Year: 2025

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #183

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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 mandated testing in private school choice programs In this…

  • Ninth Circuit halts California climate-disclosure rule

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world SEC limits no-action responses for proxy season What’s the story? The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Nov. 17 that it will not respond to most no-action requests, which companies file when they want SEC staff to confirm they…

  • Voters in six states approved 22 constitutional amendments this year, the second most in an odd year since 2011

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in six states approved 22 constitutional amendments this year, the second most in an odd year since 2011  In 2025, voters in six states–California, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin–approved 22…

  • President Donald Trump (R) and the 119th Congress saw their lowest approval ratings of Trump’s second term in November

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    At the end of Nov., approval polling averages showed President Donald Trump (R) at 42% approval, the lowest of his second term. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. The highest approval rating Trump has received is 54%, last seen on Jan. 22, 2025. At the end of November, congressional approval was at 20%…

  • November saw President Donald Trump’s (R) second-lowest monthly executive order total thus far in his second term

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    President Donald Trump (R) issued seven executive order in Nov., bringing his total to 217 in his second term. This was the second-lowest monthly total of his second term thus far. Trump issued orders on tariffs, artificial intelligence, foster care, and terrorism. Click here to read more about each order. Trump issued six more orders…

  • State supreme court vacancy count for November 2025

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    In this month's state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and the swearing-in of justices from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, 2025. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Announced retirements: During November 2025, two justices announced their retirement from their respective state supreme courts. Candidates nominated,…

  • Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

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    There were 47 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of Dec. 1. Forty-six of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month: By Dec. 1, 316 days in office, President Donald Trump (R) had nominated…

  • Signatures are being collected for four potential citizen-initiated measures, addressing elections to taxes, in Michigan for 2026

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    Michigan voters could decide on up to four citizen-initiated ballot measures in 2026. None has been certified yet, but proponents filed to collect signatures for each measure to qualify for the ballot. There are three citizen-initiated constitutional amendments and one initiated state statute that have been filed with the Michigan Board of State Canvassers. Three…

  • Incumbent Tim Keller and Darren White are running in the runoff election for mayor of Albuquerque

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    Incumbent Mayor Tim Keller and Darren White advanced from the nonpartisan election for mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to a runoff election on Dec. 9. Keller earned 36.6% of the vote in the general election, and White earned 31.3%. Keller, who was first elected mayor in 2017, is running on his record. According to his…

  • Miami becomes the 59th of the 100 most populous cities to establish mayoral term limits

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, Dec. 2, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Miami becomes the 59th of the 100 most populous cities to establish mayoral term limits On Nov. 4, Miami, Florida, became the 59th city among the 100 most populous cities in the country to…