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April 9, 2020 at 12:03 PM

45% of voters rate U.S. health care system as good or excellent

45% of voters rate U.S. health care system as good or excellent   April 9, 2020: Forty-five percent (45%) of registered voters rate the U.S. healthcare system as good or excellent while 22% rate it as poor. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that …

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

April 9, 2020 at 9:36 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Sanders ends presidential run

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Sanders ends presidential run Today's Brew highlights Bernie Sanders’ announcement that he’s suspending his presidential campaign + revisiting how courts have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak   Welcome to the Thursday, April 9, …

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  Jerrick Adams · [email protected]

April 8, 2020 at 7:32 PM

Elections in the midst of a pandemic

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April 8, 2020 at 2:52 PM

Trump campaign spokeswoman appointed White House press secretary

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April 8, 2020 at 12:01 PM

22% of voters believe response to pandemic would have been better with a national health care system

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

April 8, 2020 at 9:37 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Updated school closings by state due to COVID-19

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  Jerrick Adams · [email protected]

April 7, 2020 at 4:35 PM

Utah, West Virginia enact bills barring public agencies from disclosing 501(c) donors

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April 7, 2020 at 2:17 PM

Wisconsin will hold elections Tuesday after Evers exec order enjoined

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April 7, 2020 at 12:03 PM

30% of voters not confident they could receive medical treatment for coronavirus

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

April 7, 2020 at 9:38 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Wisconsin election proceeds after multiple court opinions

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  Sara Reynolds · [email protected]

April 6, 2020 at 7:08 PM

Bold Justice: Court postpones eight hours of oral argument originally scheduled for April

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April 6, 2020 at 2:30 PM

Biden begins veep vetting process

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April 6, 2020 at 12:03 PM

749,493 people entered U.S. from China between December and February

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

April 6, 2020 at 9:35 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Coronavirus prompts ballot measure campaign request to collect electronic signatures

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April 4, 2020 at 12:43 PM

Democrats postpone presidential convention until August

Democrats postpone presidential convention until August Meadows becomes White House Chief of Staff Thank you for joining us this Saturday. This week's top stories are below. For a more thorough account of the week, click through to read the full edition of Th…

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  Ballotpedia's State and Local Tap · [email protected]

April 4, 2020 at 12:36 PM

Forty-two states have issued stay-at-home orders

Forty-two states have issued stay-at-home orders Eleven states close schools for the remainder of the academic year Thank you for spending your Saturday morning with us. We've compiled the noteworthy happenings in state and local politics below. To read the f…

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  Jerrick Adams · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 9:50 PM

Judge denies Alaska State Employees Association request for court order for COVID-19 guideline compliance

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April 3, 2020 at 7:20 PM

ICYMI: Top stories from the week

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April 3, 2020 at 2:34 PM

DNC postpones national convention until August

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April 3, 2020 at 12:02 PM

38% of voters fear economic impact of pandemic more than health threat

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 9:38 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: States modify voting methods during coronavirus outbreak

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April 2, 2020 at 2:31 PM

America First Action launches $10 million ad campaign against Biden

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April 2, 2020 at 12:02 PM

47% of voters believe China to blame for pandemic

47% of voters believe China to blame for pandemic   April 2, 2020: Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters believe that China is primarily to blame for the coronavirus pandemic. A national survey conducted by Scott Rasmussen found that 34% disagree and 19%…

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

April 2, 2020 at 9:36 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: States release some prison inmates in response to coronavirus pandemic

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April 1, 2020 at 2:27 PM

Trump administration projects at least 100,000 deaths from coronavirus

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April 1, 2020 at 12:02 PM

45% of voters expect lockdown to last a month or two

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

April 1, 2020 at 9:37 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: 758 gubernatorial executive orders related to coronavirus

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April 1, 2020 at 12:02 AM

25 states have issued stay-at-home orders

25 states have issued stay-at-home orders   March 31, 2020: As of March 30, twenty-five (25) states have issued stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus. They go by a variety of names: shelter-in-place, stay-at-home, stay home, and stay safe.…

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  Jerrick Adams · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 5:27 PM

Policy under review: donor disclosure requirements for political ad disclaimers

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March 31, 2020 at 2:42 PM

Unite the Country, American Bridge partner to support Biden

Unite the Country, American Bridge partner to support Biden Trump announces more than 1 million Americans have been tested for coronavirus   March 31, 2020: Unite the Country and American Bridge are partnering on research, polling, fundraising, and digital a…

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 9:37 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Arkansas holds runoff elections today

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Arkansas holds runoff elections today Today's Brew highlights today’s primary runoff elections in Arkansas + previews next week’s state supreme court election in Wisconsin   Welcome to the Tuesday, March 31, Brew. Here’s what’s in store …

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March 30, 2020 at 2:27 PM

Trump signs $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill

Trump signs $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill Biden and Sanders support freeze on rent payments for some tenants   March 30, 2020: Trump signed a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package. Biden and Sanders said they support a moratorium on rent payments for s…

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March 30, 2020 at 12:03 PM

67,000 people per square mile living in Manhattan

67,000 people per square mile living in Manhattan   March 30, 2020: One reason New York City has become the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak is extreme levels of population density. The most densely populated county in the United States is Ma…

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

March 30, 2020 at 9:36 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Coronavirus is continuing to affect ballot measures

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Coronavirus is continuing to affect ballot measures Today's Brew highlights the various ways that the coronavirus outbreak is affecting ballot measure campaigns + fundraising by presidential candidates   Welcome to the Monday, March 30, …

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  Ballotpedia's State and Local Tap · [email protected]

March 28, 2020 at 12:33 PM

Twenty-three states have issued stay-at-home orders in response to coronavirus

Twenty-three states have issued stay-at-home orders in response to coronavirus Five states have closed schools statewide due to COVID-19 outbreak We appreciate you spending part of your weekend with us! You can find out more about the week in state and loc…

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March 28, 2020 at 12:28 PM

Fourteen states have postponed primaries for president, Congress

Fourteen states have postponed primaries for president, Congress Trump signs coronavirus relief package Thank you for spending part of your weekend with us. We hope this email finds you safe and healthy. See the latest federal news below. Read the full Tap on…

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March 27, 2020 at 8:18 PM

ICYMI: Important coverage from the week, and a note from our Editor In Chief

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March 27, 2020 at 7:51 PM

Proposed rule change could allow federal workers to stop paying union dues after first year

Proposed rule change could allow federal workers to stop paying union dues after first year Up to this point, federal workers have only been permitted to rescind their union-dues assignments at one-year intervals. Ballotpedia is covering the effects of th…

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March 27, 2020 at 2:22 PM

Biden and Sanders respond to coronavirus relief bill

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March 27, 2020 at 12:03 PM

68% of Americans are avoiding small gatherings with family and friends

68% of Americans are avoiding small gatherings with family and friends   March 27, 2020: Americans are increasingly practicing social distancing. Sixty-eight percent (68%) say they are now avoiding small gatherings of people, such as gatherings with fa…

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March 27, 2020 at 9:36 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: The day-to-day coronavirus story

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March 26, 2020 at 3:08 PM

Sanders speaks on unemployment payments in coronavirus relief package

Sanders speaks on unemployment payments in coronavirus relief package Biden announces newsletter and podcast   March 26, 2020: Bernie Sanders spoke on the Senate floor against removing an additional $600 in unemployment payments from the coronavirus relief pa…

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March 26, 2020 at 12:01 PM

33 states have suspended in-person court appearances due to pandemic

33 states have suspended in-person court appearances due to pandemic   March 26, 2020: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, 33 states have suspended in-person proceedings on a statewide level. Another 16 states have given judges the authority to make those…

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March 26, 2020 at 9:37 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Catching up on all of the state election date changes

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March 25, 2020 at 2:11 PM

Delaware and Rhode Island change primary dates

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March 25, 2020 at 12:02 PM

5 million restaurant jobs could be lost due to coronavirus

5 million restaurant jobs could be lost due to coronavirus   March 25, 2020: The National Restaurant Association estimates that five to seven million restaurant workers will lose their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic in just three months. In an in…

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  Dave Beaudoin · [email protected]

March 25, 2020 at 9:37 AM

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Changes to federal executive branch policies due to coronavirus

Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Changes to federal executive branch policies due to coronavirus Today's Brew highlights two instances of federal executive agencies responding to the coronavirus outbreak + Colorado abolishes the death penalty   Welcome to the Wednesday,…

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  Jerrick Adams · [email protected]

March 24, 2020 at 6:48 PM

Oklahoma bill barring public agencies from requiring donor information advances

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March 24, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Biden, Trump outline coronavirus strategy in pair of addresses

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March 24, 2020 at 12:03 PM

9 states have postponed presidential or congressional primary elections

9 states have postponed presidential or congressional primary elections   March 24, 2020: Due to the coronavirus outbreak, nine (9) states have postponed presidential or congressional primaries as of March 23, 2020. That includes seven states that have…

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