Year: 2026

  • Three statewide candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks

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    As we approach the longest day of the year on June 21, candidates and voters in multiple states have election-related deadlines to be aware of as the 2026 election cycle continues. Three states have statewide candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks. The map and bulleted list below show which states have candidate filing…

  • The federal and state judiciary's evolving role in American democracy

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    Welcome to the Friday, June 19, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The federal and state judiciary's evolving role in American democracy  Today, we're sharing the fifth installment in our project marking America's 250th anniversary: The Blueprints of Democracy.  State and federal courts have become…

  • Thirty-one members of the New York Legislature are retiring this year, the second-most since 2010

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    Thirty-one members of the New York Legislature are retiring in 2026. This is the second-most retiring incumbents since 2010. The only other year with more than 30 retirements was 2020, when there were 33. Otherwise, 25 incumbents or fewer have retired each year since 2010. According to City and State New York’s Rebecca C. Lewis…

  • Five candidates compete in Missouri's 6th District Republican primary as incumbent Graves retires

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    Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for Missouri's 6th Congressional District on August 4, 2026. Two have led in media attention: Chris Stigall (R) and Nathan Willett (R). Incumbent Sam Graves (R) is retiring from public office. Missouri Independent's Jason Hanccock wrote that the election "could become a proxy war between Trumpworld and…

  • Weekly Brew: June 19, 2026

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    Ohio will be one of six states with a voter ID measure on the ballot this year Ohio will be one of six states to decide on a ballot measure on voter identification requirements this year. Other voter ID measures are set to appear on the ballot in Arizona, California, Nevada, North Carolina, and Oklahoma.…

  • White House issues executive order implementing Schedule Policy/Career

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    Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include an executive order implementing a new job classification for about 8,000 federal workers, and a gubernatorial lawsuit in Kentucky against the state Senate and several cabinet officials. In Washington White House issues executive order classifying employees under Schedule Policy/Career for the first time On June 3,…

  • California voters will decide on dueling initiatives backed by Uber and trial attorneys in November

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    Two initiatives, with rideshare companies and trial attorneys taking opposing sides of the campaigns, qualified for the November ballot in California on June 17.  One initiative sponsored by Uber would require car accident victims to receive at least 75% of the total amount of damages recovered; establish standards for the recovery of medical expenses based…

  • Democrats have the second-highest generic ballot lead in May of any midterm year

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    The Democratic Party led the generic congressional ballot by 7.6 points at the end of May, according to RealClearPolitics. Since the start of the second Trump Administration, the highest Democratic lead recorded by RCP was on May 28, 2026, when Democrats led Republicans 49% to 41%, an eight-point margin. This is the second-highest lead either…

  • California billionaire’s tax qualifies for the November ballot; competing measures pending signature verification

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    California voters are set to decide on a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of the state’s billionaires in November. The secretary of state reported on June 17 that at least 980,438 of the more than 1.6 million signatures filed were valid, qualifying the ballot initiative.  The SEIU-UHW is sponsoring the initiative. The tax…

  • Robert White wins Democratic primary in race to succeed 18-term U.S. House incumbent in Washington, D.C.

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    Robert White defeated Trent Holbrook, Greg Jaczko, Brooke Pinto, and Kinney Zalesne in the Democratic primary for the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington D.C., on June 16, 2026. White, Pinto, and Zalesne led in polling and campaign fundraising ahead of the election. On January 26, 2026, incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) announced she would…