Year: 2025

  • Voters in San Tan Valley, Arizona, will decide whether to incorporate a new 100,000-person town on Aug. 5

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    Voters in San Tan Valley, Arizona, an unincorporated area of Pinal County, will decide Proposition 495, which would incorporate the town, on August 5. San Tan Valley is situated southwest of the Phoenix metropolitan area, between the towns of Queen Creek and Florence, with a population exceeding 100,000 residents. If the measure is approved, San…

  • What to know about the August 5 primaries for Seattle Public Schools school board

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    Four seats on the seven-member Seattle Public Schools school board in Washington are up for election on Nov. 4, 2025. Three are up for regular election and one is up for special election. A primary is scheduled for Aug. 5, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was May 9, 2025. Nonpartisan primaries will be…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Missouri governor signs law repealing provisions of 2024 paid sick leave and minimum wage ballot initiative On July 10, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed House Bill 567 (HB 567), using legislative alternation to repeal provisions of a 2024 citizen initiative that established paid sick leave requirements and a previously existing provision that tied future…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, July 18, 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 51 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…

  • A look at the nation's first federal private school choice program

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    Welcome to the Friday, July 18, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the nation’s first federal private school choice program An extended version of the story appeared in Ballotpedia’s Hall Pass newsletter on July 16. Click here to read that version. Earlier…

  • Missouri attorney general investigates proxy advisory services

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    Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) announced last week his office is investigating Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the two largest U.S. proxy advisory firms, alleging they prioritized political agendas over fiduciary duties in their voting recommendations. ISS and Glass Lewis have drawn recent attention in ESG debates. Critics argue their combined market…

  • Missouri Gov. signs bill limiting state judicial deference, becoming fourth state to do so in 2025

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    On July 11, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed Senate Bill 221 into law. The bill limits judicial deference by state courts to state agencies. Judicial deference is the practice of courts adopting or yielding to an agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous law or regulation. SB 221 was designed to prohibit state courts from deferring…

  • U.S. Supreme Court grants the Trump administration's 16th emergency order

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    Welcome to the Thursday, July 17, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. Supreme Court grants the Trump administration's 16th emergency order On July 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, et al., Applicants v. New York, et al.,…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #165

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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 teaching controversial topics In this section, we curate reporting,…

  • The Checks & Balances Letter, July 2025

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    Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include deep dives into this term’s administrative state Supreme Court decisions and the North Carolina governor’s veto of state REINS legislation.  In Washington Supreme Court changes agency power in 13 administrative state rulings What’s the story? The U.S. Supreme Court ended its October 2024 term on June…