Category: Newsletters

  • Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 10, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Data shows Supreme Court confirmation votes have grown narrower, more partisan since 1967 Seven Oklahoma school districts hold primaries on February 8 Five Democrats running for Texas Attorney General Data shows Supreme Court confirmation votes have grown…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #1

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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 sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts. We’ll also bring you the latest on school board elections and…

  • Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Court rulings and new maps – the latest on redistricting

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, February 9, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting update Texas primary election spotlight Candidates and committees in Newsom recall raised more than $142 million and spent $145.4 million Redistricting update: Alabama, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee Here’s a roundup of the latest redistricting news…

  • Disclosure Digest: Virginia General Assembly blocks contribution limit bills

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022. Virginia General Assembly blocks bills limiting contributions, moves forward with disclosure bills A Virginia Senate committee voted to block three bills prohibiting certain campaign contributions, while the House and Senate each passed bills focused on increasing donor…

  • Economy and Society: Opposition to Federal Reserve nominee continues

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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 Washington, D.C. ESG-related opposition to Federal Reserve nominee continues Responses to President Biden’s nomination…

  • Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Delaware and New Jersey lift statewide school mask requirements

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    Delaware and New Jersey governors lift statewide school mask requirements On Feb. 7, two governors—Delaware’s John Carney (D) and New Jersey’s Phil Murphy (D)—issued separate announcements lifting their states’ school mask requirements for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year. Local authorities will now have the power to issue school mask requirements in both states.…

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for February 1

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    Welcome to the Feb. 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Much of the country may be experiencing a cold winter, but the pages inside our newsletter are hot this week with lively judicial activity, including a big…

  • 694 candidates completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in 2021

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    Welcome to the Monday, February 7, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 694 candidates completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey in 2021 Race spotlight: Texas’ 15th Congressional District Republican primary  A look at tomorrow’s elections 694 candidates completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in 2021 Since 2018,…

  • Petitions to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón approved for circulation

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    Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights a recall effort against LA County DA George Gascón and redistricting updates. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap. All good things must come to an end. Ballotpedia will be retiring the State and Local Tap after the Feb.…

  • Hawaii, New York enact new congressional district maps; Pennsylvania Supreme Court assumes control over redistricting

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    Our weekly summary of federal news highlights redistricting updates in Hawaii, New York, and Pennsylvania, and the FDA approving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. All good things must come to an end. Ballotpedia will be retiring the Federal Tap after the Feb. 19th issue. …