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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, Jan. 31, 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 244 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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2024 election analysis – the average state legislative margin of victory was more than 27 points
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Welcome to the Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2024 election analysis – the average state legislative margin of victory was more than 27 points As lawmakers around the country meet in state legislatures for the 2025 legislative sessions, we’re continuing our…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #141
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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 policy responses to school shootings In this section, we…
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Texas sends letter opposing bank DEI policies
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world Canadian banks leave Net-Zero Banking Alliance What’s the story? Four of Canada’s largest banks—BMO, National Bank, TD Bank Group, and CIBC—announced Jan. 17 they had left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. Why does it matter? The move followed the departure of six of America’s largest…
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A recap on President Donald Trump’s first week of his second term in office
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Jan. 28, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A recap on President Donald Trump’s first week of his second term in office With President Donald Trump’s (R) first week in office now in the rearview, here’s a brief recap comparing his activity…
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The year of the incumbent – 94% of incumbent state legislators won re-election
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Welcome to the Monday, January 27, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The year of the incumbent – 94% of incumbent state legislators won re-election State legislative sessions are in nearly full force – but let’s take a quick break to look back at the…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Donald Trump (R) sworn-in as the 47th president On Monday, President Donald Trump (R) took the oath of office as the 47th president. Trump’s inauguration marks the second time in U.S. history that a president has served a second, non-consecutive term. The only other time this happened was in 1883, when President Grover Cleveland (D)…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, Jan. 24, 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 216 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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Ohio becomes the 23rd state to adopt what supporters call a Parents’ Bill of Rights
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Welcome to the Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ohio becomes the 23rd state to adopt what supporters call a Parents’ Bill of Rights A version of this story appeared in Ballotpedia’s Hall Pass on Jan. 22. Hall Pass is our weekly…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #140
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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 New Jersey’s elimination of teacher tests In this section,…