Year: 2025

  • Two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission are up for the first time since 2022

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    Image of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Georgia is holding a special election for two of five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission on November 4, 2025. The primary was held on June 17, 2025, and a primary runoff was held on July 15, 2025. A general runoff (if necessary) will be held on December 2, 2025. The Georgia Public Service…

  • California Proposition 50 would shift five Republican-held congressional districts toward Democrats based on presidential election results

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    Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 25, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California Proposition 50 would shift five Republican-held congressional districts toward Democrats based on presidential election results On Nov. 4, California voters will decide on Proposition 50, which would approve a new, Legislature-drawn congressional map…

  • Rep. Tom Tiffany becomes the ninth Republican U.S. House member to announce a gubernatorial bid for 2026

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    Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.) announced on Sept. 23, 2025, that he will run for governor of Wisconsin in 2026 rather than another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Incumbent Gov. Tony Evers (D) is not running for re-election. As of Sept. 23, 2025, independent race forecasters The Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, and…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #175

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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 ending school vaccine mandates In this section, we curate…

  • A look at the candidates, issues, and endorsements in Seattle’s Nov. 4 mayoral election

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    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…

  • Texas AG launches investigation of proxy advisors

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world European Commission delays interim climate goals What’s the story? The European Commission said it will miss the September deadline to submit its 2035 emissions reduction target under the Paris Climate Agreement. Member states are split on how much to cut:…

  • Texas AG launches investigation of proxy advisors

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    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…

  • Juneau, Alaska, voters to decide three local ballot measures on Oct. 7, including a seasonal sales tax proposal

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    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…

  • California Proposition 50 would shift five Republican-held congressional districts toward Democrats, based on presidential election results

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    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.…

  • DCCC raised almost twice as much as NRCC in August

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    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…