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January 27, 2020 at 3:30 PM

Yang qualifies for Feb. 7 debate in New Hampshire

Yang qualifies for Feb. 7 debate in New Hampshire Klobuchar and Warren receive top newspaper endorsements in Iowa and New Hampshire   January 27, 2020: Andrew Yang qualified for the Feb. 7 debate in New Hampshire. The Des Moines Register endorsed Elizabeth Wa…

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January 27, 2020 at 1:02 PM

11 states will hold gubernatorial elections this year

11 states will hold gubernatorial elections this year   January 27, 2020: Voters in 11 states will go to the polls and elect a Governor this year. In seven of those states, the current Governor is running for re-election (Indiana, Missouri, New Hampshi…

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January 27, 2020 at 10:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: T-minus 1 week until Iowa

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: T-minus 1 week until Iowa Today's Brew highlights some interesting facts about next week’s Iowa caucuses + Idaho’s efforts designed to reduce state government regulations   Welcome to the Monday, January 27, Brew. Here’s what’s in store …

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January 25, 2020 at 1:08 PM

Supreme Court hears cases on drug offenses, school choice, and commercial arbitration

Supreme Court hears cases on drug offenses, school choice, and commercial arbitration Impeachment continues with opening statements and debates regarding trial rules Happy Saturday! What's on tap in political news this week? Read on for this weekend's editio…

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January 25, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Voters to decide battleground state House runoff in Texas

Voters to decide battleground state House runoff in Texas Montana Republican gubernatorial candidates debate Welcome to the weekend!  Keep reading for this week's highlights in state and local politics. For a full review of the week, plus a look ahead, clic…

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January 24, 2020 at 8:08 PM

ICYMI: Top stories from the week

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January 24, 2020 at 7:38 PM

Univ. of Washington employee sues SEIU over membership opt-out provisions

Univ. of Washington employee sues SEIU over membership opt-out provisions The suit alleges that the union unconstitutionally barred employees from opting out of union membership. Welcome to Union Station, our weekly newsletter that keeps you abreast of t…

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January 24, 2020 at 4:23 PM

Final chance to join the Ballotpedia Society

Final chance to join the Ballotpedia Society Become a member today View this email in your browser. Dear Reader, I’ve told you what your support could mean… …shown you how it would affect the way we cover elections… …described how it could change the way Ame…

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January 24, 2020 at 3:48 PM

Biden, Bloomberg release Trump-focused ads

Biden, Bloomberg release Trump-focused ads Sanders campaigns with AOC in Iowa   January 24, 2020: Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg are airing new ads focused on Donald Trump and the general election. Bernie Sanders will hold campaign events with Rep. Alexandria …

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January 24, 2020 at 1:02 PM

85 years ago today the first canned beer was sold

85 years ago today the first canned beer was sold   January 24, 2020: The first sale of canned beer took place 85 years ago today. On January 24, 1935, “2,000 cans of Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale” were delivered “to faithful Krueger d…

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January 24, 2020 at 10:39 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Today only - your membership donation will be matched!

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Today only - your membership donation will be matched! Today's Brew takes a look at the special runoff election in Texas House District 28 + gives a quick rundown of state attorneys general responsibilities   Welcome to the Friday, Jan. …

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January 23, 2020 at 8:15 PM

Double your impact: with benefits lasting far beyond Election Day

Double your impact: with benefits lasting far beyond Election Day Your January donation will be matched! View this email in your browser Dear Reader, There’s still time for you to accept my invitation to join me as a member of the Ballotpedia Society. I sen…

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January 23, 2020 at 4:20 PM

The calm before the (political) storm.

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January 23, 2020 at 3:27 PM

DNC launches multi-million dollar operation in six battleground states

DNC launches multi-million dollar operation in six battleground states Trump will attend March for Life   January 23, 2020: The Democratic National Committee begins its first multi-million dollar investment in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, Nort…

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January 23, 2020 at 1:02 PM

78,604 homeless Americans in New York City

78,604 homeless Americans in New York City   January 23, 2020: There are more homeless people living in New York City than any other American city—78,604. Los Angeles is second with 56,257. Seattle places third with 11,199.[1] Nationwide, 567,715 are c…

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January 23, 2020 at 10:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Take our Learning journey on the civil service

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Take our Learning journey on the civil service Today's Brew highlights another newly-launched Learning Journey—this one on the civil service + who’s getting the most Ballotpedia pageviews among Democratic presidential candidates   Welco…

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January 22, 2020 at 4:24 PM

Ballotpedia Society members help us do it all

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January 22, 2020 at 3:26 PM

Bennet, Klobuchar, Sanders, Warren in D.C. for impeachment trial

Bennet, Klobuchar, Sanders, Warren in D.C. for impeachment trial Four more CBC members endorse Biden   January 22, 2020: Michael Bennet, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren are in Washington, D.C., for the impeachment trial. Four more members…

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January 22, 2020 at 1:02 PM

3 tech companies valued at over a trillion dollars

3 tech companies valued at over a trillion dollars   January 22, 2020: Three tech companies—Apple, Microsoft, and Google—are now valued at more than a trillion dollars each.[1] Apple became the first trillion-dollar tech company in August 2018 and last…

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January 22, 2020 at 10:41 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Briefing today - The 2020 intraparty conflicts in key races

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January 21, 2020 at 8:43 PM

A reset on fair labor standards

A reset on fair labor standards Plus, a clash of land use authority between the state of California and the federal government. The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia's Administrative State Project, including pivo…

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  Leslie Graves · [email protected]

January 21, 2020 at 4:24 PM

Covering, curating, and cataloging American politics

Covering, curating, and cataloging American politics A powerful way you can help us provide bias-free info about elections View this email in your browser. Dear Reader, I just wanted to send a quick follow-up to you regarding my invitation for you to join me a…

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January 21, 2020 at 3:30 PM

NYT endorses Klobuchar and Warren

NYT endorses Klobuchar and Warren DNC announces new delegate threshold for Feb. 7 debate   January 21, 2020: The New York Times issued a dual endorsement of Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren. The Democratic National Committee announced a new delegate thresh…

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January 21, 2020 at 1:02 PM

334 more Americans died from alcohol than drug overdose

334 more Americans died from alcohol than drug overdose   January 21, 2020: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that 72,558 Americans died from alcohol-related deaths in 2017.[1] That same year, 72,224 deaths were attributed…

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January 21, 2020 at 10:42 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Two weeks until 1st congressional primary of 2020

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Two weeks until 1st congressional primary of 2020 Today's Brew previews the upcoming primary elections in Maryland’s 7th District + highlights our Ballotpedia Society membership drive   Welcome to the Tuesday, January 21, Brew. Here’s wh…

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  Sara Reynolds · [email protected]

January 20, 2020 at 7:58 PM

Bold Justice: Trump's 3-year anniversary

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January 20, 2020 at 7:34 PM

Policy under review: donor disclosure requirements for electioneering communications

Policy under review: donor disclosure requirements for electioneering communications A closer look at donor disclosure requirements for groups that sponsor electioneering communications Welcome to The Disclosure Digest, a weekly look at state and federal…

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  Leslie Graves · [email protected]

January 20, 2020 at 4:21 PM

An invitation from Ballotpedia

An invitation from Ballotpedia Become a Ballotpedia Society Member today View this email in your browser. January 20, 2020 Dear Reader, I have an invitation for you—one I hope you will accept. It’s an invitation to become a member of a select group of Ballotp…

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January 20, 2020 at 1:03 PM

18 minutes for Martin Luther King, Jr. to deliver “I Have a Dream Speech”

18 minutes for Martin Luther King, Jr. to deliver “I Have a Dream Speech”   January 20, 2020: It took just under 18 minutes for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to deliver what some consider to be America’s greatest speech of the 20th century.[1] On August …

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January 20, 2020 at 10:43 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: A house divided - co-worker vs co-worker for Governor in 2020

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: A house divided - co-worker vs co-worker for Governor in 2020 Today's Brew highlights governors running against lieutenant governors + two new rulings by the Supreme Court   Welcome to the Monday, January 20, Brew. Here’s what’s in stor…

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January 18, 2020 at 1:22 PM

Bishop announces bid for Utah lieutenant governor

Bishop announces bid for Utah lieutenant governor Ciatarelli expected to announce 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial campaign We are back with this week's top state and local news. In case you missed it, we relaunched our The Heart of the Primaries email series…

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January 18, 2020 at 1:16 PM

Impeachment trial of President Trump begins

Impeachment trial of President Trump begins Democratic presidential candidates debate in Iowa Welcome to the weekend! On Wednesday, we relaunched The Heart of the Primaries for the 2020 election season. Sign up today for weekly updates where we take you to…

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January 17, 2020 at 8:49 PM

Maine professor asks Supreme Court to strike down exclusive representation requirement

Maine professor asks Supreme Court to strike down exclusive representation requirement Exclusive representation compels public-sector employees to accept a union's representation regardless of membership status. Welcome to Union Station, our weekly newsl…

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January 17, 2020 at 8:21 PM

The Weekly Brew: Top stories from the week

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January 17, 2020 at 3:19 PM

Bloomberg meets lawmakers on Capitol Hill, nets two more congressional endorsements

Bloomberg meets lawmakers on Capitol Hill, nets two more congressional endorsements Four presidential candidates sworn in as jurors in impeachment trial of Trump   January 17, 2020: Michael Bloomberg met with members of several congressional caucuses on Thursd…

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January 17, 2020 at 1:03 PM

19 counties in 5 states may face legal action over inaccurate voter registration

19 counties in 5 states may face legal action over inaccurate voter registration   January 17, 2020: Election officials representing 19 counties in 5 states have been accused of violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and notified that th…

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January 17, 2020 at 10:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: 2020 ballot measure focus - state Medicaid expansion

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: 2020 ballot measure focus - state Medicaid expansion Today's Brew looks at the 2020 ballot measure landscape + gives an overview of the Donald Trump impeachment trial   Welcome to the Friday, Jan. 17, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you…

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January 16, 2020 at 3:44 PM

House delivers articles of impeachment to Senate

House delivers articles of impeachment to Senate Iowa Dems will release three sets of election results   January 16, 2020: The U.S. House delivered two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. The Iowa Democratic Party wi…

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January 16, 2020 at 1:02 PM

1 day until first voters go to the polls in Democratic presidential primary

1 day until first voters go to the polls in Democratic presidential primary   January 16, 2020: The Iowa Caucus is traditionally seen as the start of the presidential campaign season. It will be held in a few weeks—on February 3—followed swiftly by the…

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January 16, 2020 at 10:42 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Our newest Learning Journey: executive appointments

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Our newest Learning Journey: executive appointments Today's Brew highlights a way to learn about notable court cases on executive appointments and removal power + the number of governors who’ve resigned in U.S. history   Welcome to the T…

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January 15, 2020 at 3:13 PM

Dems debate healthcare, electability in Iowa

Dems debate healthcare, electability in Iowa Bloomberg receives first congressional endorsement   January 15, 2020: Six Democratic presidential candidates debated Tuesday night in Iowa. Rep. Max Rose endorsed Michael Bloomberg. Share the latest from the camp…

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January 15, 2020 at 1:03 PM

64 years since the first televised presidential primary debate

64 years since the first televised presidential primary debate   January 15, 2020: With Democratic presidential primary debates being held every month, it’s hard to remember that this is a relatively new phenomenon in American politics. The first such …

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January 15, 2020 at 10:41 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: The first state legislative special elections of 2020

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: The first state legislative special elections of 2020 Today's Brew takes a look at the first 27 state legislative special elections we’re watching this year + summarizes the results of filing deadlines in KY and MS   Welcome to the Wedn…

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January 14, 2020 at 3:28 PM

Booker ends presidential campaign

Booker ends presidential campaign Six Democrats debate in Iowa, Trump rallies in Milwaukee   January 14, 2020: Cory Booker ended his presidential campaign on Monday. Six Democrats are participating in the seventh presidential primary debate. Donald Trump ral…

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January 14, 2020 at 1:02 PM

68 years since the last brokered presidential convention

68 years since the last brokered presidential convention   January 14, 2020: It’s been 68 years since a presidential candidate was selected by a major party in a brokered convention. Some analysts believe that the large number of Democratic candidates,…

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January 14, 2020 at 10:40 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Iowa hosts Democratic debate tonight

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Iowa hosts Democratic debate tonight Today's Brew previews today’s Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines + highlights a federal appeals court ruling on union fees paid before Janus decision   Welcome to the Tuesday, January 14, Br…

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  Jerrick Adams · [email protected]

January 13, 2020 at 7:04 PM

State legislatures considered 74 donor disclosure bills in 2019

State legislatures considered 74 donor disclosure bills in 2019 Take a look back at the year in donor disclosure law Welcome to The Disclosure Digest, our monthly look at state and federal disclosure policies for nonprofit organizations and their donor…

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  Sara Reynolds · [email protected]

January 13, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Bold Justice: Here's to a new year (and new cases)!

Bold Justice: Here's to a new year (and new cases)! Alexander Hamilton may have thought them the least dangerous branch, but we at Ballotpedia think federal courts are the most exciting! Welcome to the January 13 edition of Bold Justice, Ballotpedia'…

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January 13, 2020 at 3:16 PM

Williamson ends presidential campaign

Williamson ends presidential campaign Steyer, Sanders have largest South Carolina teams   January 13, 2020: Marianne Williamson ended her presidential campaign on Friday. Tom Steyer has the largest staff in South Carolina. Share the latest from the campaign …

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January 13, 2020 at 1:03 PM

2 state legislative elections decided by a single vote

2 state legislative elections decided by a single vote   January 13, 2020: Two years ago, in the midterm elections, most of the attention was focused on races for the U.S.Senate and House of Representatives. However, there were also 6,073 state legisla…

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