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Thirty-eight states have confirmed dates for their 2026 statewide primaries
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Welcome to the Friday, Sept. 5, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thirty-eight states have confirmed dates for their 2026 statewide primaries Thirty-eight states, Guam, and the District of Columbia have confirmed the dates of their 2026 statewide primaries. Thirty of the 38 states have published…
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23% of last August’s elections were uncontested
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Throughout August, Ballotpedia covered 457 elections in 17 states, 23% of which were uncontested. That’s down from July, when 29% of the 31 covered were uncontested. Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. This analysis does…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #172
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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 the Classic Learning Test In this section, we curate…
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Federal judge halts Texas law focused on proxy advisors
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world Net Zero Banking Alliance to suspend operations What’s the story? On Aug. 27, the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) announced that it is suspending operations, as a number of large banks have exited the group over the last several months. Why does it matter?…
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Boston voters to decide Sept. 9 primary—76 years since an incumbent mayor lost
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Boston voters to decide Sept. 9 primary—76 years since an incumbent mayor lost Four candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary election for mayor of Boston on Sept. 9. The top two finishers…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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California Legislature approves congressional redistricting amendment for November 2025 ballot On Aug. 21, California lawmakers approved and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation to put a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot to redraw the state’s congressional districts. Under Proposition 50, California would use the congressional district map from Assembly Bill 604 (AB 604).…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, August 29, 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 36 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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Lawmakers in 42 states have adopted or enacted 337 administrative state-related bills and resolutions in 2025
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Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lawmakers in 42 states have adopted or enacted 337 administrative state-related bills and resolutions in 2025 Earlier this week, we looked at some of the data from our latest report on election administration…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #171
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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 school cellphone bans, as voiced by parents In this…
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ESG critic sworn in as U.S. ambassador to EU
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world US-EU trade agreement has ESG implications What’s the story? The United States and the European Union last week released a joint statement announcing they reached an agreement on trade and tariffs. Details have yet to be finalized, but the EU said it would make…