Author: Briana Ryan

  • Two candidates are running for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire in 2026

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    Voters in New Hampshire will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on Nov. 3, 2026. Incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who first assumed office in 2009, announced that she would not seek re-election in 2026. According to Inside Elections’ Jacob Rubashkin, “While New Hampshire was already on the Senate battleground,…

  • New Ballotpedia research looks at the scope of school board authority

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, April 16, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New Ballotpedia research looks at the scope of school board authority School board members comprise one of the largest groups of elected officials, with more than 82,000 members serving on more than 13,000 public…

  • Eleven candidates are running in the general election for three seats on the Newark Public Schools board

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    Eleven candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for three at-large seats on the Newark Public Schools school board on April 15, 2025. The three candidates who receive the most votes will serve three-year terms on the board. Incumbent Kanileah Anderson is running for re-election, while incumbents Crystal Williams and Daniel Gonzalez are not seeking re-election. This election will be the first since January…

  • The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on 25 cases so far this term—more than at this point in the last three terms

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    Welcome to the Thursday, April 10, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on 25 cases so far this term—more than at this point in the last three terms So far this term, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued opinions in…

  • North Dakota voters to decide on a constitutional amendment that would change term limits for state legislators

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, April 9, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan and Joseph Brusgard Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: North Dakota voters to decide on a constitutional amendment that would change term limits for state legislators On Nov. 3, 2026, North Dakota voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to…

  • A New Mexico constitutional amendment could make it the 38th state without a pocket veto

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 21, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Correction: In the March 19 Brew, we said that Congress had passed two resolutions of disapproval nullifying Biden-era federal agency rules on environment and energy but that Trump had not signed them yet as of March 17. Trump signed both resolutions on March 14. Here’s…

  • Six members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026

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    With 20 months to go until the 2026 midterm elections, six members of Congress—four senators and two representatives—have announced that they will not seek re-election that year. We’ll explain how these figures compare to previous years and what they tell us about the state of play for both parties in 2026. U.S. Senate Since our…

  • Congress passes resolutions to nullify Biden-era rules on the environment and energy

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, March 19, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Congress passes resolutions to nullify Biden-era rule on the environment and energy In March, the U.S. Congress passed two joint resolutions to nullify federal environmental and energy policy regulations implemented during Joe Biden’s (D)…

  • Six candidates are running in the Democratic primary for governor of New Jersey on June 10

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    Six candidates are running in the Democratic primary for governor of New Jersey on June 10, 2025. Those candidates are: Ras Baraka (D), Steve Fulop (D), Josh Gottheimer (D), Mikie Sherrill (D), Sean Spiller (D), and Stephen Sweeney (D). Incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy(D) is term-limited. Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Dan Cassino said the primary is “really wide open for any of the candidates, and that’s really unusual, to have a whole bunch of candidates who have a plausible path forward. It’s likely to…

  • 44 governors have given their state of the state addresses so far this year

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 7, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 44 governors have given their state of the state addresses so far this year In the March 4 Brew, we told you about President Donald Trump’s (R) first address to a joint session of…