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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, March 28, 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 846 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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President Donald Trump issues most executive orders in the first 100 days since 1933
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Welcome to the Thursday, March 27, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: President Donald Trump issues most executive orders in the first 100 days since 1933 As of March 25, President Donald Trump (R) has issued 103 executive orders in his second presidential term. This is…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #148
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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 microschools In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and…
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Florida attorney general investigates proxy advisors
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In the states Florida attorney general investigates proxy advisors What’s the story? Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) announced last week that his office is launching an antitrust investigation into Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the two largest proxy advisory firms. Why does it matter?…
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Thirteen states have now banned ranked-choice voting as municipalities decide on whether to adopt it
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Welcome to the Tuesday, March 25, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thirteen states have now banned ranked-choice voting as municipalities decide on whether to adopt it So far in 2025, governors in Wyoming and West Virginia have signed legislation banning the use of ranked-choice voting…
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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins March 2025 sitting
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Welcome to the March 24 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. “If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, then you are an excellent leader.” -Dolly Parton…
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Lawmakers have passed more election administration laws this year than they did in 2023 or 2024
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Welcome to the Monday, March 24, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lawmakers have passed more election administration laws this year than they did in 2023 or 2024 As the first quarter of 2025 nears its close and legislative sessions continue across the country, let’s…
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President Trump fires the two Democratic FTC commissioners
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On March 18, 2025, the Trump Administration sent letters to the two Democratic Commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) saying that they were removed as commissioners effective immediately. At least one of the letters stated that the commissioner’s “continued service on the F.T.C. is inconsistent with my administration’s priorities.” There are two active Republican…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, March 21, 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 605 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Idaho voters to decide on an amendment prohibiting marijuana citizen initiatives in 2026 On Nov. 3, 2026, Idaho voters will decide on a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment to prohibit citizen initiatives that would legalize marijuana. The proposed amendment says that only the Legislature can legalize or regulate marijuana, narcotics, and other psychoactive substances. The amendment, House…