Category: Newsletters

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #48

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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 notifying parents about gender transitions in schools In your district: four-day school weeks School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications Oklahoma’s Feb.…

  • An update on the 2024 presidential primary calendar

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, February 15, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: An update on the 2024 presidential primary calendar St. Louis holds first primaries for downsized Board of Aldermen on March 7  Two state lawmakers have changed parties this year An update on the 2024 presidential primary calendar…

  • A look ahead at ESG in 2023

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    Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. A look ahead at ESG in 2023 This week, we’re taking a look at what some analysts are predicting…

  • Trifectas at the Super Bowl

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, February 14, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at Oklahoma’s spring school board elections How state Senates determine term lengths post-redistricting State government trifectas at the Super Bowl A look at Oklahoma’s spring school board elections Oklahoma is our Valentine today, as it…

  • A two-decade low for non-major party candidates vote share

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    Welcome to the Monday, February 13, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Third-party and independent candidates received the lowest share of the national U.S. House vote in two decades San Antonio charter amendment regarding abortion, marijuana, and police actions certified for the May 6 ballot Looking back at this…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 10, 2023

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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 legislative activity, big-picture trends, and recent news. 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…

  • Michigan Democrats seek to repeal law prohibiting public employees from being required to pay union fees

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    Fifty-one Democratic members of the Michigan House of Representatives and all 20 Democratic senators are sponsoring companion bills that would repeal a section of law prohibiting public employees from being required to pay union fees.  Also in today’s newsletter: an update on public-sector union lawsuits at the Supreme Court and an update on union membership…

  • Weekly Brew: February 10, 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 6-February 10. 103 state legislative elections decided by 100 votes or fewer in 2022 One hundred and three state legislative elections were decided by 100 votes or fewer…

  • State legislative candidates won by an average margin of 27.7 percentage points in 2022

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    Welcome to the Friday, February 10, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Average margin of victory in state legislative races continued upward trend in 2022 Five statewide ballot measure certified for 2023, 10 for 2024 #FridayTrivia: How many state legislative chambers had guaranteed majorities in 2022? Have a minute…

  • Mississippi’s statewide filing deadline passes, guaranteeing Republicans majorities

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 9, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Mississippi Republicans guaranteed majorities in both state legislative chambers Democrats regain majority in the Pennsylvania House   Volunteer for Ballotpedia—and help provide voters with neutral, fact-based information about every candidate  Mississippi Republicans guaranteed majorities in both state legislative…