Category: Newsletters

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #11

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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.…

  • Ballot Bulletin: New York Court of Appeals overturns congressional, state Senate district maps

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue: New York Court of Appeals overturns congressional, state Senate district maps Redistricting round-up: The latest redistricting news from Florida and Kansas Legislation update: Recently enacted legislation Have a question/feedback/or just want to…

  • The Indiana, Ohio primary aftermath

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, May 4, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: We’ve got Indiana, Ohio election results Thirty-eight announced upcoming Article III vacancies   The Heart of the Primaries is your one-stop shop for primary election news We’ve got Indiana, Ohio election results On Tuesday, voters…

  • Primary Day in Indiana and Ohio

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, May 3,  Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Primary Day in Indiana and Ohio Republican primaries drawing the most cash in Indiana’s state legislative races Number of contested U.S. House primaries in Alabama remains the same as last cycle Primary Day in…

  • Economy and Society: Academic pushback against SEC climate action

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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. Academic pushback against SEC climate action  On April 25, 22 law and…

  • April showers bring May primaries

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    By: Samuel Wonacott We accidentally sent Friday's version of The Brew to you this morning. We apologize about that! Today's edition of The Brew is below. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: April showers bring May primaries Election preview—six Republicans running in primary for Alabama's open U.S. Senate seat  Number…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    84 measures certified for statewide ballots, 11 fewer than even-year average Eighty-four statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 32 states so far this year, 11 less than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years from 2010 to 2020.  Here’s an update on the latest ballot measure activity:…

  • Colorado bill would give county employees collective bargaining rights

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    The “Collective Bargaining by County Employees Act,” SB22-230, was introduced in the Colorado state Senate on April 25.  About the bill SB22-230 would give county employees the right to join a union and bargain collectively beginning in 2023. It would not permit employees to strike.  The bill’s prime sponsors are Senate President Stephen Fenberg (D),…

  • The in's and out's of Indiana’s May 3 primary elections

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    By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The in’s and out’s of Indiana’s May 3 primary elections Previewing the Brown-Turner rematch in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District Democratic primary #FridayTrivia: How many state legislative primaries will Arkansas have this year? The in’s and out’s of Indiana’s May 3 primary…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 20 (April 28, 2022)

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    Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition April 28, 2022 In this issue: Trump and Club for Growth at odds in Ohio and Rep. Wilson backs Mace challenger in SC-01 Ohio U.S. Senate updates: Former President Trump appears at Vance rally, Club for Growth releases anti-Vance ad As former President Donald Trump (R)…