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  • South Dakota to hold its first primary runoff since adopting the system in 1985

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    Welcome to the Thursday, June 4, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: South Dakota to hold its first primary runoff since adopting the system in 1985 On June 2, voters in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota headed to the polls.…

  • Federal judge strikes down part of New Hampshire's documentary proof of citizenship 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 143 bills state legislatures acted on last week and look at legal developments affecting New Hampshire’s documentary proof of citizenship…

  • A new congressional map is enacted in Louisiana, blocked in Alabama, and dead in South Carolina

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A new congressional map is enacted in Louisiana, blocked in Alabama, and dead in South Carolina Nine states have now redrawn their congressional maps ahead of this year's midterm elections. Louisiana became the…

  • Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS releases new opinions 

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    Welcome to the June 1 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”   - James Baldwin Where has the time gone, dear…

  • North Carolina voters to decide on two measures on property and income tax limits in November

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    Welcome to the Monday, June 1, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: North Carolina voters to decide on two measures on property and income tax limits in November  The General Assembly of North Carolina approved two constitutional amendments on property and income tax limits for…

  • Weekly Brew: May 29, 2026

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    Campaign behind initiative to criminalize hunting, fishing, and any intentional injury to animals in Oregon submits signatures for verification On May 20, the campaign behind a ballot initiative to criminalize hunting, fishing, and any intentional injury to animals in Oregon submitted more than 120,000 signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State for verification. While previous…

  • Campaign behind initiative to criminalize hunting, fishing, and any intentional injury to animals in Oregon submits signatures for verification

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    Welcome to the Friday, May 29, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Campaign behind initiative to criminalize hunting, fishing, and any intentional injury to animals in Oregon submits signatures for verification On May 20, the campaign behind a ballot initiative to criminalize hunting, fishing, and…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #207

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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 mandating recess In this section, we curate reporting, analysis,…

  • Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, West Virginia sue ISS over ESG disclosures

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In the states Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, West Virginia sue ISS over ESG disclosures What’s the story? Four Republican state attorneys general filed lawsuits on May 20, 2026, against Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), accusing the proxy advisory firm of violating state consumer protection laws by failing to disclose…

  • Mississippi — one of nine states with supreme court districts — could redraw the districts in the next year

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, May 27, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Mississippi — one of nine states with supreme court districts — could redraw the districts in the next year While congressional and state legislative districts are supposed to be redrawn every 10 years,…