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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #204
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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 race-based teacher hiring In this section, we curate reporting,…
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Proxy advisors sue Indiana and Kansas over disclosure laws
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In the states Proxy advisors sue Indiana and Kansas over disclosure laws What’s the story? Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis filed lawsuits in April 2026 challenging state laws in Indiana and Kansas that require the proxy advisory firms to disclose when their voting recommendations differ…
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U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais could spur further changes in redistricting
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Welcome to Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Election Policy Digest. Every Tuesday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity. In this week’s edition, we cover 178 bills state legislatures acted on last week and look at the redistricting implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision…
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So far this year, fewer incumbent state legislators are retiring, but more are running in contested primary elections
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Welcome to the Tuesday, May 5, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: So far this year, fewer incumbent state legislators are retiring, but more are running in contested primary elections Across 20 states with completed candidate filing data, 28% of incumbent state legislators are running…
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Three notable California initiative campaigns submit signatures ahead of June 25 verification deadline
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Welcome to the Monday, May 4, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three notable California initiative campaigns submit signatures ahead of June 25 verification deadline Campaigns for three notable California citizen initiatives recently submitted signatures to the secretary of state for verification, potentially joining six…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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California will be the second state with a Democratic trifecta to vote on a voter ID ballot initiative California voters will decide on a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require voter identification and establish new requirements for voter registration lists and citizenship verification, making it the second state with a Democratic trifecta to decide on…
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U.S. Supreme Court decides redistricting case with implications for future map changes
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Welcome to the Friday, May, 1, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. Supreme Court decides redistricting case with implications for future map changes On April 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais that Louisiana’s congressional map that…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #203
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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 standards-based grading In this section, we curate reporting, analysis,…
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European Commission unveils $711 billion clean energy investment plan
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world Sustainability standards board declines mandatory nature reporting requirement What’s the story? The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced on April 22, 2026, that it will develop a voluntary practice statement for companies to provide nature-related disclosures rather than issue a separate mandatory statement. Practice…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Virginia’s new Democratic trifecta enacted more election-related bills than other states so far this year
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Welcome to Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Election Policy Digest. Every Tuesday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity. In this week’s edition, we cover 248 bills state legislatures acted on last week and look at noteworthy election-related legislation enacted in Virginia. The state of…