Category: Newsletters
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #209
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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 capping graduate degree loans for teachers In this section,…
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Global taskforce releases draft framework for social disclosure
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world Global taskforce releases draft framework for social disclosure What’s the story? The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) released a draft framework on May 26, 2026, designed to help companies disclose how their business practices affect workers, consumers, and communities. The framework…
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California is the 50th state to begin enforcing expanded SNAP work requirements
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Welcome to the Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California is the 50th state to begin enforcing expanded SNAP work requirements On June 1, California became the final state to implement the expanded work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).…
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U.S. Postal Service proposes absentee/mail-in voting rule
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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 128 bills state legislatures acted on last week and look at a proposed U.S. Postal Service rule concerning absentee/mail-in voting.…
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U.S. Postal Service proposes absentee/mail-in voting rule
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Welcome to the Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. Postal Service proposes absentee/mail-in voting rule The United States Postal Service filed a proposed rule on May 29 that would prohibit absentee/mail-in ballots for general elections from being delivered to anyone not…
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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for June 2026
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Welcome to the June 8 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. We are in the last month of the SCOTUS term. How the time has flown, dear reader. We hope you’re ready for another batch of opinions, because…
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North Dakota could become the 17th state to have a single-subject rule for ballot initiatives
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Welcome to the Monday, June 8, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: North Dakota could become the 17th state to have a single-subject rule for ballot initiatives On June 9, North Dakota voters will decide on Constitutional Amendment 1, which would create a single-subject rule…
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Weekly Brew: June 5, 2026
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North Carolina voters to decide on two measures on property and income tax limits in November The General Assembly of North Carolina approved two constitutional amendments on property and income tax limits for the Nov. 3 ballot. The first amendment, introduced as Senate Bill 1080 (SB 1080) on May 13, would prohibit raising the state…
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Louisiana voters will decide on 10 legislatively referred ballot measures in Nov. 2026, the most since 2014
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Welcome to the Friday, June 5, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Louisiana voters will decide on 10 legislatively referred ballot measures in Nov. 2026, the most since 2014 The Louisiana Legislature adjourned on June 1, with a total of 10 ballot measures certified for…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #208
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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 Ohio’s SB 113 In this section, we curate reporting,…