Category: Newsletters

  • Thirty-four states require legislative review of all or some executive agency regulations

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 6, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thirty-four states require legislative review of all or some executive agency regulations State legislatures oversee executive agency rulemaking through a variety of mechanisms. Legislatures may be tasked with reviewing regulations or explicitly approving them…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #194

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving  school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.  In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over mandating cursive instruction in public schools In this section,…

  • Net Zero Asset Managers relaunches with fewer U.S. firms

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: On Wall Street and in the private sector Net Zero Asset Managers relaunches with fewer U.S. firms What’s the story? On Feb. 25, the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative announced its relaunch with 253 signatories after suspending operations for a year. The coalition revised its membership…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Indiana becomes the 18th state to ban ranked-choice voting

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    Welcome to Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Election Policy Digest. Every Tuesday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity.  In this week’s edition, we cover 430 bills state legislatures acted on in the last week and look at trends in ranked-choice voting legislation across the…

  • It's Election Day in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Texas

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: It's Election Day in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Texas  Voters in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Texas are headed to the polls today, March 3. In addition to kicking off the first statewide congressional and…

  • Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes February 2026 sitting

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    Welcome to the March 2 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. “What you endure is who you are. I can't change the past. But I can certainly help somebody else in the future, so they don't have to…

  • Indiana becomes the 18th state to ban ranked-choice voting

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    Welcome to the Monday, March 2, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Indiana becomes the 18th state to ban ranked-choice voting On Feb. 24, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) signed legislation prohibiting the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in the state, making it the 18th state…

  • Weekly Brew: February 27, 2026

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    Texas voters to decide on a combined 23 non-binding advisory questions in the March 3 primaries On March 3, Texas voters will decide on a series of non-binding advisory questions that the state's Democratic and Republican parties put on their respective primary ballots. Democratic ballots will have 13 questions. Republican ballots will have 10 questions.…

  • Almost 32% of congressional incumbents not seeking re-election this year have endorsed a successor

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    Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Almost 32% of congressional incumbents not seeking re-election this year have endorsed a successor  On Feb. 24, U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), who is not seeking re-election this year, endorsed Rob Adkerson (R)…

  • What to know about states that don't use primary elections to nominate candidates

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    Welcome to the Thursday, Feb. 26, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: What to know about states that don't use primary elections to nominate candidates Arkansas, North Carolina, and Texas have their statewide primaries on March 3, kicking off the 2026 primary season. Generally, political parties…