Author: Lara Bonatesta

Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Of the $183 million raised for 2025 statewide ballot measures, 94% went to California Proposition 50  In 2025, campaigns supporting and opposing 30 statewide ballot measures in nine states raised $183.15 million. Ninety-four…

Welcome to the Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatetsa Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor are running in the nonpartisan Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 7 Maria S. Lazar and Chris Taylor are running in the general election for Wisconsin Supreme Court…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin Legislature sends amendments on worship during states of emergency and discrimination to the November ballot On Jan. 21, the Wisconsin Legislature advanced two proposed constitutional amendments for the Nov. 3 statewide general…

Welcome to the Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Virginia could become the seventh state to adopt a new congressional map since 2024 The Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would allow legislators to redraw congressional districts between 2025…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: OpenAI and Common Sense Media announce joint California ballot initiative to regulate minors' use of AI chatbots On Jan. 9, OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, and Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that focuses…

Welcome to the Thursday, Jan. 8, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here's what the new U.S. Postal Service rule on postmarks means for absentee/mail-in voting On Dec. 24, a new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule took effect, stating that mail is not necessarily postmarked on…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Minimum wage set to increase in 22 states and D.C., raising the nationwide average to $11.51 an hour In 2026, the minimum wage will increase in 22 states and Washington, D.C. The increases…

Welcome to the Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Election results update: Albuquerque, New Mexico and Miami, Florida held runoff elections for mayor on Tuesday, Dec. 9. In Albuquerque, incumbent Tim Keller defeated Darren White 58%-42% with 100% of precincts reporting. In…