Year: 2025

  • EU to delay sustainability reporting for non-EU companies

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    The European Union (EU) will postpone its requirement that non-EU companies adopt upcoming sustainability-reporting standards under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The delay, part of the Omnibus I reform package the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee approved on October 9, 2025, would move the compliance date from June 2026 until at least October 2027.…

  • Incumbent Tony Gonzales (R), Brandon Herrera (R), and Susan Storey Rubio (R) are running in the Republican primary for Texas' 23rd Congressional District on March 3, 2026

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    Incumbent Tony Gonzales (R), Brandon Herrera (R), and Susan Storey Rubio (R) are running in the Republican primary for Texas' 23rd Congressional District on March 3, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. This is a rematch of the 2024 primary. Gonzales defeated Herrera 50.6%–49.4% in the runoff after neither candidate won a majority…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #178

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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 New York City’s Gifted and Talented (G&T) program for…

  • EU to delay sustainability reporting for non-EU companies

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world SEC chairman looks to limit ESG shareholder proposals What’s the story? The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will reevaluate its shareholder proposal rule, a federal rule that allows investors to include certain proposals in company proxy filings, Chairman Paul Atkins…

  • Ten states have amended their voter ID laws so far this year — here’s what each state currently requires

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Oct. 15, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ten states have amended their voter ID laws so far this year — here’s what each state currently requires As November nears and voters head to the polls in 36 states, let’s review which…

  • Maine ballot initiative campaigns raise $3.3 million ahead of Nov. 2025 election

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    The quarterly deadline for campaign finance reports in Maine was Oct. 6, meaning the latest filings for ballot measure committees cover contributions and expenditures through Sept. 30. Through Sept. 30, campaigns for and against the two ballot initiatives on Maine’s Nov. 4, 2025, ballot have raised a combined $3.3 million. The two ballot measures are…

  • California Proposition 50 ranks as the seventh most expensive ballot measure in state history with $139.9 million raised

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    California Proposition 50 ranks as the seventh most expensive ballot measure, based on total contributions to campaigns supporting and opposing the constitutional amendment. As of Oct. 13, about $139.9 million had been raised for and against Proposition 50. Supporters received $97.7 million, while opponents received $42.2 million. To become the sixth most expensive, surpassing Proposition…

  • Janet Mills becomes the 12th Maine governor to run for Senate since 1914

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    Maine Gov. Janet Mills has announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate against incumbent Susan Collins (R) in 2026. In her launch video, Mills said, “I won’t sit idly by while Maine people suffer and politicians like Susan Collins bend the knee as if this were normal.” Mills is finishing her second term as governor. She…

  • Sixteen candidates running for Texas' 18th Congressional District on Nov. 4

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    Sixteen candidates are running in the special general election for Texas' 18th Congressional District on November 4, 2025. Candidates from all parties are running in the election, and if no one wins an outright majority, the top two candidates will advance to a runoff. The winner of this election will be the fourth person to…

  • Mentor School Board election to decide majority control of the board

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    Incumbent Maggie Cook, Robert Haag, Daniel Hardesty, Robert Izzo, Linda O’Brien, and Don Schutz are running in the nonpartisan general election for three at-large seats on the Mentor Exempted Village School District school board on Nov. 4, 2025. The candidates are divided into two slates: the first including two Democratic-affiliated candidates (Cook and Haag) and…