Category: Newsletters
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California billionaire’s tax qualifies for the Nov. 3 ballot
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Welcome to the Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California billionaire’s tax qualifies for the Nov. 3 ballot On June 17, the California Secretary of State announced that the California One-Time Wealth Tax for State-Funded Healthcare, Education, and Food Assistance Programs Initiative,…
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Ohio will be one of six states with a voter ID measure on the ballot this year
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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 83 bills state legislatures acted on last week and look at voter ID measures on the ballot this year in…
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Five Republican state legislative supermajorities and three Democratic ones are highly exposed to breaking in 2026
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Welcome to the Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five Republican state legislative supermajorities and three Democratic ones are highly exposed to breaking in 2026 In eight states holding legislative elections this year, fewer than 5% of seats would need to change…
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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS releases opinions for June 2026
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Welcome to the June 22 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. "The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression." Follow Ballotpedia on X and Bluesky or subscribe to the Daily Brew for the latest news…
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State legislative incumbents are retiring at a lower rate, facing primaries at a higher rate in 2026
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Welcome to the Monday, June 22, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State legislative incumbents are retiring at a lower rate, facing primaries at a higher rate in 2026 In the 31 states where we have completed an analysis of all the available candidate filing…
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The federal and state judiciary's evolving role in American democracy
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Welcome to the Friday, June 19, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The federal and state judiciary's evolving role in American democracy Today, we're sharing the fifth installment in our project marking America's 250th anniversary: The Blueprints of Democracy. State and federal courts have become…
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Weekly Brew: June 19, 2026
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Ohio will be one of six states with a voter ID measure on the ballot this year Ohio will be one of six states to decide on a ballot measure on voter identification requirements this year. Other voter ID measures are set to appear on the ballot in Arizona, California, Nevada, North Carolina, and Oklahoma.…
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White House issues executive order implementing Schedule Policy/Career
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Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include an executive order implementing a new job classification for about 8,000 federal workers, and a gubernatorial lawsuit in Kentucky against the state Senate and several cabinet officials. In Washington White House issues executive order classifying employees under Schedule Policy/Career for the first time On June 3,…
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Arizona Legislature refers six of the seven new ballot measures with unanimous Republican support and no Democratic support
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Welcome to the Thursday, June 18, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Arizona Legislature refers six of the seven new ballot measures with unanimous Republican support and no Democratic support The Arizona Legislature approved seven measures for this year's November ballot before adjourning on June…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #210
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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 Rhode Island’s proposed charter school moratorium In this section,…