Category: Newsletters
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #28
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Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s more than 13,000…
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More state legislative seats are open this year than at any point since 2012
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Welcome to the Wednesday, August 31, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More state legislative seats are open this year than at any point since 2012 Medicaid, marijuana, and multiple uncontested Republicans on the ballot in South Dakota Candidates advance in Alaska congressional elections More state…
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Economy and Society, August 30, 2022: Texas lists 10 funds ineligible for business with state over ESG policies
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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 In the States Texas issues list of funds ineligible for business with the state over…
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How close races in 2020 might affect state legislative elections in 2022
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Welcome to the Tuesday, August 30, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How close races in 2020 might affect state legislative elections in 2022 Explore Indiana’s elections A look at the recall in Johnstown, Ohio How close races in 2020 might affect state legislative elections in…
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50 states in 50 days—Pennsylvania
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Welcome to the Monday, August 29, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Explore Pennsylvania elections Federal Register update—more than 300 significant documents issued so far this year Come work with us! Explore Pennsylvania elections Today is the first in our 50 states in 50 days series.…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Ballotpedia report provides first-ever comprehensive breakdown of U.S. school board members A new Ballotpedia report provides objective, comprehensive data about all public school districts in the country. Here’s what we found: There are 13,194 public school districts in the country Around 82,423 elected school board members represent those districts. The average number of school board…
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Election Legislation Weekly Digest: August 26, 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…
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Election-related initiative in Arizona certified for the ballot
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Welcome to the Friday, August 26, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Initiative to change election and voting policies certified for Arizona ballot Delaware auditor faces primary challenger following misdemeanor convictions #FridayTrivia: What state will be the first to begin early voting this year? Initiative to…
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U.S. House incumbents defeated in primaries reaches 20-year high
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Welcome to the Thursday, August 25, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The number of U.S. House incumbents defeated in primaries reaches 20-year high The six federal major party committees raised $64 million in July Comparing the top state senate fundraisers across 11 states The number…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 36 (August 25, 2022)
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August 25, 2022 In this issue: Primary results from Florida and New York and a look ahead to September Primary results roundup Florida and New York held statewide primaries Tuesday, while Oklahoma held a statewide primary runoff. We were watching four battleground Democratic primaries in Florida and New York. Here’s how those races unfolded: Florida…