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Welcome to the Friday, January 19, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Twenty-one states have adopted laws on ballot measure readability Ballot measures, a form of direct democracy, allow voters to weigh in on laws, policies, and regulations affecting their communities and states. But how is…
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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 student absenteeism In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, January 16, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2023 wrap-up: gubernatorial executive orders and state supreme court opinions Throughout 2023, we brought you regular updates on two important but often undercovered state government actions—gubernatorial executive orders and state supreme court opinions. Our…
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Welcome to the Friday, January 12, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Iowa to hold first Republican presidential nominating event on Monday On Jan. 15, Iowa Republican voters will decide the country’s first presidential nominating contest of the 2024 cycle. The caucuses are set to begin…
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Correction: In a story last week about a recall election against one member of the Plattsmouth Community School District Board of Education, in Nebraska, we wrote that a book review committee “recommended the removal of 51 books from the library.” The committee actually recommended the removal of one of the 52 books up for review.…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, January 9, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The U.S. Senate has confirmed 166 of President Biden’s federal judge appointees Since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) has nominated 200 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of Jan. 1,…
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Welcome to the Friday, January 5, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters decided 264 local ballot measures in 29 states in 2023 The start of a new year is a perfect time to take stock of what happened in the previous one. We did just…
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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 partisan school board elections In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, January 2, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The minimum wage will increase an average of $.86 in 25 states this year Happy New Year! We hope you had a restful holiday season. Let’s dive right in with a look at what…
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Welcome to the Friday, December 22, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: This will be our final Brew of the year. Have a restful holiday, and we’ll see you back here on Jan. 2! Chocolate Chip Cookie wins third nonconsecutive term as Ballotpedia’s Holiday Cookie At…