Author: Samuel Wonacott

Welcome to the Wednesday, January 5, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The 21 states that increased their minimum wage on New Year’s Day Redistricting roundup Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush (D) won’t seek re-election The statewide minimum wage increased in 21 states on New Year’s Day…

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 22, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting roundup—California and New Mexico California Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) will not seek re-election The Tenth Day of Ballotpedia: Sample Ballot Lookup Tool The latest redistricting news Over the last week, one state—New Mexico—enacted…

Welcome to the Monday, December 20, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Your 2021 Cookie Election winner And on the Sixth Day … Local coverage Federal Register weekly update And your 2021 Cookie Election winner is….  Our 2020 incumbent Sugar Cookie has been recalled in the…

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 15, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A Dec. 16 school board election in Wisconsin A redistricting update from across the country The seven states that decided 24 constitutional amendments in 2021 Recall election to be held Dec. 16 against Wisconsin…

Welcome to the Monday, December 13, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The 12 Days of Ballotpedia are upon us! Maryland enacts new congressional map All local ballot measures Ballotpedia covered on Nov. 2 have been decided Welcome to the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Happy holidays!…

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 8, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Local elections in 2022—a sneak peek The Department of Justice sues Texas over its congressional, state legislative maps Biden’s Article III judicial nominations    Looking ahead to 2022 local elections Last week, we looked at…

Welcome to the Monday, December 6, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Defining wave elections U.S. House elections with multiple incumbents Learn about petition blocking An introduction to wave elections As we draw closer to the 2022 midterm elections, you might encounter the term wave election.…

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 1, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting roundup—Connecticut and Illinois Do you know your state’s unemployment tax rate? New York’s Rep. Suozzi (D) announces a run for governor The latest redistricting news Last week, just before the long Thanksgiving Day…

Welcome to the Wednesday, November 24, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Our new map comparison tool for visualizing redistricting  A roundup of the latest redistricting news  Major party campaign committee fundraising See what redistricting looks like in every state Over the last few months, we’ve…

Welcome to the Monday, November 22, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The race for Congress in 2022 is just getting started—here’s how many candidates have declared so far Virginia becomes the third state with a split legislature Republicans win a mayoral office in South Carolina…