Author: Lara Bonatesta

  • States have passed 15 bills either supporting or opposing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing in 2025

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: States have passed 15 bills either supporting or opposing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing in 2025  As part of Ballotpedia’s commitment to providing comprehensive, up-to-date political information beyond election coverage, today, we’re…

  • New Jersey to see most contested primaries, fewest open seats since 2011

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    Welcome to the Thursday, April 17, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New Jersey has the most contested primaries, fewest open seats since 2011 All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly are up for election this year, and there are 29 contested primaries…

  • Incumbent Brandi Lautigar and Pollyann Sorcan running in the nonpartisan special election for Minnesota’s Rock Ridge Public School Board

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    Incumbent Brandi Lautigar and Pollyann Sorcan are running in the nonpartisan special election for an at-large seat on the Rock Ridge Public School Board on April 8, 2025. Sorcan is running for the seat that she previously held before the board voted to expel her and appoint Lautigar to her seat. Sorcan was re-elected in…

  • Four out of five elections were uncontested in Illinois and Wisconsin on April 1

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    Welcome to the Monday, April 7, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Four out of five elections were uncontested in Illinois and Wisconsin on April 1 Illinois and Wisconsin held a combined 18,641 elections on April 1, primarily local elections to school boards, city councils,…

  • Trump issues election policy executive order and a look at similar state laws

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 28, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump issues election policy executive order and a look at similar state laws On March 25, President Donald Trump (R) issued the 101st executive order of his second term titled, “Preserving and Protecting…

  • Maine voters may decide on becoming 22nd state with an extreme risk protection order

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 14, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Maine voters may decide on becoming 22nd state with an extreme risk protection order Here’s an update on our Jan 27 story about an extreme risk protection order initiative in Maine. On March…

  • North Dakota legislators seek changes to term limit law and a look at term limits in the U.S.

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, March 12, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: North Dakota legislators seek changes to term limit law and a look at term limits in the U.S. There are more than 500,000 elected officials in the United States, less than 1% of…

  • Ten candidates are running for mayor of Oakland on April 15

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    Ten candidates are running in the April 15 nonpartisan, special general election for mayor of Oakland. Incumbent Kevin Jenkins is not running. The Oakland City Council selected Jenkins to serve as interim mayor after voters recalled former mayor Sheng Thao 60.6%-39.4% on Nov. 5, 2024. Click here to learn more about the recall. This was…

  • Following boycott in tied chamber, Minnesota Republicans file recall petitions against state House Democrats

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    Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Following boycott in tied chamber, Minnesota Republicans file recall petitions against state House Democrats Over the past 111 years, there have been 186 recall attempts against state legislators. On Feb. 25, that number…

  • Voters to decide if Musk’s SpaceX will get its own hometown

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A comprehensive look at 124 years of ballot measures in Oregon  Ballotpedia’s Historical Ballot Measure Factbook will document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. This ongoing research effort will…