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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, January 9, 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 19 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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Weekly Brew: January 9, 2026
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Alaska voters to consider top-four ranked-choice voting repeal initiative in 2026 after narrowest defeat in state history in 2024 Alaska voters will decide on a ballot initiative to repeal the state's top-four ranked-choice voting (RCV) system in 2026, unless the Alaska Legislature approves substantially similar legislation during its upcoming session. This would be the second…
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's proposal could be the first expansion of a state's supreme court since 2016
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Welcome to the Friday, Jan. 9, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's proposal could be first expansion of a state's supreme court since 2016 Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's (R) recent budget proposal includes nearly $3 million allocated to add two justices to…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #186
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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 closing low-enrollment schools In this section, we curate reporting,…
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China launches first corporate climate disclosure standards
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world China launches first corporate climate disclosure standards What’s the story? On Jan. 5, China's Ministry of Finance released the country’s first national corporate climate report framework, titled Corporate Sustainable Disclosure Standard No. 1 – Climate (Trial). The standard sets voluntary guidelines for companies to…
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Trump ends 2025 with no Cabinet turnover
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump ends 2025 with no Cabinet turnover President Donald Trump (R) completed the first calendar year of his second term in office, and no members of his 22-person Cabinet have left or changed…
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There were 276 recall efforts in 2025 — more than the 248 efforts in 2024
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Welcome to the Monday, Jan. 5, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: There were 276 recall efforts in 2025 — more than the 248 efforts in 2024 In 2025, there were 276 recall efforts against 388 elected officials, an increase in both the number of recall…
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Five ballot initiatives filed in California to regulate artificial intelligence and its developers
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thank you for reading the Brew! We're so grateful to you, our readers, for welcoming us into your inbox. We'll be back on Dec. 31 for our end-of-year wrap-up. Have a wonderful rest…
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California voters decided on 42 local ballot measures this year — the lowest total for an odd-numbered year in at least a decade
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Welcome to the Monday, Dec. 22, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California voters decided on 42 local ballot measures this year — the lowest total for an odd-numbered year in at least a decade California voters decided 42 local ballot measures this year — the…
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Weekly Brew: December 19, 2025
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A year-end look at the state of election administration legislation As 2025 comes to a close, we’re diving into the election-related legislative activity that happened this year and exploring some of the data in Ballotpedia’s State of Election Administration Legislation 2025 Year-End Report. The report covers all election-related legislative activity in the 50 states that…