Category: Newsletters

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #219

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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: On the issues: The debate over partisan school board elections In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues school board members deliberate…

  • SEC makes shareholder proposal no-action pause permanent

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C. SEC makes shareholder proposal no-action pause permanent What’s the story? The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance announced on Aug. 14, 2026, that it will permanently stop responding to no-action requests under Rule 14a-8. The rule governs when shareholders may place…

  • 25 states have an August deadline for removing a candidate's name from the ballot

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 25 states have an August deadline for removing a candidate's name from the ballot 2026 tied a 108-year record for the number of major or minor party U.S. Senate nominees withdrawing from an…

  • Delaware becomes the 12th state to enact a state-level voting rights act

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    Welcome to Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Election Policy Digest. Every Tuesday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity.  In this week’s edition, we cover 31 bills state legislatures acted on last week and look at state-level voting rights acts in Delaware and other states.…

  • Six housing policy measures are on the ballot in four states — the most in at least two decades

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Six housing policy measures are on the ballot in four states — the most in at least two decades Voters in four states will decide on six statewide ballot measures on housing policy…

  • Republican and Democratic trifectas both enacted more bills increasing agency power than decreasing it in 2026

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    Welcome to the Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Republican and Democratic trifectas both enacted more bills increasing agency power than decreasing it in 2026 States passed more bills in 2026 that increase agency power than decrease it, making this the first…

  • Weekly Brew: August 14, 2026

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    Each week, The Weekly Brew brings you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of August 10 - August 14. State lawmakers enacted 37 bills on ballot measures and direct democracy through mid-2026 States have enacted 37 bills and resolutions this year concerning the three…

  • Proposed Massachusetts initiative would be the nation’s second statewide ballot measure on data center policy

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    Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Proposed Massachusetts initiative would be the nation’s second statewide ballot measure on data center policy A recent Massachusetts ballot initiative filing for the November 2028 ballot would make the state the second, after…

  • Rep. John Larson becomes the ninth U.S. House incumbent to lose a primary this year to a non-incumbent

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    Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Rep. John Larson becomes the ninth U.S. House incumbent to lose a primary this year to a non-incumbent Incumbent Rep. John Larson (D) became the ninth member of the U.S. House of Representatives…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #218

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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: On the issues: The debate over regulating homeschooling In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues school board members deliberate when they…