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  • Eighteen special legislative elections to happen in Mississippi—more than any other state so far this year

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, May 28, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eighteen special legislative elections to happen in Mississippi—more than any other state so far this year Fifteen more state legislative special elections will happen this year in Mississippi—10 in the Mississippi Senate and five…

  • Federal government weighs in on Texas antitrust suit against Big Three

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C. Federal government weighs in on Texas antitrust suit against Big Three What’s the story? The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission filed a statement of interest last week in an 11-state, Texas-led lawsuit alleging BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard colluded to suppress…

  • Trump signs legislation addressing deepfakes, 32 states have passed similar laws since 2019

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump signs legislation addressing deepfakes, 32 states have passed similar laws since 2019 On May 19, President Donald Trump (R) signed Senate Bill 146, also called the TAKE IT DOWN Act.  According to…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Texas legislators put citizen voting requirement on 2025 ballot  On Nov. 4, Texas voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would add noncitizens to the list of people who cannot vote in the state. In Texas, a two-thirds supermajority vote in each chamber is required to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. This…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, May 23, 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 305 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…

  • A look at the laws governing foreign spending on candidates and ballot measure campaigns

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    Welcome to the Friday, May 23, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the laws governing foreign spending on candidates and ballot measure campaigns  This year, several states have acted on legislation about the issue of foreign spending on candidate elections and ballot…

  • Boston could become the seventh of the 100 largest cities to adopt ranked-choice voting

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    Welcome to the Thursday, May 22, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Boston could become the seventh of the 100 largest cities to adopt ranked-choice voting On May 14, the nonpartisan Boston City Council voted 8-4 to approve a home rule petition to adopt ranked-choice voting…

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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 religious charter schools In this section, we curate reporting,…

  • Democrats request environmental policies from asset managers

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C. Democrats request environmental policies from asset managers What’s the story? Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and 40 other House Democrats sent letters last week to major U.S. banks and asset managers requesting details about their current climate and ESG strategies. The lawmakers also asked whether…

  • Philadelphia voters to decide on three ballot measures, Democratic district attorney primary on May 20

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    Welcome to the Monday, May 19, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Philadelphia voters to decide on three ballot measures, Democratic district attorney primary on May 20   As part of Ballotpedia’s ongoing coverage of local ballot measures, this year we are covering those in the…