Year: 2025

  • Missouri voters have decided 420 statewide ballot measures since 1908

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    Ballotpedia has completed an inventory of all Missouri ballot measures since 1908. Between 1908 and 2024, Missouri voters decided 420 ballot measures. Of these, 195 (46.4%) were approved, and 225 (53.6%) were defeated. In Missouri, measures can be placed on the ballot through the state legislature, as well as through the citizen-initiated process. The citizen…

  • Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds confirmation hearing for Michael Waltz for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

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    The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for Michael Waltz for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on July 15, 2025. At the time the hearing ended, the committee had not scheduled a meeting to vote on his nomination. Waltz must receive a majority approval vote in the committee before his nomination can…

  • Missouri attorney general investigates proxy advisory services

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In the states Missouri attorney general investigates proxy advisory services What’s the story? 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…

  • States passed 27 bills on environmental, social, and governance investing this year

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, July 15, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: States passed 27 bills on environmental, social, and governance investing this year So far this year, 13 states have passed 27 bills supporting or opposing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. States passed 34…

  • A closer look at 2025's three defeated state legislative incumbents

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    The three incumbents defeated in 2025 state legislative primaries were all first-term Democrats in the New Jersey General Assembly. Here’s a closer look at the incumbents who lost and what they shared in common. The trio all first took office in 2024. They represented 1.7% of incumbents who ran for re-election and 7.9% of incumbents…

  • Incumbent Jason Miyares (R) and Jerrauld Jones (D) running for attorney general of Virginia on Nov. 4

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    Incumbent Jason Miyares (R) and Jerrauld Jones (D) are running in the general election for attorney general of Virginia on Nov. 4, 2025. According to AP's Olivia Diaz, Virginia's odd-year elections are "seen as referendums on the party in power before Congress heads into midterm elections. ... Democrats’ hold on Virginia has slipped in recent…

  • A look at SNAP and Medicaid work requirements provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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    Welcome to the Monday, July 14, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at SNAP and Medicaid work requirements provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act  President Donald Trump (R) signed H.R. 1, a budget reconciliation bill titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill…

  • Missouri becomes the ninth state in 2025 to prohibit foreign spending in ballot measure campaigns

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    Welcome to the Friday, July 11, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Missouri becomes the ninth state in 2025 to prohibit foreign spending in ballot measure campaigns On July 9, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed SB 152, prohibiting the foreign funding of ballot measure campaigns.…

  • An early look at North Carolina's U.S. Senate election in 2026

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    Voters in North Carolina will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on Nov. 3, 2026. Incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who first assumed office in 2015, announced that he would not seek re-election in 2026. According to The Cook Political Report's Amy Taylor, Tillis' retirement makes the seat a "top…

  • Missouri governor signs law repealing provisions of 2024 paid sick leave and minimum wage ballot initiative

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    Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed House Bill 567 (HB 567) on July 10, repealing provisions of Proposition A, which voters approved in 2024. HB 567 repealed the paid sick leave requirements and the provision that tied future minimum wage increases to inflation. Proposition A is an initiated state statute that was approved by nearly…