Category: Newsletters
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #138
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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. 🧑🎄 A note to readers: We’ll return to your inbox again on Jan. 8, 2025. Thanks, as always, for reading, and we’ll see you in the New Year! Please take…
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States that could advance school choice policy in 2025
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Welcome to the Wednesday, December 18, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: States that could advance school choice policy in 2025 A version of this story appeared last week in Ballotpedia’s education newsletter, Hall Pass. Sign up to stay informed on the latest education policy and…
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Indiana pension board removes assets from BlackRock’s management
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In the states Indiana pension board removes assets from BlackRock’s management What’s the story? The Indiana Public Retirement System’s trustees voted last week to stop using BlackRock for asset management services. The board is considering three firms as replacements: State Street, UBS, and Northern Trust. Why does…
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The number of special legislative elections hit a decade low this year
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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 17, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The number of special legislative elections hit a decade low this year There were 52 special elections for state legislative seats in 22 states this year, the fewest since 2014, when there were 40.…
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Partisan control of Wisconsin Supreme Court at stake in 2025
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Welcome to the Monday, December 16, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Partisan control of Wisconsin Supreme Court at stake in 2025 Both major parties will compete for control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court in 2025. Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel are running for a 10-year term.…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, December 13, 2024
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In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 25 bills acted on since our last edition. Year-end review of 2024 legislation This week, in addition to our usual weekly update, we’re reviewing the election-related bill activity over the course of this year. State lawmakers introduced or acted on 3,835 election-related bills this year. See the breakdown…
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An early preview of the Virginia gubernatorial election
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Welcome to the Friday, December 13, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Virginia gubernatorial primaries have seen little opposition in past contests In 2025, voters in two states—New Jersey and Virginia—will elect new governors since the incumbent governors cannot run for re-election due to term limits.…
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There were 63.6% more enacted election-related bills in 2024 compared to 2022
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Welcome to the Thursday, December 12, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: There were 63.6% more enacted election-related bills in 2024 compared to 2022 On Tuesday, we took an early look at some of the election-related bills that state lawmakers have pre-filed for the 2025 legislative…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #137
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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 teachers unions In this section, we curate reporting, analysis,…
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Lame-duck session ballot measures in North Carolina
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Welcome to the Wednesday, December 11, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lame-duck session ballot measures in North Carolina Heading into the 2024 general election, North Carolina was one of four states with a governor of one party and a supermajority of the opposing party. The…