Author: Briana Ryan

  • 15th county to vote on seceding from Oregon

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    Welcome to the Monday, April 29, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in Crook County, Oregon to decide on an advisory measure to secede from the state Voters in Crook County, Oregon, will decide on an advisory measure on May 21 asking whether they support…

  • Two Maine U.S. House primaries are contested this year—tying with 2014 for the most this decade

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Maine was March 15, 2024. Six candidates are running for Maine’s two U.S. House districts, including two Democrats and four Republicans. That’s 3.0 candidates per district, higher than the 2.5 candidates that ran in 2022 but the same as the 3.0 candidates who ran in…

  • Three candidates are running in the June 4 Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District

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    Three candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District on June 4, 2024. Two candidates lead in media attention, polls, and campaign finance: Incumbent Robert Menendez, Jr. (D) and Ravinder Bhalla (D). The election will take place against the backdrop of the federal indictment of Menendez’ father, Sen. Bob Menendez…

  • One Democrat is running for South Dakota’s At-Large U.S. House seat—the most since 2018

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in South Dakota was March 26, 2024. Two candidates are running for South Dakota’s one U.S. House district, including one Democrat and one Republican. That’s the same as the two candidates who ran in 2022, 2020, 2016, and 2014. Four candidates ran in 2018, the only…

  • Nine South Carolina U.S. House primaries are contested this year—tying with 2018 for the most this decade

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in South Carolina was April 1, 2024. Twenty-nine candidates are running for South Carolina’s seven U.S. House districts, including 11 Democrats and 18 Republicans. That’s 4.14 candidates per district, more than the four candidates per district in 2022 and the 2.86 candidates in 2020. Here are…

  • Seven candidates are running for North Dakota’s At-Large U.S. House District—a decade-high

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in North Dakota was April 8, 2024. Seven candidates are running for North Dakota’s one U.S. House district, including two Democrats and five Republicans. That’s more than in the previous three election cycles. Two candidates ran in 2022, three candidates ran in 2020, and five ran…

  • Eighteen candidates are running for Oklahoma’s five U.S. House seats—a decade-low

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Oklahoma was April 5, 2024. Eighteen candidates are running for Oklahoma’s five U.S. House districts, including six Democrats and 12 Republicans. That’s 3.6 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 5.6 candidates per district in 2022, 5.4 candidates per…

  • Two U.S. House incumbents are in contested primaries in Iowa this year—tying with 2016 for the most this decade

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Iowa was March 15, 2024. Eleven candidates are running for Iowa’s four U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and six Republicans. That’s 2.75 candidates per district, higher than the 2.5 candidates per district in 2022 but lower than the 4.5 candidates per district in 2020.…

  • ESSER funds expire in September—what that means for school districts

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    Welcome to the Monday, April 22, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here’s what to know about expiring COVID-19 education relief  The last round of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund grants expires this September, and some K-12 public school districts are looking at…

  • Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District

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    Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District on June 4, 2024. Two candidates lead in media attention and polls: Herbert Conaway Jr. (D) and Carol Murphy (D). Incumbent Andrew Kim (D), who was first elected in 2018, is running for the U.S. Senate. This is the first open…