Year: 2026

  • Nevada attorney general's role in suing the federal government a major theme in election between Nicole Cannizzaro (D) and Adriana Guzmán Fralick (R)

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    Nicole Cannizzaro (D) and Adriana Guzmán Fralick (R) are running in the general election for attorney general of Nevada on Nov. 3. Incumbent Aaron Ford (D) is term-limited and running for governor of Nevada. A major theme heading into the election is the attorney general's role in suing the federal government. The Nevada Independent's Eric…

  • Alaska voters to decide on the second U.S. Senate general election using ranked-choice voting

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    Incumbent Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan (R), Mary Peltola (D), Gerald Heikes (R), and Dan Sullivan(R) are running in the general election for the U.S. Senate in Alaska on Nov. 3, 2026. Daniel S. Sullivan and Peltola lead in polls, noteworthy endorsements, and fundraising. The four candidates who received the most votes during the top-four primary…

  • ISS sues to block Oklahoma proxy advisor law

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    Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a proxy advisory firm that provides voting recommendations to institutional investors, sued to block an Oklahoma law requiring proxy advisors to provide additional financial analysis when recommending votes against company management. ISS filed the lawsuit against Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond (R) over HB 4429, which Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed…

  • Federal judge blocks New York climate superfund law

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    Chief Judge Brenda Sannes of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York blocked New York's Climate Change Superfund Act on Aug. 31, ruling that federal law preempts the state's effort to require fossil fuel companies to help pay for climate-related infrastructure and adaptation costs. New York enacted the law in 2024…

  • California loosens first-year climate reporting requirements

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    The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released new guidance on Sept. 2 giving companies additional flexibility as they prepare for the state's first greenhouse gas emissions reporting deadline on Nov. 10. California's SB 253 requires companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue that do business in the state to report their Scope 1…

  • New York's commissioner of education was the highest-paid state executive official in 2025

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    Welcome to the Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New York's commissioner of education was the highest-paid state executive official in 2025 In a Ballotpedia analysis of 2025 compensation data for statewide executive officers, we found that the highest-paid state executive official…

  • 2026 had the fewest ballot initiatives filed since 2014, with 692

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    In 2026, petitioners filed 692 ballot initiatives in the 26 states that authorize the initiative and referendum power — the fewest filed since 2014, when 616 were filed. Of the 692 filed this year, 53 initiatives qualified for statewide ballots, in line with the average number certified in even-numbered years from 2010 to 2024. For…

  • Weekly Brew: September 11, 2026

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    Each week, The Weekly Brew brings you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of September 7 - September 11. Voters will decide on 14 ballot measures related to state constitutional rights On Nov. 3, voters in nine states will decide on 14 ballot measures…

  • Missouri becomes one of seven states to have a measure on the initiative and referendum process on its Nov. 3 ballot

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    Welcome to the Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Missouri becomes one of seven states to have a measure on the initiative and referendum process on its Nov. 3 ballot On Sept. 3, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that an initiative concerning…

  • Three statewide candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks

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    With Delaware holding the final 2026 statewide primary on Sept. 15, this year’s remaining candidate and voter deadlines are for the Nov. 3 general election. Three states have statewide write-in candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks. The map and bulleted list below show which states have candidate filing deadlines scheduled between Sept. 12…