Category: Newsletters

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, Feb. 21, 2025

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity.  In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 349 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Republican-led election policy bills advance in Kansas legislative session  State lawmakers have introduced more than 2,300 election administration bills so far this year. In Tuesday’s Brew, we looked at an example of what lawmakers in Kansas are doing in this policy area. As of Feb. 12, Kansas lawmakers had introduced 26 election-related bills, four of…

  • Test scores and immigration policy in schools cause infighting in Oklahoma

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    Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 21, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Test scores and immigration policy in schools cause infighting in Oklahoma The Trump administration’s push to curb undocumented immigration through greater enforcement has had a number of ripple effects on state and local governments.…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #144

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving  school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.  In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over the sick-out protest of Houston schools In this section,…

  • How Israel and Palestine are showing up at the local ballot box

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    Welcome to the Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How Israel and Palestine are showing up at the local ballot box While most political coverage is focused on what’s happening in Washington, D.C., there’s a vast and vibrant political life outside the…

  • U.S. Senate and House Republicans release separate budget resolutions

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 19, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. Senate and House Republicans release separate budget resolutions In the Jan. 30 Daily Brew, we gave you a crash course on the budget reconciliation process. Since then, the U.S. Senate and House Budget…

  • Acting SEC chairman pauses defense of ESG rule

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C. Acting SEC chairman pauses defense of ESG rule What’s the story? Acting SEC Chairman Mark Uyeda asked a federal court Feb. 11 to stop proceedings in a case challenging the commission’s proposed climate disclosure rules. Uyeda said in a press release, “The Rule is…

  • The fight against mosquitos in Louisiana

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The fight against mosquitos in Louisiana There are thousands of political subdivisions in the United States, including more than 3,200 counties. In many states, those local governments are responsible for a host of…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    A comprehensive look at 178 years of ballot measures in Wisconsin  Ballotpedia’s Historical Ballot Measure Factbook will document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. This ongoing research effort will provide an unparalleled resource for researchers, reporters, and the public on how ballot measures have evolved, the issues they have covered, and…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, Feb. 14, 2025

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity.  In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 501 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…