Weekly Brew: June 18, 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 June 14 - June 18. Read On Ballotpedia BALLOTPEDIA

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SCOTUS update As of Wednesday, the Supreme Court had issued 46 opinions this term, with 18 cases remaining. On Thursday, the court issued opinions in three more cases, including a case challenging the Affordable Care Act. KEEP READING

Looking for a way to celebrate Flag Day? Monday, June 14, was Flag Day, which commemorates the 1777 adoption of the U.S. flag. To celebrate the day, we suggested our readers take five minutes to review their representatives. Click the link below to use our Who Represents Me? tool. LOOK UP YOUR OFFICIALS

164 recall efforts so far in 2021, the most since 2016 School board members accounted for 48 percent of officials facing recall petitions this year, the highest share for that group of officials since 2015. Of the 164 recall efforts we've tracked so far, 104 have been resolved. Read our full mid-year recall report at the link below. KEEP READING

President Biden signs legislation establishing Juneteenth as 12th federal holiday Juneteenth.com describes the day as “the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.” The new law establishing the holiday takes effect this year, meaning that federal employees are off today, since June 19 is a Saturday. KEEP READING

This week’s special elections Georgia and Wisconsin held state legislative special elections on Tuesday, June 15. Two seats in the Georgia House of Representatives were up for election: District 34 and District 156. In Wisconsin, District 37 was up for election in the state assembly. View other upcoming elections with our Elections Calendar, linked below. KEEP READING

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