Category: Newsletters
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An update on this week’s battleground primary results
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Welcome to the Thursday, May 26, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: An update on this week’s battleground primary results Checking in on ballot measure certifications Prosecutors, public defender running in primary for Office 67 of the Superior Court of Los Angeles county An update on…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #14
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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 14,000 school districts.…
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Anaheim mayor resigns amid FBI corruption investigation
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Welcome to the Wednesday, May 25, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Anaheim mayor resigns amid FBI corruption investigation We’ve got May 24 primary election results! New Jersey has the most candidates running for the U.S. House since at least 2014 Mayor of Anaheim resigns amid…
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Elon Musk continues push back against ESG
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ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Documenting ESG pushback On May 19, The Wall Street Journal carried an op-ed by Jonathan Berry, a Trump administration Labor Department official, and Boyden Gray, former White House Counsel to President George H. W. Bush. The piece focuses on index funds/ETFs, highlighting efforts made in the states in…
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The latest numbers on state legislative primaries
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Welcome to the Tuesday, May 24, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Number of contested state legislative primaries up 38% compared to 2020 It’s primary day in Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia Initiative to increase medical malpractice lawsuit caps in California withdrawn following legislative compromise Number of…
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No June CA statewide ballot measures—first time since 1964
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Welcome to the Monday, May 23, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: For the first time since 1964, there’s no statewide initiative on California’s primary ballot Georgia’s May 24 primary elections Alabama’s May 24 primary elections For the first time since 1964, there’s no statewide initiative…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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We’ve got May 17 primary election results! Elections took place in at least eight states on Tuesday, including statewide primaries in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at some noteworthy results in battleground races: Ted Budd wins GOP nomination in North Carolina: Budd defeated 13 other candidates to win the Republican…
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CMS rule allows states to deduct union dues, benefits from Medicaid payments
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On May 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule allowing states to make Medicaid payments to third parties, such as for union dues or benefits, on behalf of individual home care providers. About the rule The final rule “explicitly authorizes States to make payments to third parties on behalf of…
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29 SCOTUS decisions down, 35 to go
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Welcome to the Friday, May 20, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Looking at the two most recent SCOTUS decisions Arkansas’ upcoming statewide primaries #FridayTrivia: How many U.S. House incumbents have lost in primaries so far? Looking at the two most recent SCOTUS decisions The Supreme…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022)
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In this issue: Takeaways from five states’ primaries and former V.P. Pence to campaign for Kemp Primary results roundup Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Oregon held primaries on May 17. The big stories of the night: Expected Pennsylvania recount, Cawthorn defeated, and more Pennsylvania Senate: As of Thursday morning, the race remained too close…