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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Missouri governor signs law repealing provisions of 2024 paid sick leave and minimum wage ballot initiative On July 10, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed House Bill 567 (HB 567), using legislative alternation to repeal provisions of a 2024 citizen initiative that established paid sick leave requirements and a previously existing provision that tied future…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, July 18, 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 51 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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U.S. Supreme Court grants the Trump administration’s 16th emergency order
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Welcome to the Thursday, July 17, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. Supreme Court grants the Trump administration’s 16th emergency order On July 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, et al., Applicants v. New York, et al.,…
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A look at political party ballot access requirements and Elon Musk’s America Party
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Welcome to the Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at political party ballot access requirements and Elon Musk’s America Party On July 5, Tesla and SpaceX CEO and former Trump administration senior advisor Elon Musk announced he would form a…
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Missouri attorney general investigates proxy advisory services
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In the states Missouri attorney general investigates proxy advisory services What’s the story? Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) announced last week his office is investigating Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the two largest U.S. proxy advisory firms, alleging they prioritized political agendas over fiduciary…
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States passed 27 bills on environmental, social, and governance investing this year
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Welcome to the Tuesday, July 15, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: States passed 27 bills on environmental, social, and governance investing this year So far this year, 13 states have passed 27 bills supporting or opposing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. States passed 34…
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A look at SNAP and Medicaid work requirements provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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Welcome to the Monday, July 14, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at SNAP and Medicaid work requirements provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act President Donald Trump (R) signed H.R. 1, a budget reconciliation bill titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill…
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Missouri becomes the ninth state in 2025 to prohibit foreign spending in ballot measure campaigns
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Welcome to the Friday, July 11, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Missouri becomes the ninth state in 2025 to prohibit foreign spending in ballot measure campaigns On July 9, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed SB 152, prohibiting the foreign funding of ballot measure campaigns.…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Vermont, Ohio, North Carolina, and Oregon enact K-12 cellphone bans Since June 27, Vermont, Ohio, North Carolina, and Oregon have all enacted statewide bans on cellphone use in K-12 schools. Twenty-five states have enacted cellphone bans or limits in K-12 schools, with at least 17 doing so this year. Three states require all school district…
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How and when states count absentee and mail-in ballots
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Welcome to the Thursday, July 10, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How and when states count absentee and mail-in ballots Daily Brew readers may recall that back in April, we published a report analyzing why some states seem to count their ballots faster than…