In That Case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
State AG Pulse | The State AG: Both Advocate & Influencer
State AG Pulse | Everybody Comes From Somewhere
State AG Pulse | Swinging Through the Rust Belt, the Sun Belt and the South
State AG Pulse | High Profile Candidates, Big Issues Dominate in the NC Race
State AG Pulse | The Election of the Double Haters
Video: Things to Remember in Q1 when Preparing 2024 Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) Reports
State AG Pulse | AG Elections: Summing Up 2023 and Eying Up 2024
[Podcast] Top 5 Takeaways from New Jersey’s 2023 Pay-to-Play Reform
A Look Ahead to the 2022 State AG Elections From RAGA Executive Director Pete Bisbee - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
A Look Ahead to the 2022 State AG Elections From DAGA President Sean Rankin - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
2022 Midterm Election Update: Which Party Will Control the House and Senate?
State AG Pulse | Season Finale: 2022 AG Election Wrap-Up
State AG Pulse | In Massachusetts, What Will Sway The Voters?
State AG Pulse | Winner Takes All in Kansas
State AG Pulse | Money Is The Mother’s Milk of Politics
State AG Pulse | The Democrats: Playing Their Best Chess Match
State AG Pulse | Legendary Former AGs Bemoan the State of Bipartisanship
State AG Pulse | New Mexico and the Plaintiffs' Bar Money-Go-Round
State AG Pulse | Republicans Forecast A Red Wave
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
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
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
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
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
It was a busy 2022 election year for state Attorneys General (AGs) with races in 31 of the 43 states with elected AGs, including the District of Columbia. The Orrick State Attorney General Team’s election results report...more
In the 2022 midterm elections, 31 states had contested Attorneys General elections, producing 15 new state AGs so far. The Arizona AG race was decided by just 510 votes, triggering an automatic recount. A judge is expected to...more
With the 2022 midterm elections now over—save for a number of undecided races—and Congress having returned for a lame-duck session, Americans for the third consecutive President have elected a new House majority in a midterm...more
The 2022 midterm elections had Republicans eagerly anticipating a red wave while Democrats braced for a surge that could hand the GOP up to 40 House seats and controlling majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate....more
STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL POST-ELECTION REPORT 2022 State attorneys general continue to dominate the national legal and political landscape, with a partisan fervor that sometimes obscures the ongoing investigations and...more
NC Republicans Capture Key Judicial Races, Earn a Supermajority in NC Senate but Ultimately Fall Short on a House Supermajority - When North Carolinians awoke the morning after Election Day, Republicans had won meaningful...more
Votes in the 2022 Midterm Elections are still being tallied. It will likely take several more days, if not weeks, to be able to confirm who will hold the majority in the House and Senate.Please note that House, Senate, and...more
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Republican Attorneys General Association Executive Director Pete Bisbee joins Troutman Pepper Counsel Ketan Bhirud to discuss the upcoming November 8 election and RAGA’s key focus...more
Election day 2021 featured two special congressional elections, as well as mayoral races in several large cities, including Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton and Toledo. City councils, judicial seats and ballot issues were also...more
As the results of last week’s election come into sharper focus, the Massachusetts political landscape is set, and a new congressional delegation is preparing for the 117th Congress. While the Commonwealth’s...more
One thing is certain – voters were engaged in this election. The nationwide turnout approaching 67% is the highest since 1900, according to the U.S. Elections Project. While many votes are still being counted, the nationwide...more
Our efforts to keep you knowledgeable about legal issues related to the pandemic has become one of our most important services to our clients. COVID-19 challenges all of us. Our businesses, our families, and our personal...more
While yesterday’s federal election results from West Virginia were not a surprise, the down ballot races, especially for the State Legislature, clearly demonstrated what was a strong red wave that engulfed incumbents, swept...more
With the General Assembly under Democratic control and the strong desire to provide additional voting options and protection from COVID-19, this year’s election was the first to feature “no-excuse” absentee voting and early...more
This was written at 9:30am CST on November 4 before the result of the Presidential race is known and with several US House and Senate races still undecided. Iowa has results at the federal and state level but it remains to be...more
Voters headed to the polls (or mailboxes) this Election Day not only to choose the next president of the United States but also to make decisions on a range of significant tax issues across the country. Although voters in...more
McMaster Elected Governor - On Tuesday, Gov. Henry McMaster (R) was elected to his first full term, receiving 54 percent of the vote, while his opponent James Smith (D) received 46% of the vote....more
In a historic night, Tennessee elected its first female U.S. Senator and the first Republican governor to follow a fellow Republican governor since 1869. In the state house, there will be many new faces come January; however,...more