Author: Dave Beaudoin

  • Weekly Presidential News Briefing – August 16, 2019

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    The highlights from our daily briefings in a new weekly format so you can stay up-to-date on the 2020 election with one weekly email.   Every weekday, Ballotpedia tracks the events that matter in the 2020 presidential election.  Now, we’re bringing you the highlights from our daily briefings in a new weekly format so you…

  • The Daily Brew: Eleven days until Mississippi’s Republican gubernatorial runoff

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    Today’s Brew checks in on the Republican primary runoff for Mississippi’s governor’s race + a fourth Democratic presidential candidate exits the race     Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 16, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Third-place finisher endorses runner-up in Mississippi’s Republican primary runoff Former Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper…

  • 56 percent of 2019 state legislative elections lack a Democratic or Republican candidate

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    Welcome to the Thursday, August 15, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 56 percent of 2019’s state legislative races lack either a Democratic or Republican candidate Ballotpedia highlights 88 congressional battlegrounds in 2020 Two weeks until our next quarterly presidential briefing webinar 56 percent of 2019’s state legislative races…

  • Seattle city council elections decided

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, August 14, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Seattle City Council general election candidates set after primary Phoenix voters to decide citizen initiatives on light rail, city pensions Department of Justice seeks to decertify union representing immigration judges Seattle City Council general election candidates set…

  • The Daily Brew: White House agency has reviewed 235 rules in 2019

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    Today’s Brew highlights the number of reviews by the White House’s regulatory affairs office + Washington voters will decide affirmative action policy in 2019     Welcome to the Monday, August 12, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: White House agency reviewed 51 significant regulatory actions in July Washington…

  • Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Tucson voters to decide sanctuary city status

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    Today’s Brew highlights a 2019 ballot measure regarding Tucson’s sanctuary city status + the number of judges appointed by Trump compared with other presidents     Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 9, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Tucson, Arizona, voters to decide city’s sanctuary status on Nov. 5…

  • Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Delaney and Williamson most active presidential campaigners in early primary states

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    Today’s Brew looks at the most active presidential campaigners in the four early primary states + highlights the Seattle, Washington election results     Welcome to the Thursday, August 8 Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Delaney and Williamson most active campaigners in early states Seattle’s election results Six…

  • Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Here’s what happened in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary in Mississippi

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    Today’s Brew highlights the results of Mississippi’s gubernatorial primary + who’s leading in Ballotpedia pageviews among Democratic presidential campaigns     Welcome to the Wednesday, August 7, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Hood (D) wins nomination for governor of Mississippi, GOP race undetermined Williamson had most Ballotpedia pageviews…

  • Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Trump administration advances executive branch restructuring

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    Today’s Brew highlights the administration’s proposals to reorganize the executive branch + previews Tuesday’s elections     Welcome to the Tuesday, August 6, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump administration moving forward with executive branch reorganization Mississippi state legislative, Seattle city council primaries among elections we’re following Tuesday…

  • Will Hurd announces retirement

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    Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) announced August 1 that he would not run for re-election in 2020.   In a tweet, Hurd said, “I have made the decision to not seek reelection for the 23rd Congressional District of Texas in order to pursue opportunities outside the halls of Congress to solve problems at the nexus between…