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  • 12 indirect initiatives pending before state legislatures, which have sent 75% to voters since 2018

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, March 31, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 12 indirect initiatives pending before state legislatures, which have sent 75% to voters since 2018 Nine states authorize indirect initiatives, either statutes or constitutional amendments, where citizen-proposed ballot measures are first presented to state…

  • Kansas becomes the 33rd state to enact a K-12 cellphone ban

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    Welcome to the Monday, March 30, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Kansas becomes the 33rd state to enact a K-12 cellphone ban On March 20, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed a bill enacting a statewide ban on cellphones in K-12 schools.  The ban applies…

  • Weekly Brew: March 27, 2026

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    Fifty-seven state executives are term-limited in 2026, the most since 2018 Fifty-seven state executive incumbents, including 26 Democrats, 29 Republicans, and two nonpartisan officeholders, are unable to run for re-election in 2026 due to term limits. This is the most since Ballotpedia started collecting this data in 2018. Overall, incumbents in 15 types of state…

  • Fifty-seven state executives are term-limited in 2026, the most since 2018

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 27, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fifty-seven state executives are term-limited in 2026, the most since 2018 Fifty-seven state executive incumbents, including 26 Democrats, 29 Republicans, and two nonpartisan officeholders, are unable to run for re-election in 2026 due…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #198

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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 verifying students’ immigration status In this section, we curate reporting,…

  • Advocacy groups sue SEC over proxy policy shift

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C. Advocacy groups sue SEC over proxy policy shift What’s the story? On March 19, 2026, two investor advocacy groups — the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and As You Sow — filed a lawsuit in U.S.District Court for the District of Columbia challenging how…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on legality of Mississippi's absentee ballot return law

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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 330 bills state legislatures acted on in the last week and look at oral arguments in a U.S. Supreme Court…

  • Voters in at least five jurisdictions will decide ballot measures related to data centers this year

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, March 24, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in at least five jurisdictions will decide ballot measures related to data centers this year Voters in multiple jurisdictions will decide on at least five local ballot measures related to data center development…

  • Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins March 2026 sitting

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    Welcome to the March 23 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. “Democracy requires both discipline and hard work. It is not easy for individuals to govern themselves. . . . It is one thing to gain freedom, but…

  • U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on legality of Mississippi's absentee ballot return law

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    Welcome to the Monday, March 23, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on legality of Mississippi's absentee ballot return law  The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on March 23 in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a…