Year: 2025

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Total partisan composition of state legislatures changed by less than one percentage point in 2024 As lawmakers around the country meet in the 2025 legislative sessions, we’re continuing our analysis of the elections that brought them there. In Monday’s Brew, we looked at the seats that changed party hands. In the Nov. 5 elections:  That…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, Feb. 28, 2025

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity.  In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 511 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…

  • President Donald Trump (R) ends February with 48% approval, 48% disapproval

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    At the end of Feb., approval polling averages showed President Donald Trump (R) at 48% approval. Forty-eight percent of voters disapproved of his performance. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his presidency is 47%, last seen on Feb. 7, 2025. The highest approval rating Trump has received is 54%, last seen on Jan. 22,…

  • Democratic state financial officers support ESG in letter to regulators

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    Seventeen Democratic state financial officers sent a letter to the acting heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Labor (DOL), asking them to not restrict the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in financial decisions. The letter responds to one sent last month by Republican state financial officers…

  • Following boycott in tied chamber, Minnesota Republicans file recall petitions against state House Democrats

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    Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Following boycott in tied chamber, Minnesota Republicans file recall petitions against state House Democrats Over the past 111 years, there have been 186 recall attempts against state legislators. On Feb. 25, that number…

  • Previewing Indiana’s only regularly-scheduled 2025 election

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    On Monday, March 3, 2025, voters in the Town of Vernon, Ind., population 236, will cast their ballots in the state’s only regularly-scheduled election of the year. Here’s a look at what, and who’s, on the ballot: Vernon is holding an election today because it is the only town in Indiana still governed by a…

  • Jamieson Greer confirmed as U.S. trade representative

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    The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Jamieson Greer as U.S. trade representative on Feb. 26, 2025. The Senate voted 56-43 in favor of his nomination, with five Democrats and 51 Republicans voting in favor. This was the 19th member of President Donald Trump’s (R) Cabinet confirmed in his second presidential term.  Trump announced on Nov.…

  • Campaigns raised more than $1.3 billion in the 2024 ballot measure cycle

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    Welcome to the Thursday, Feb. 27, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Campaigns raised more than $1.3 billion in the 2024 ballot measure cycle Campaigns supporting and opposing the 159 measures on statewide ballots in 2024 raised more than $1.3 billion—the most for an even-year election…

  • Ohio voters have decided on 306 state ballot measures since 1910; the 307th is scheduled for May 6, 2025

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    Ballotpedia completed an inventory of all Ohio ballot measures since 1910. Between 1910 and 2024, Ohioans voted on 306 ballot measures. Voters approved 169 measures (55.2%) and rejected 137 measures (44.8%). In Ohio, measures can be placed on the ballot through the state legislature as well as through citizen initiatives. Between 1910 and 2024, the…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #145

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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 school discipline In this section, we curate reporting, analysis,…