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The Tap: Wednesday, June 1, 2016

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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 #19 of The Tap, which was published on June 4, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

  • Judge Jose Antonio Fuste of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico retired from service. No nominee has been named to succeed Judge Fuste on the court.
  • FILING DEADLINE: Alaska congressional filing deadline
    • The U.S. Senate seat currently held by Lisa Murkowski (R) is up for election in 2016. Murkowski is seeking re-election and will face four primary challengers in August. Three Democrats are also running in the race. The seat is rated safely Republican in the general election.
    • There is a single At-Large Congressional District in Alaska. The seat is currently held by Don Young (R). Young is seeking re-election to his 22nd term in 2016. He will face three Republican challengers. Three Democrats are also running in the race. The seat is rated safely Republican in the general election.
  • FILING DEADLINE: Kansas congressional filing deadline
    • The U.S. Senate seat currently held by Jerry Moran (R) is up for election in 2016. Moran will face D.J. Smith in the Republican primary. Two Democrats are also running in the race. The seat is rated safely Republican.
    • There are four U.S. House districts in Kansas. All four are currently held by the Republican Party and rated safely Republican in the general election. All four incumbents are seeking re-election in 2016. Only two will face a primary challenger in August.
  • FILING DEADLINE: Wisconsin congressional filing deadline
    • The U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ron Johnson (R) is up for election in 2016. The race is a battleground in the general election. Johnson will likely face a rematch with Russ Feingold (D) in the general election. Feingold served in the Senate from 1993 until 2011, when he was ousted by Johnson.
    • There are eight U.S. House districts in Wisconsin. Five are currently held by the Republican Party, while the remaining three are held by Democrats. Seven incumbents are seeking re-election in 2016, and four of those will face at least one primary challenger in August. All seats are rated as safe for the party that currently holds the seat.
    • District 8 incumbent Reid Ribble (R) is the only House incumbent not seeking re-election in 2016. Four Republicans and two Democrats filed to run in the race to replace him. The district is rated safely Republican in the general election.
  • State Department spokesman John Kirby said that an internal investigation revealed that a December 2013 video of a press briefing was deliberately edited to omit a segment that focused on U.S. officials entering into secret talks with Iran about the nuclear deal in 2012. According to CNN, “The deleted portion of the video involves questions about a previous press briefing in 2012 in which then-State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland denied secret talks between the U.S. and Iran about a potential nuclear deal were taking place. After it was revealed in December 2013 that secret talks between the U.S. and Iran actually had taken place, then-spokeswoman Jen Psaki admitted the administration lied in order to protect the secret negotiations.” Kirby said that it is unknown who made the request to edit the video.

State

Local

  • In Washington, D.C., a proposal by Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020 passed unanimously in committee and will head to the full council for a vote. The minimum wage for tipped workers would be $5.50 per hour, which is double the current minimum of $2.77 per hour. A measure that might appear on the November 2016 ballot would make the minimum wage for all workers in the city $15 per hour, including tipped workers. A similar plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020 was approved in May 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Washington, D.C., is the 24th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
  • Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool announced that the district would not open for the 2016-2017 school year if the state legislature failed to pass education funding. Illinois’ budget has been a point of contention most of the year, with Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) at odds with the Democrat-controlled legislature. Rauner has indicated he would sign a stop-gap bill intended to fund the city’s public schools. Claypool noted that the school district had “no ability to access capital markets” due to its junk credit rating and that its financial reserves were insufficient to cover operational expenses. Chicago Public Schools is the largest school district in Illinois and the third-largest school district in the United States, and it served 396,641 students during the 2013-2014 school year.
  • Philadelphia drew one step closer to passing a bill that would require guns to be stored unloaded and locked in a separate container from its ammunition in homes with children under the age of 18. The bill unanimously passed through a city council committee, although Police Capt. Francis Healy said he expected the bill to draw controversy and eventually a legal challenge. A spokesman from the National Rifle Association said he thought the bill would be unenforceable due to a state law that bans local governments from passing their own gun laws. To become law, the bill would need to be approved by the entire city council. Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the fifth-largest city in the U.S. by population.
  • In an attempt to improve the city’s rental market, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray (D) and Councilman Tim Burgess (D) have proposed limiting short-term rentals in the city. Their plan would allow only primary residences to be listed year-round on services such as Airbnb and VRBO, whereas secondary residences would be limited to 90 nights per calendar year. A similar but more restrictive measure was defeated by San Francisco voters in November 2015. The defeated San Francisco measure would have limited all short-term rentals in the city to 75 nights of occupancy per year in addition to imposing hotel taxes. According to Airbnb, short-term rentals have generated more than $30 million in revenue for Seattle rental property owners. Seattle is the largest city in Washington and the 22nd-largest city in the U.S. by population.
  • Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings (D) announced his support for banning private employers in the city from asking about criminal history on job applications. This has been referred to as a “ban the box” initiative. Such a bill would need to pass the city’s Economic Development Committee before being brought up to the full council for a vote. The city has had a ban for public employment since 2007, and the county put a similar ban in place in November 2015. Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest city in the U.S. by population.
  • While campaigning in Monterey County, California, presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) endorsed a county initiative designed to ban fracking and other high-intensity oil and gas extraction methods. The initiative was recently certified to appear before county voters on November 8, 2016. Sanders said, "And I hope very much that Monterey County will continue the momentum that makes it clear that fracking is not safe, and is not what we need for our kids… If elected president, we will not need state by state, county by county action, because we're going to ban fracking in all 50 states of this country."
  • FILING DEADLINE: In Arizona, five of the state’s largest cities had filing deadlines to run for public office. The primary election for all five cities will be held on August 30, 2016, and the general election will be held on November 8, 2016.
    • Chandler: Three of the six seats on the city council are up for election in 2016. Chandler is the fourth-largest city in Arizona and the 80th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • Gilbert: Four of the six seats on the city council are up for election in 2016. Gilbert is the seventh-largest city in Arizona and the 97th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • Glendale: The mayor’s office and three of the six seats on the city council are up for election in 2016. Glendale is the fifth-largest city in Arizona and the 87th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • Mesa: The mayor’s office and three of the six seats on the city council are up for election in 2016. Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona and the 38th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • Scottsdale: Three of the six seats on the city council are up for election in 2016. Scottsdale is the sixth-largest city in Arizona and the 94th-largest city in the U.S. by population.

Preview of the day

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #18 of The Tap, which was published on March 28, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

  • FILING DEADLINE: Alaska congressional filing deadline
  • FILING DEADLINE: Arizona congressional filing deadline
  • FILING DEADLINE: Kansas congressional filing deadline
    • The U.S. Senate seat currently held by Jerry Moran (R) is up for re-election in 2016. The seat is rated safely Republican.
    • There are four U.S. House districts in Kansas. All four are currently held by the Republican Party and rated safely Republican in the general election.
  • FILING DEADLINE: Wisconsin congressional filing deadline
    • The U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ron Johnson (R) is up for re-election in 2016. The race is a battleground in the general election. Johnson will likely face a rematch with Russ Feingold (D) in the general election. Feingold served in the Senate from 1993 until 2011, when he was ousted by Johnson.
    • There are eight U.S. House districts in Wisconsin. Five are currently held by the Republican Party, while the remaining three are held by Democrats. All seats are rated as safe for the party that currently holds the seat.

State

  • Filing deadline: Alaska
  • Filing deadline: Arizona
    • State executives: Three seats are up for election on the Corporation Commission, the state’s regulatory agency for utilities. All five seats on the commission are currently held by Republicans.
    • State legislature: Arizona has 30 state Senate and 60 state House seats up for election in 2016. Republicans hold a six-seat majority in the Senate and a 12-seat majority in the House. With a Republican governor, Arizona is one of 23 states with a Republican state government trifecta.
  • Filing deadline: Kansas
  • Filing deadline: Wisconsin

Local

  • FILING DEADLINE: In Arizona, five of the state’s largest cities will have filing deadlines to run for public office. The primary election for all five cities will be held on August 30, 2016, and the general election will be held on November 8, 2016.
    • Chandler: Three of the six seats on the city council are up for election in 2016. Chandler is the fourth-largest city in Arizona and the 80th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • Gilbert: Four of the six seats on the city council are up for election in 2016. Gilbert is the seventh-largest city in Arizona and the 97th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • Glendale: The mayor’s office and three of the six seats on the city council are up for election in 2016. Glendale is the fifth-largest city in Arizona and the 87th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • Mesa: The mayor’s office and three of the six seats on the city council are up for election in 2016. Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona and the 38th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • Scottsdale: Three of the six seats on the city council are up for election in 2016. Scottsdale is the sixth-largest city in Arizona and the 94th-largest city in the U.S. by population.



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