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Contact: Lauren Warden Rodgers Tel: 608-255-0608 E-mail: Lauren.Rodgers@lucyburns.org BALLOTPEDIA CELEBRATES EARTH DAY WITH A LIST OF THE SIX BEST ENVIRONMENTALLY-FOCUSED BALLOT MEASURES The six most notable, surprising and downright bizarre statewide ballot measures addressing environmental issues Madison – April 18, 2013: In anticipation of Earth Day this Saturday, Ballotpedia compiled a list of the six [...]

By Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod For a District by District break down, see: Federal Court Vacancy Warning System The vacancy warning level for the U.S. Federal courts is currently set at Blue. There was one new confirmation this past week, leaving the final tally at 83 vacancies or approximately 9.6% of the total Article III posts currently [...]

Edited by Eric Veram Tuesday Count Lineup: 0 certification 1 measure for 2013 Topics featured in this report Colorado(News) Fracking(2014 watch) Pay-per-signature(Ballot law) What to watch for: Colorado local ballot measure elections on April 2! While there are no new certifications to report this week, the action is heating up as deadlines loom and campaigns [...]

By Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod For a District by District break down, see: Federal Court Vacancy Warning System The vacancy warning level for the U.S. Federal courts is currently set at Blue. There was one new confirmation this past week, leaving the final tally at 85 vacancies or approximately 9.8% of the total Article III posts currently [...]

February 21, 2013 Edited by Geoff Pallay MADISON, Wisconsin: It’s official: Nebraskans have a new lieutenant governor and those not paying close attention may confuse him with the currentgovernor. On February 13, Gov. Dave Heineman (R) appointed former state senator Lavon Heidemann to fill the vacancy. Due to the similarity in their names, Heidemann joked that he’s often mistaken for the governor. That role, [...]

February 15, 2013 By Geoff Pallay BIRMINGHAM, Alabama: A special election is scheduled for February 26 to fill a vacancy in District 97 of the Alabama House of Representatives. Yvonne Kennedy (D) died on December 8, 2012. Gov. Robert Bentley (R) scheduled a special election to fill the vacancy, with a primary on February 26, 2013. However, no Republican candidates filed for the seat, which [...]

February 13, 2013 By Justin Haas HARTFORD, Connecticut: A bill seeking to prevent candidates convicted of political corruption from obtaining public campaign funding is now before the Connecticut General Assembly. The bill was inspired by the most recent arrest of former state senator Ernie Newton.[1] Newton was initially convicted of corruption in 2005, after serving 18 years in the Connecticut State [...]

February 11, 2013 By Maresa Strano AUSTIN, Texas: Aiming to boost Texas’ influence in Presidential primary nominations, state Senator Dan Patrick (R) filed a bill last week to change the state’s primary election date to the first week in February of even-numbered election years. Patrick makes the case that “For far too long the race for President has been all but decided [...]