Year: 2025

  • Voters to decide on 30 statewide ballot measures in 2025—three fewer than the decade average

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    Voters in nine states will decide on 30 statewide ballot measures in 2025, which is below the average (33) for odd-numbered years over the past decade. Six measures were decided earlier in the year in three states—Louisiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Voters in six states—California, Colorado, Maine, New York, Texas, and Washington—will decide on the remaining…

  • Incumbent Jacob Frey, Omar Fateh, and 13 others running in nonpartisan general election for mayor of Minneapolis

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    Incumbent Jacob Frey (D), Omar Fateh (D), and 13 other candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Nov. 4, 2025. Elections in Minneapolis are officially nonpartisan, but the Minneapolis City Charter allows mayoral and city council candidates to choose a party label to appear below their name on…

  • Missouri voters to decide on 2026 measure to create a first-of-its-kind citizen initiative supermajority requirement

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    Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 17, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Missouri voters to decide on 2026 measure to create a first-of-its-kind citizen initiative supermajority requirement In 2026, Missouri voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would create a new type of supermajority…

  • Tim Walz (D) is the second governor to run for a consecutive third term in 2026

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    On September 16, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced that he would seek a third consecutive term as governor in 2026. This makes him the second governor to do so after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D), who announced his plans back in June. In July, Ballotpedia covered the number of governors eligible to run for…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #174

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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 President Donald Trump’s (R) school discipline executive order In…

  • EPA proposes ending emissions reporting

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world EPA proposes ending emissions reporting What’s the story? On Sept. 13, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule that would eliminate the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), which requires fossil fuel producers to disclose carbon emissions. Administrator Lee…

  • Ballot measure update: Amendment related to voter approval of citizen initiatives certified in Missouri for 2026; no new measures certified for 2025

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    The Missouri State Legislature voted to send a constitutional amendment to the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot that would require voter approval of citizen-initiated constitutional amendments in each congressional district and add language prohibiting foreign nationals and foreign adversaries, as defined in the measure, from spending to support or oppose ballot measures. 2025 ballot measures For 2025,…

  • This year’s Virginia House of Delegates elections could affect the outcome of three proposed constitutional amendments

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Sept. 17, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: This year’s Virginia House of Delegates elections could affect the outcome of three proposed constitutional amendments This year's House of Delegates election in Virginia could decide the fate of three proposed state constitutional amendments…

  • New Missouri congressional map awaits governor’s signature, referendum effort underway

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    Missouri is expected to become the second state to officially redraw its congressional district boundaries ahead of the 2026 elections. A bill that aims to net one additional Republican U.S. House seat awaits Gov. Mike Kehoe’s signature after the legislature gave it final approval on Sept. 12. The new map would draw the state’s 5th…