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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #177
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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 reading gains in Mississippi In this section, we curate…
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Net Zero Banking Alliance ends operations after member exodus
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world World’s largest pension fund considers shift toward impact investing What’s the story? Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest pension fund, with about $1.8 trillion in assets, is considering an expansion into impact investing—a strategy aimed at generating measurable social or environmental…
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Adelita Grijalva awaits swearing-in 14 days after election to U.S. House— here’s how that compares to other special election winners
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 7, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Adelita Grijalva awaits swearing-in 14 days after election to U.S. House— here’s how that compares to other special election winners On Oct. 3, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that the U.S.…
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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins 2025-2026 term
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Welcome to the Oct. 6 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Dear reader, it’s the day we’ve all been waiting for: the first day of the October 2025-2026 SCOTUS term! Thank you for choosing Ballotpedia as your source…
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Nine states have changed their recount laws in 2025
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Welcome to the Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nine states have changed their recount laws in 2025 In the 2026 midterms, some elections could be decided by thin margins. In 2024, three U.S. Senate races and six U.S. House races were…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Voters could decide whether to repeal or keep Missouri’s new congressional map in November 2026 The organization People Not Politicians is currently gathering signatures for a veto referendum campaign in Missouri to put the state’s redrawn congressional district map on the 2026 ballot, following Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ (R) rejection of the group’s initial…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, October 3, 2025
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Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity. In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 28 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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Voters could decide whether to repeal or keep Missouri’s new congressional map in November 2026
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Welcome to the Friday, Oct. 3, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters could decide whether to repeal or keep Missouri’s new congressional map in November 2026 The organization People Not Politicians is currently gathering signatures for a veto referendum campaign in Missouri to put the…
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Two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission are up for the first time since 2022
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission are up for the first time since 2022 Two of five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission are up for election on Nov. 4.…
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School board incumbents won by larger margins in 2024 than in their previous races
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Welcome to the Monday, Sept. 29, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: School board incumbents won by larger margins in 2024 than in their previous races Tens of thousands of school board elections take place each year, and in many of those races, incumbents are running…