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters nationwide think it’s likely that nuclear power plants could be developed to operate in a safe and environmentally friendly manne…

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September 12, 2019 at 9:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Thursday night is debate night

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Thursday night is debate night Today's Brew previews the third Democratic presidential debate tonight in Texas + reviews local election news from around the country   Welcome to the Thursday, September 12, Brew. Here’s what’s in store fo…

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September 11, 2019 at 4:19 PM

Maine to use RCV in 2020 presidential election

Maine to use RCV in 2020 presidential election This month's Ballot Bulletin covers the court ruling on North Carolina's state legislative maps and a RCV update in Maine    Sponsored by Probolsky Research Welcome to the Ballot Bulletin: We track developme…

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September 11, 2019 at 2:03 PM

Steyer launches $1 million ad campaign in IA, NV, SC

Steyer launches $1 million ad campaign in IA, NV, SC Walsh and Weld set to debate Sept. 24   September 11, 2019: Tom Steyer is airing two new ads in Iowa, Nevada, and South Carolina as part of a $1 million campaign. Joe Walsh and Bill Weld will attend a deba…

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September 11, 2019 at 12:04 PM

204 New York firefighters have died from 9/11 illnesses

204 New York firefighters have died from 9/11 illnesses   September 11, 2019: It’s been 18 years since the horrific events of 9/11. Over the course of those 18 years, 204 New York firefighters have died due to World Trade Center-related illnesses.[1] N…

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September 11, 2019 at 9:39 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Bishop (R) wins NC-9 special election

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Bishop (R) wins NC-9 special election Today's Brew highlights the results of yesterday’s special elections in NC-3 and NC-9 + the number of candidates already running for Congress in 2020   Welcome to the Wednesday, Sept. 11, Brew. Here’…

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September 10, 2019 at 2:02 PM

Trump rallies in NC for two special elections

Trump rallies in NC for two special elections Buttigieg hires SC state director   September 10, 2019: Donald Trump held a rally Monday at the Crown Expo Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Share the latest from the campaign trail.           How man…

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September 10, 2019 at 12:03 PM

62 world leaders educated in the United States

62 world leaders educated in the United States   September 10, 2019: Sixty-two (62) heads of state or heads of government have received higher education training in the United States. That’s more world leaders than have been educated by any other nati…

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September 10, 2019 at 9:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Exclusive: Volume 9 of Ballotpedia’s state legislative competitiveness report

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Exclusive: Volume 9 of Ballotpedia’s state legislative competitiveness report Today's Brew highlights our 9th annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report + Mississippi voters may decide a medical marijuana measure in 2020   Welcome …

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September 9, 2019 at 10:54 PM

Bold Justice: Trump appointed second-most federal judges through Sept. 1 of a president's 3rd year

Bold Justice: Trump appointed second-most federal judges through Sept. 1 of a president's 3rd year Alexander Hamilton may have thought them the least dangerous branch, but we at Ballotpedia think federal courts are the most exciting! Welcome to the Se…

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September 9, 2019 at 2:26 PM

Mark Sanford launched Republican primary challenge to Trump

Mark Sanford launched Republican primary challenge to Trump Steyer is 11th Democrat to qualify for October debate   September 9, 2019: Mark Sanford announced Sunday that he was running for president. Tom Steyer reached the polling threshold to qualify for the…

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September 9, 2019 at 12:03 PM

76% of voters believe illegal immigration is bad for the United States

76% of voters believe illegal immigration is bad for the United States   September 9, 2019: Seventy-six percent (76%) of voters nationwide believe illegal immigration is bad for the United States, according to a ScottRasmussen.com national survey. That…

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September 9, 2019 at 9:36 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Gov. Polis recall effort does not make ballot

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Gov. Polis recall effort does not make ballot Today's Brew details the unsuccessful effort to recall Colorado Gov. Jared Polis + previews next week’s webinar on the 2020 Almanac of American Politics   Welcome to the Monday, September 9 B…

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September 7, 2019 at 12:19 PM

Voters to decide two North Carolina congressional special elections

Voters to decide two North Carolina congressional special elections Three U.S. Representatives announce retirements, bringing total to 18 We hope you had a restful holiday weekend. We are back with the top federal stories of the week, starting with a look at …

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September 7, 2019 at 12:17 PM

North Carolina court orders state to draw new legislative maps

North Carolina court orders state to draw new legislative maps Councilmember Cooper, incumbent Briley face off in Nashville mayor runoff Thank you for joining us this weekend! We are back after the holiday and ready with this week's top stories. Let's dive i…

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September 6, 2019 at 6:04 PM

New Jersey court rules school district cannot pay salaries of union representatives

New Jersey court rules school district cannot pay salaries of union representatives The union agreement required the school board to pay the salaries of two teachers working full-time as union representatives. Welcome to Union Station, our weekly newslet…

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September 6, 2019 at 2:32 PM

Schultz decides against independent 2020 run

Schultz decides against independent 2020 run Four states look to cancel Republican primaries   September 6, 2019: Howard Schultz announced Friday that he would not run for president. South Carolina, Nevada, Arizona, and Kansas are expected to cancel their pres…

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September 6, 2019 at 12:03 PM

538 state legislative seats up for election in 2019

538 state legislative seats up for election in 2019   September 6, 2019: With all the focus on the 2020 presidential election, it’s easy to forget that a few states have significant elections scheduled for this November as well. A total of 538 state le…

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September 6, 2019 at 9:39 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Looking ahead to two U.S. House special elections in NC

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Looking ahead to two U.S. House special elections in NC Today's Brew previews next week's congressional special elections in North Carolina + looks ahead to the third Democratic presidential debate   Welcome to the Friday, September 6, B…

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September 5, 2019 at 2:21 PM

De Blasio could drop out by Oct. 1 if he does not qualify for fourth debate

De Blasio could drop out by Oct. 1 if he does not qualify for fourth debate Bennet released education plan focused on primary and secondary education   September 5, 2019: Bill de Blasio said he could drop out of the presidential race by Oct. 1. Michael Bennet …

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September 5, 2019 at 12:05 PM

57% of U.S. voters don’t know who Boris Johnson is

57% of U.S. voters don’t know who Boris Johnson is   September 5, 2019: Despite ongoing media coverage of the Brexit negotiations, most U.S. voters (57%) either have never heard of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson or don't know enough about him to …

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September 5, 2019 at 9:37 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: North Carolina must redraw state legislative maps

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: North Carolina must redraw state legislative maps Today's Brew highlights a North Carolina Superior Court decision rejecting the state’s legislative districts + a roundup of local election news   Welcome to the Thursday, September 5, Br…

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