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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins first week of February 2024 sitting

Welcome to the Feb. 5 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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Matt Dolan, Frank LaRose, and Bernie Moreno are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio

Matt Dolan (R), Frank LaRose (R), and Bernie Moreno (R) are running in the Republican Party primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio on March 19, 2024.

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What states allow citizens to initiate ballot measures?

In the U.S., 26 states provide for a statewide initiative process, referendum process, or both. Washington, D.C. also has an initiative and referendum process. These types of ballot measures are known as citizen-initiated ballot measures. Conversely, 24 states do not provide for statewide citizen-initiated ballot measures. However, municipal and local…

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Fifty-nine Republican primaries are taking place in the Texas House of Representatives this year

There are 59 Republican primaries for Texas House of Representatives on March 5, 2024, 45 of which have an incumbent on the ballot.

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Oregon Supreme Court upholds secretary of state’s interpretation of Measure 113 excluding 10 senators from seeking re-election after their walkout last May

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that nine Republican state senators and one independent who participated in a legislative walkout in May 2023 could not seek re-election under Measure 113—a 2022 ballot initiative that makes legislators ineligible to be re-elected to a subsequent term if they accrue 10 or more unexcused…

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Texas House Republican incumbents draw most primary challengers in a decade

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 2, 2024

Almost half of the active bills this week are in states with Republican trifectas.

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Biden did not issue any executive orders in January

President Joe Biden (D) did not issue any executive orders in January, keeping the total for his presidency at 130.

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Democratic party committees outraised Republican counterparts every month in 2023

The three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised $315 million and spent $275 million in the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $257 million and spent $230 million. Additionally, the three Democratic committees cumulatively outraised their Republican counterparts every month…

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Federal Register weekly update: Significant documents count reaches 40 in first days of February (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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Governors in states with divided government vetoed the most election legislation in 2023

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed more election-related bills than any other governor in 2023 in terms of total bills and the percentage of election-related bills introduced in her state. Hobbs vetoed 21 bills, or 29% of all election-related bills introduced in the Arizona legislature last year. Arizona has a…

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Biden ends January with presidential approval at 41%, three points lower than this point during the Trump administration

Polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) with an average 41% approval rating at the end of January 2024. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was two points higher than his approval rating at the end of December.

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Joe Biden (D), Donald Trump (R) lead noteworthy presidential candidates in fundraising

Former President Donald Trump (R) leads the field of Republican presidential primary candidates in fundraising with $79.6 million in cumulative receipts. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) follows with $36 million, and then businessman Ryan Binkley with $10.2 million.

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The next presidential primary is tomorrow (yes, on Saturday)

Welcome to the Friday, February 2, Brew.

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164 candidates are running for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts—the most since 2016

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Texas was Dec. 11, 2023.

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OIRA reviewed 45 significant rules in January (2024)

The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in January 2024 reviewed 45 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved three of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 38 rules while recommending changes to their content.

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South Carolina lawmakers advance unemployment insurance indexing bill

South Carolina lawmakers on January 25, 2024, advanced a bill out of committee proposing to index the length of unemployment insurance benefits to the state’s unemployment rate. House Bill 4710 would reduce the maximum number of benefit weeks to 12 when the unemployment rate is at or below 5.5%. The…

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State agriculture commissioners join ESG pushback

Agriculture commissioners from 12 states sent a letter on January 29 to the heads of six banks, arguing that ESG efforts to promote net-zero carbon policies would hurt farmers and inflate consumer food prices.

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New RCV bans on the table, but bills supporting ranked-choice outnumber opposition legislation in 2024 sessions

Republican legislators have introduced new ranked-choice voting (RCV) prohibitions in five states so far this year. These efforts come after three states approved Republican-sponsored bans last year.

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75 bills introduced in legislative sessions so far on RCV

Welcome to the Thursday, February 1st, 2024, Brew.

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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

There were 59 vacancies in the 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of January 31, 2024. Fifty-eight of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From December 14, 2023, to January 31, 2024:

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Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas ballots have featured political party platform advisory questions in recent years

Ballotpedia has tracked nonbinding political party platform advisory questions in three states—Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas. Democratic and Republican parties have placed these questions on statewide ballots to gauge voters’ support for various policy proposals. All three states have open primaries, meaning that voters do not have to formally affiliate…

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #95

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Proposed amendment would return initiative and referendum in Mississippi

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