Year: 2025
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A look at the candidates, issues, and endorsements in Seattle’s Nov. 4 mayoral election
Welcome to the Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the candidates, issues, and endorsements in Seattle’s Nov. 4 mayoral election Incumbent Bruce Harrell and Katie Wilson are running in the Nov. 4 general election for mayor of Seattle. In…
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Texas AG launches investigation of proxy advisors
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced his office is investigating Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the two largest proxy advisory firms, for “potentially misleading institutional investors and public companies by issuing voting recommendations that advance radical political agendas.” The announcement followed a U.S. district court injunction pausing the state’s new law regulating…
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Juneau, Alaska, voters to decide three local ballot measures on Oct. 7, including a seasonal sales tax proposal
Voters in Juneau, Alaska, will decide on three local ballot measures on Oct. 7, 2025, including two citizen-initiated measures and a referred measure to implement a new seasonal sales tax rate. Currently, the sales tax rate in Juneau is 5% year-round—this includes a permanent 1% sales tax, a temporary 3% sales tax, and another temporary…
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California Proposition 50 would shift five Republican-held congressional districts toward Democrats, based on presidential election results
California has 52 congressional districts, with each district’s voters electing a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2025, the state’s delegation includes 43 Democrats and nine Republicans. On Nov. 4, voters will decide on Proposition 50, which would authorize a new, legislature-drawn map until the Citizens Redistricting Commission redraws congressional districts in 2031.…
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DCCC raised almost twice as much as NRCC in August
As of Aug. 31, 2025, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $221 million and spent $210 million in the 2026 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $259 million and spent…
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Michael Waltz confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Michael Waltz as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Sept. 19, 2025. The Senate voted 47-43 in favor of his nomination, with 44 Republicans and three Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), voting in favor. There were 41 Democrats who voted against…
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Katie Wilson and incumbent Bruce Harrell are running in Nov. 4 general election for mayor of Seattle
Incumbent Bruce Harrell and Katie Wilson are running in the November 4 general election for mayor of Seattle. In the Aug. 5 primary, Wilson defeated Harrell 48.1% to 43.6%. Following the primary, KOMO News political analyst and CEO of Strategies 360 Ron Dotzauer said he “believes the race will remain competitive, with messaging on cost…