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  • 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…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Indiana to become 10th state to hold partisan school board elections  On May 6, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) signed Senate Bill 287 into law, making Indiana the 10th state to require or allow partisan school board elections. The law will take effect on July 1. Currently, candidates in over 90% of school board elections…

  • Nonpartisan offices make up a majority—58%—of those Ballotpedia has covered since 2023

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    Welcome to the Friday, June 13, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nonpartisan offices make up a majority—58%—of those Ballotpedia has covered since 2023 Since 2023, we have covered elections for approximately 66,000 local offices, of which 58% have been nonpartisan. In this analysis, a nonpartisan…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #160

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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 standardized testing In this section, we curate reporting, analysis,…

  • Texas comptroller removes BlackRock from boycott list

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In the states Texas comptroller removes BlackRock from boycott list What’s the story? Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that his office removed BlackRock from the state’s list of firms barred from managing public investment funds over their treatment of fossil fuel companies. Hegar said BlackRock’s…

  • Indiana to become 10th state to hold partisan school board elections

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, June 10, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Indiana to become 10th state to hold partisan school board elections  On May 6, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) signed Senate Bill 287 into law, making Indiana the 10th state to require or…

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for June 1, 2025

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    Welcome to the June 9 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Your favorite federal courts newsletter is back, dear reader. And we’ve got a ton of updates for you. So grab a seat, and let’s gavel in! Follow…

  • President Donald Trump repealed 11 agency rules, two of which are Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules

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    Welcome to the Monday, June 9, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: President Donald Trump repealed 11 agency rules, two of which are Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules On May 12, the 60-day review period for agency rules promulgated during the end of President Joe Biden‘s…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 6, 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 212 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…