Category: Newsletters
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State financial officers—what they are and why you should care
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Welcome to the Friday, November 4, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: What you need to know about this year’s state financial officer elections All major party candidates in 45 battleground races completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey Connecticut voters to consider allowing in-person early voting Chaz…
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Marijuana is on the ballot in five states on Election Day
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Welcome to the Thursday, November 3, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five states to decide in November on legalizing recreational marijuana Bass, Caruso face off in Los Angeles mayoral election In Delaware, 58% of all state legislative seats up for election lack major party competition…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #36
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. A note to readers: Election Day is next week, and we’ll be taking a break from our regularly scheduled Hall Pass programming to keep you abreast of the latest election results and analysis up and…
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28 state legislative chambers we’ll be watching next week
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Welcome to the Wednesday, November 2, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 28 state legislative chambers we’ll be watching next week New York voters to decide several toss-up congressional elections President Joe Biden’s approval rating rises to 44% in October, highest since 2021 28 state legislative…
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Economy and Society, November 1, 2022: How will voters affect the control of state financial offices?
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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. ESG Developments This Week Election preview Across the country, voters are gearing up to decide the control of the…
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Ballot measure campaign contributions top $1 billion
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Welcome to the Tuesday, November 1, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballot measure campaign contributions top $1 billion Previewing Arizona’s toss-up gubernatorial election Under Louisiana’s unique voting system, primaries are on Nov. 8 One week until election day! We hope you had a great Halloween…
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Robe & Gavel October 31, 2022: SCOTUS begins November argument sitting
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Welcome to the Oct. 31 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. It is the last Monday in October, dear readers, and the veil between worlds is at its thinnest. Let us glimpse into a world mysterious yet uncannily…
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Need a last minute costume idea? Candidates tell us which fictional character they’d be ?
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Welcome to the Monday, October 31, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 143 candidates said they would be Superman—and other fun responses from our Candidate Connection survey Election preview—Michigan governor Missouri voters to elect new state auditor, the only Democrat currently holding statewide office 143 candidates…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Our 2022 report on ballot measure readability scores This year, the language for the 140 statewide measures on the ballot in 38 states is written at an average reading level of 19 (graduate school reading level)—up from 18 in 2021. Additionally, we identified 66 measures with a summary that is set to appear alongside the…
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Election Legislation Weekly Digest: October 28, 2022
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Here is our weekly round-up on election-related legislation. In it, you’ll find the following information: Noteworthy bills: Here, we identify and report on the contents and legislative status of noteworthy bills. Recent activity: Here, we report on the number of bills acted on within the past week. The big picture: Here, we look at the…