Weekly Brew: August 13, 2021

A weekly shot of this week's most viewed stories from Ballotpedia's Daily Brew

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Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of August 9 - August 13. Read On Ballotpedia BALLOTPEDIA

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President Biden has appointed the most federal judges through Aug. 1 of a president's first year President Joe Biden (D) has appointed eight Article III federal judges through Aug. 1 of his first year in office. The Senate has confirmed three Appeals Court and five District Court judges that Biden nominated. KEEP READING

22 states allow recall of school board members Between 2006 and 2020, Ballotpedia covered an average of 23 recall efforts against an average of 52 school board members each year. The number of school board recalls in 2021 has surpassed that average with 57 efforts against 143 members as of Aug. 3. KEEP READING

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces resignation The resignation will be effective Aug. 24. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) will serve the remainder of Cuomo's term, which ends on Jan. 1, 2023. The New York State Assembly had initiated impeachment proceedings against Cuomo in March, examining the allegations of sexual misconduct. KEEP READING

Texas House lacks quorum as second special session begins The Texas House of Representatives began a new 30-day special legislative session Saturday—on Aug. 7—without the minimum number of members required to conduct official business, known as a quorum. The House has lacked a quorum since July 12. KEEP READING

Redistricting roundup The U.S. Census Bureau released block-level data from the 2020 census on Aug. 12. The data includes county-level demographic information on the ethnic, racial, and age makeup of neighborhoods across the country and will allow states to begin the process of drawing congressional and state legislative district maps. KEEP READING

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