Year: 2025

  • Five states hold elections on a day other than Tuesday

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    Welcome to the Friday, July 25, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five states hold elections on a day other than Tuesday Regular Daily Brew readers know elections don’t always fall on a Tuesday. Today, we’re taking a closer look at the five states that hold…

  • Supreme Court changes agency power in 13 administrative state rulings

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    Welcome to the Thursday, July 24, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Supreme Court changes agency power in 13 administrative state rulings  The U.S. Supreme Court ended its October 2024 term on June 27, 2025.  During the term, the Court decided on a series of…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #166

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving  school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.  In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over the Anti-Defamation League in classrooms In this section, we…

  • Ballot measure update: No new ballot measure certifications over the past two weeks, number certified still trending higher for 2025 and 2026

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    The number of certified statewide ballot measures for both 2025 and 2026 is trending above average compared to previous election cycles as of July 22. 2025 ballot measures For 2025, 29 statewide ballot measures have been certified in eight states—Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. This is four more than the…

  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering redistricting as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls a special session

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, July 23, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering redistricting as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls a special session On July 21, Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott (R) called a special legislative session to address multiple topics, including…

  • New York City voters to decide five measures related to even-year city elections and housing in November

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    New York City voters will decide five charter amendments in November 2025—four related to housing and infrastructure, and one to move city elections from odd to even-numbered years. However, that last change would also require a state constitutional amendment. On July 21, the New York City Charter Revision Commission, a temporary 13-member commission formed by…

  • ESG opponents argue BlackRock still boycotts Texas energy

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world Germany to reestablish sustainability board What’s the story? The German government told media last week that the Federal Ministry of Finance will reinstate the Sustainable Finance Beirat—the board that advises the national strategy on sustainable finance—sometime this year. Why does it matter? The Beirat…

  • Twenty-three members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026

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    Since our last update on June 16, 2025, four members of the U.S. Congress—one member of the U.S. Senate and three members of the U.S. House of Representatives—have announced that they will not seek re-election in 2026.  Here are the four members who have announced their retirements since our last update, as well as how…

  • Republican National Committee raised twice as much as Democratic National Committee in June

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    As of June 30, 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 $176 million and spent $165 million in the 2026 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $214 million and spent…

  • Forty-seven states have enacted deepfake legislation since 2019

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Forty-seven states have enacted deepfake legislation since 2019 As artificial intelligence (AI) has become more advanced, one topic that has become a growing political and social issue is the use of deepfakes. Deepfakes…