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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.

Review of the day

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #22 of The Tap, which was published on June 25, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

Donald Trump said at a rally that “it would be helpful if the Republicans could help us a little bit” and unify. He warned, however, "But if for any reason they get a little bit like they don't want to help out as much, then I'll fund my own campaign. I'd love to do that. I'd love to do that. You know, right now, I'm raising a lot of money for the Republican party.”

Politico reported on Saturday that Apple is declining to support the Republican National Convention with technology or funding this year due to comments Donald Trump has made about women, minorities, and immigrants.
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Justice that Works, the campaign supporting the California Death Penalty Repeal Initiative, announced that the initiative qualified for the November ballot last Friday. The measure would repeal the state death penalty and change the maximum punishment for murder to life in prison without parole. Supporters needed to collect 365,880 valid signatures for the initiative to qualify, and the secretary of state concluded that 459,661 of the 601,239 signatures submitted were valid after random sampling. A separate death penalty initiative that would change state court appeals procedures and petitions challenging death penalty convictions and sentences may also appear on the November ballot. Supporters submitted more than 500,000 signatures in May 2016, and they need 365,880 valid signatures to qualify the initiative for the ballot.

One of the seven seats on the nonpartisan Dallas Independent School District school board was up for special runoff election. The District 2 seat was left vacant when former board member Mike Morath left to become the commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. Business owner Dustin Marshall and parent Mita Havlick defeated two other candidates in the special election on May 7, 2016, to advance to the runoff for a one-year term. Marshall won the seat but received just 42 more votes than Havlick out of the 5,814 votes cast in the election, according to the unofficial count. Three other seats on the board were up for a regular general election in May, as well. The Dallas Independent School District served 159,713 students during the 2013-2014 school year.

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #21 of The Tap, which was published on June 18, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

The Indiana Democratic Party will hold its state convention, in which delegates will nominate candidates for lieutenant governor, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction. State Rep. Christina Hale (D), whom Democratic candidate for governor John Gregg named as his running mate, is expected to receive the party's formal nomination. Former Lake County Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Arredondo (D) is seeking the attorney general nomination, while incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz (D) will seek the official party nod to run for re-election to a second term.

One of the seven seats on the Dallas Independent School District school board will be up for special runoff election. The District 2 seat was left vacant when former board member Mike Morath left to become the commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. Business owner Dustin Marshall and parent Mita Havlick defeated two other candidates in the special election on May 7, 2016, to advance to the runoff for a one-year term. Three other seats on the board were up for a regular general election in May, as well. The Dallas Independent School District served 159,713 students during the 2013-2014 school year.