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  • Senators running for governor win 42% of the time, and governors running for Senate win 33% of the time

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Senators running for governor win 42% of the time, and governors running for Senate win 33% of the time As the 2026 midterm elections grow closer, parties are looking for candidates to run…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    New Hampshire becomes 18th state with a universal private school choice program On June 10, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) signed SB 295, which removed the income threshold from the state’s Education Freedom Account Program (EFA) and made the program universal. Private school choice programs provide public funds for alternatives to public schools, such…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 20, 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 145 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…

  • Trump administration limits American Bar Association’s access to federal judicial nominees and a look at past ABA ratings

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    Welcome to the Friday, June 20, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump administration eliminates American Bar Association’s role in reviewing federal judicial nominees and a look at past ABA ratings   On May 30, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would eliminate the American…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #161

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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 Texas’ Ten Commandments bill In this section, we curate…

  • SEC withdraws proposed ESG rules

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world SEC withdraws proposed ESG rules What’s the story? The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) withdrew two ESG-related proposed rules last week—one that would have expanded ESG disclosure requirements and another that would have revised the shareholder proposal submission process. Why…

  • Checks and Balances, June 2025

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    Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include deep dives into the elimination of REINS from the One Big Beautiful Bill and Oklahoma’s 2025 legislation on agency rules.  In Washington One Big Beautiful Bill Act goes to Senate without REINS  What’s the story? The U.S. House removed administrative state-related provisions from the final version…

  • New Hampshire becomes 18th state with a universal private school choice program

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, June 17, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New Hampshire becomes 18th state with a universal private school choice program On June 10, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) signed SB 295, which removed the income threshold from the state’s Education Freedom…

  • Four states have ended judicial deference in 2025, most recently in Missouri and Oklahoma

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    Welcome to the Monday, June 16, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Four state legislatures have passed bills ending judicial deference in 2025, most recently Missouri and Oklahoma In the 2025 legislative sessions, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Texas enacted laws prohibiting judicial deference by state courts…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 13, 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 170 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…