Category: Newsletters

  • Seattle voters create new Social Housing Developer with initiative’s passage

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    Welcome to the Friday, February 24, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Seattle voters approve Initiative 135, creating the Social Housing Developer State supreme courts issued 233 opinions last week #FridayTrivia: How many of the 192 top state executive officials hold law degrees? Seattle voters approve…

  • A look at Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court primary results

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 23, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court primary results Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications Learn everything you need to know about the school board primaries in Oklahoma…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #49

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over the whole language and phonics-based approaches to reading instruction School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications In 10 states, bills creating or…

  • The educational background of the top-4 state executives in each state

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, February 22, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the higher education background of top state executives Campaigns surrounding California’s 2022 ballot measures received the highest average amount in contributions per measure since 2016 An abortion-related constitutional ballot…

  • SCOTUS hears argument in case challenging scope of NLRB authority

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review oral argument in a U.S. Supreme Court…

  • Wisconsin’s Supreme Court primary is today

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, February 21, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here’s what to know about the Feb. 21 Wisconsin Supreme Court primary The final state legislative election of 2022  289 election-related bills introduced in state legislatures  Here’s what to know about today’s Wisconsin Supreme…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 17, 2023

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    In today’s issue, you’ll find:  Legislative activity: About the bills acted on this week.  The big picture:  Legislative status: The number of bills introduced, voted on, or enacted into law. Concentration of activity: The states that have seen the most legislative activity. Partisan affiliation of sponsorship: The number of bills that Democrats and Republicans have…

  • Weekly Brew: February 17, 2023

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of February 13-February 17. Third-party and independent candidates received the lowest share of the national U.S. House vote in two decades Independent and third-party candidates received 2% of the national…

  • 56 minor party candidates received more votes than the margin of victory

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    Welcome to the Friday, February 17, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fifty-six minor party candidates received more votes than the margins of victory between the winning candidates last year Eight candidates running for mayor of Jacksonville, Florida #FridayTrivia: How many U.S. House members sought other offices in 2022?…

  • More U.S. House members and state legislators sought other offices in 2022 than in 2020

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 16, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More U.S. House members and state legislators sought other offices in 2022 than in 2020 A look at how the 2024 presidential election timeline compares to 2020 and 2016 Hear from Denver City Auditor candidates in their…