Category: Newsletters
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Only nine state supreme court justices have lost retention elections since 1990
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Welcome to the Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Only nine state supreme court justices have lost retention elections since 1990 Thirty-eight states require supreme court justices to run for re-election, including 20 that use retention elections. Retention elections are elections where…
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OIRA issues new memo on deregulation
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Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include a new Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) memo that expedites agency deregulation, and an Ohio Supreme Court ruling against courts’ deference to Industrial Commission interpretation of safety requirements. In Washington OIRA issues new memo on deregulation On Oct. 21, the White House Office of…
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Utah becomes the sixth state with a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Nov. 18, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Utah becomes the sixth state with a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections Utah became the sixth state to adopt a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. On Nov. 10,…
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Democratic socialist Katie Wilson elected mayor of Seattle as progressives win downballot races
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Welcome to the Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Democratic socialist Katie Wilson elected mayor of Seattle as progressives win downballot races With nearly 280,000 ballots counted as of Nov. 13, Katie Wilson has been declared the winner of the election for…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, November 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 24 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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Weekly Brew: November 14, 2025
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Forty-five members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026—the most at this point since 2018 Forty-five members of Congress—37 representatives and eight senators—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. That’s the most retirement announcements at this point in an election cycle since 2018. Of the 37 representatives not running…
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A look at the recall elections against 13 elected officials that happened on Nov. 4
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Welcome to the Friday, Nov. 14, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the recall elections against 13 elected officials that happened on Nov. 4 On Nov. 4, there were recall elections against 13 elected officials in six states. Among the 13 elected officials…
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Wisconsin becomes the 21st state to adopt a K-12 cellphone ban in 2025
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Welcome to the Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin becomes the 21st state to adopt a K-12 cellphone ban in 2025 A version of this story appeared in Hall Pass, Ballotpedia’s newsletter dedicated to school board politics and education policy on…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #181
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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 Invest In MI Kids amendment In this section,…
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AGs warn companies about European ESG compliance
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world EU signals flexibility on ESG rules after U.S. pressure What’s the story? The European Commission’s economy and productivity chief, Valdis Dombrovskis, said the European Union (EU) may adjust its approach to upcoming environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting and due-diligence…