In That Case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
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State AG Pulse | The Election of the Double Haters
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State AG Pulse | AG Elections: Summing Up 2023 and Eying Up 2024
A Look Ahead to the 2022 State AG Elections From RAGA Executive Director Pete Bisbee - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
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State AG Pulse | Season Finale: 2022 AG Election Wrap-Up
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State AG Pulse | Winner Takes All in Kansas
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State AG Pulse | New Mexico and the Plaintiffs' Bar Money-Go-Round
State AG Pulse | Republicans Forecast A Red Wave
State AG Pulse - Nebraska: An Insider's Perspective
Wyoming held its primary elections on Aug. 20, 2024. At the statewide level, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) easily secured victories in their races. Barrasso has served in the...more
Derek Brown has won the Republican nomination in the Utah attorney general’s race to fill the open seat, and will face Democrat Rudy Bautista in the 2024 general election. Utah AG Sean Reyes, a Republican, has announced that...more
The New York State primary elections were held yesterday, June 25, 2024. A select number of legislators had contested closed-party primaries. In November, all 213 positions of the New York State Legislature will be up for...more
Yesterday, June 4, was the Iowa June primary election. Several incumbents faced primary challenges. All statehouse and Congressional incumbents won their primary contests....more
The Commonwealth of Kentucky held its 2024 Primary Election on Tuesday, May 21. While there were no surprises in the Presidential Primaries, the night did feature several races for open seats caused by retirements or...more
The 2024 Illinois primary election took place on Tuesday, March 19. Candidates for President, Congress, the Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Supreme Court, and various local races appeared on the primary ballot to decide...more
Ohio held its Primary Election on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Featuring several crowded races and many incumbents facing challengers, election night yielded some interesting results with fairly low voter turnout of about 1.1...more
As attorneys and professionals, Ward and Smith's government relations team watches with keen interest those who are elected, or might be elected, to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches in North Carolina state...more
North Carolina’s primary election day was Tuesday. The night was a mixed bag full of some expected outcomes and upsets, including current legislators losing their primaries, a handful of others narrowly squeaking out...more
Election Analysis - The 2023 General Assembly Elections bring the largest single-year turnover in the General Assembly during modern times. All 140 seats in the Virginia legislature were on the ballot but a handful of...more
Local elections were held across the state last Tuesday, including races for mayoral seats, city councils, school boards, and bond referendums. In order to be official, each county board of supervisors must certify the...more
On November 7, 2023, Ohio voters made Ohio the twenty-fourth state in the United States to legalize the recreational possession and use of marijuana. Ohio Revised Code (R.C.) Section 3780, which is subject to amendment by the...more
The 2023 Kentucky General Election featured Governor Andy Beshear (D) seeking his second term in office, as well as contested races for the Commonwealth’s other statewide executive offices. While the Democratic Governor...more
In this off-year election, voters across Colorado decided two statewide ballot measures and determined local races for mayors, city councils, school boards and local ballot measures. Below is a rundown of the results of the...more
Kentucky - Russell Coleman (R), a Louisville attorney and former federal prosecutor, prevailed over Pamela Stevenson (D), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, for District 43. Coleman will take over from...more
The 2023 Ohio General Election reached an unusually high turnout for an odd-numbered election year, thanks to two statewide ballot issues. Issue 1 garnered national attention, as Ohio became the latest state to enshrine...more
On November 7, 2023, Ohio voters voted in favor of Ohio Issue 2, An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis, over the strong objections of Ohio’s governor. Ohio becomes the 24th state to legalize adult-use cannabis and...more
On Tuesday, November 7th, citizens across the Commonwealth went back to the polls to vote in one of the most consequential elections in Virginia’s history. Following redistricting, primary elections, and a wave of retirements...more
Tuesday’s results show that abortion rights continue to be a driving force in races across the country and will shape next year’s elections. Voters in Ohio, an increasingly red state which voted twice for Trump, passed a...more
After Tuesday’s election, Ohio is the latest state to legalize adult-use cannabis despite opposition from Republican Governor Mike DeWine and several trade groups. Voters approved State Issue 2 with 57% voting in favor...more
Election Analysis The 2023 General Assembly Elections bring the largest single-year turnover in the General Assembly during modern times. All 140 seats in the Virginia legislature were on the ballot but a handful of...more
Virginia Democrats sweep the General Assembly, now have majority in both chambers. All eyes were on Virginia Tuesday night as votes were tallied. The 2023 Virginia General Election saw all 100 House and 40 Senate seats on...more
Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch, a Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Greta Kemp Martin to win re-election. Republican Russell Coleman won the Kentucky AG race to succeed outgoing Republican AG Daniel Cameron....more
Virginia held primary elections on June 20, 2023, for various seats in the Senate and House of Delegates. All 140 members of the Virginia General Assembly will be re-elected or elected in November 2023. Tuesday’s primaries...more