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July 9, 2018

Join Ballotpedia's newest contest + details on the new acting EPA administrator + votes on an upcoming business tax   Welcome to the Monday, July 9 Brew. Here’s what we have in store for you as you sip in your morning Brew: Win big! Need personalized elections coverage? Learn about Andrew Wheeler, the new acting EPA administrator Citizens of Mountain View, California, home of Google, will vote on a per-employee business tax Contest: Need personalized coverage? As if this election season wasn't exciting enough, Ballotpedia wants to ramp up civic engagement even more by offering the chance to win one of three curated prizes: Ballotpedia Insider Access Want all the perks of being on staff at Ballotpedia without the work? Join this contest and get a year of special emails from our founder with expert analysis based on her unique vantage point at the helm of an information-rich portal to the American political mind. You'll also have access to organizational reporting, quarterly strategic memos, and access to an insiders-only Slack channel. Ballotpedia election coverage Bring Ballotpedia to your hometown! Let Ballotpedia's staff cover your elections this year with our high-quality, nonpartisan election coverage. Enter this contest and Ballotpedia will cover a race in your community this November. Ballotpedia candidate data Sick of digging through Ballotpedia to put together a list of candidates? Step away from the spin and the back-and-forth. We have just the facts, compiled, organized, and ready for you to dig into. Win big and get a CSV file with all of the state and federal candidates tracked by Ballotpedia. Enter to win!         Deputy EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler takes over for Scott Pruitt Andrew Wheeler, the deputy administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will take over for departing EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt today. Wheeler has served as the deputy administrator since April 12, 2018, when the U.S. Senate confirmed him to the position by a 53-45 vote. Three Democrats—Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)—voted with 50 Republicans to confirm him. Prior to serving as deputy administrator, Wheeler worked as a lobbyist and lawyer. He worked as a staffer in the U.S. Senate, and for the EPA during the George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. He received his bachelor’s degree from Case Western Reserve University and his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. Learn more→ Citizens of Mountain View, California, home of Google, will vote on a per-employee business tax The Mountain View, California City Council voted unanimously to place a per-employee business license tax on the November ballot. The measure would apply an incremental tax to businesses with over 50 employees. Businesses with between 50 and 500 employees would pay $75 to $125 per employee annually. Businesses with over 5,000 employees would pay $150 per employee. Google is the largest employer in the city with 23,324 employees and the only business to employ more than 5,000 people. The latest tax modeling shows that this could charge Google up to $3.3 million per year. Learn more→ Ballotpedia depends on the support of our readers. The Lucy Burns Institute, publisher of Ballotpedia, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent of the law. Donations to the Lucy Burns Institute or Ballotpedia do not support any candidates or campaigns. Please click here to support our work→ Follow on Twitter   Friend on Facebook Copyright © %%current_year_YYYY%%, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: %%account_address%% Decide which emails you want from Ballotpedia. Unsubscribe or update subscription preferences.