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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 13, 2026
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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 262 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Fewer than 3% of Oklahoma school districts held primaries on Feb. 10 Oklahoma school districts hold school board primaries each February. But due to the state’s election rules and the number of candidates running, most voters didn't see school board candidates on their ballots this month. In Oklahoma, districts hold primaries if more than two…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #191
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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 whether the states or Congress should be the primary…
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Judge blocks Texas fossil fuel boycott law
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world EU adopts voluntary standards for carbon removal What’s the story? On Feb. 3, 2026, the European Commission announced that it adopted voluntary standards for carbon removal projects, creating a framework to enable certification and investment in permanently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The…
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Most U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress are part of Generation X, while most U.S. senators are Baby Boomers
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Feb. 10, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Most U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress are part of Generation X, while most U.S. senators are Baby Boomers For the first time since the 113th Congress, which spanned from 2013 to 2015, a…
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Fewer than 3% of Oklahoma school districts are holding primaries on Feb. 10
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Welcome to the Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fewer than 3% of Oklahoma school districts are holding primaries on Feb. 10 A version of this story appeared in Ballotpedia’s Hall Pass newsletter on Feb. 4. Click here to sign up. Oklahoma…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 6, 2026
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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 398 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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Weekly Brew: February 6, 2026
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Mandatory Medicaid work requirements are coming, what do they look like now? The 2025 budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), established mandatory work requirements for certain able-bodied Medicaid recipients beginning in 2027. As a result, states are now required to design and implement systems to comply with the new requirements, or…
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How voting requirements related to citizenship vary across the U.S.
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Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 6, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How voting requirements related to citizenship vary across the U.S. In November 2026, voters in at least three states will decide on constitutional amendments that would prohibit noncitizen voting, with a fourth state potentially…
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Wells Fargo moves proxy voting in-house
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world Senate Banking chair aligns with Trump on ESG What’s the story? On Jan. 22, 2026, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said that he supports President Donald Trump’s (R) efforts to limit the use of non-financial screening criteria…