Author: Samuel Wonacott
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Six candidates are running in the Republican primary election for Governor of Indiana on May 7
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Six candidates are running in the Republican primary election for governor of Indiana on May 7. Incumbent Eric Holcomb (R) is term-limited. Mike Braun, Brad Chambers, Suzanne Crouch, and Eric Doden have led the race in media mentions, polling, and fundraising. The Associated Press' Isabella Volmert said campaign finance reports "reflect a multimillion-dollar race that…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #106
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over smartphones in school In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #105
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over attendance- or enrollment-based funding for schools In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and…
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77% of the elections Ballotpedia covered in March were uncontested
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Welcome to the Friday, April 5, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Seventy-seven percent of the elections Ballotpedia covered in March were uncontested As part of Ballotpedia's growing coverage of the nation's local elections (with a goal of eventually covering all of them), we will be…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #104
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over school chaplains In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues…
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The 8th-closest California statewide ballot measure since 1908
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Welcome to the Friday, March 29, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California Proposition 1 is the eighth-closest statewide ballot measure election since at least 1908, with a margin of 0.38 percentage points On March 5, California voters approved Proposition 1, a measure changing how the…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #103
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over four-day school weeks In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the…
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Wisconsin REINS Act at center of state regulatory impasse
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Welcome to the Friday, March 22, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin REINS Act at center of state regulatory impasse A back-and-forth between Wisconsin officials over how to address groundwater contamination in the state gets at the heart of debates over the administrative state—how much…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #102
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over Indiana’s Eyes on Education portal In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary…
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What’s on the ballot next week in Illinois
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By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Clarification: In the March 13 Brew, we wrote that the Alaska Repeal Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative was certified for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot. We should have said the initiative qualified for the ballot. While the initiative will appear…