Author: Briana Ryan

  • 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…

  • 30 states have adopted English as an official language—11 through ballot measures—since 1920

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, March 5, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 30 states have adopted English as an official language—11 through ballot measures—since 1920 On March 1, President Donald Trump (R) issued an executive order “[designating] English as the official language of the United States.”…

  • Test scores and immigration policy in schools cause infighting in Oklahoma

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    Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 21, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Test scores and immigration policy in schools cause infighting in Oklahoma The Trump administration’s push to curb undocumented immigration through greater enforcement has had a number of ripple effects on state and local governments.…

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

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    As of Feb. 19, four members of the U.S. Congress—two senators and two representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. The total number of 2026 retirement announcements—four—is the same as it was at this point in 2020 and 2018. However, it is less than it was in 2024 and 2022. U.S. Senate Two…