Category: Newsletters

  • Proposed 2024 initiative would recriminalize Schedule I-IV drug possession offenses in Oregon

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    Welcome to the Monday, October 2, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes In Friday’s edition, we mistakenly included a paragraph referencing a chart on Article III nominations, renominations, and recess appointments. This paragraph wasn’t intended for publication. We apologize for the error. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Proposed…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 29, 2023

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends, legislative activity, and updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes. Legislative highlights Highlights: Recent activity and status changes This week, we identified 18 additional election bills from earlier…

  • Biden has nominated 181 federal judges, behind Trump, Obama, and Bush at this point

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    Welcome to the Friday, September 29, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Biden has nominated 181 federal judges, behind Trump, Obama, and Bush at this point in his first term Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 24, President Joe Biden (D) nominated seven new Article III judges,…

  • Bargaining in Blue: Judge denies Connecticut State Police Union request to withhold officer names from misconduct investigation

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    Bargaining in Blue, a monthly newsletter from Ballotpedia, provides news and information on police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), including the latest news, policy debates, and insights from Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities by population.  In this month’s edition of Bargaining in Blue, we examine union representation…

  • Previewing Mississippi’s gubernatorial election

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    Welcome to the Thursday, September 28, 2023 Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Previewing Mississippi’s gubernatorial election Let’s start today by looking at one of this year’s top races—Mississippi’s gubernatorial election on Nov. 7.  Incumbent Tate Reeves (R), Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley (D), and Independent Gwendolyn Gray are…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #79

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Email us at editor@ballotpedia.org to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over content in school libraries In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on…

  • Dallas mayor is third big-city mayor to switch parties since 2016

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, September 27, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Dallas becomes largest city with a Republican mayor after party switch On Sept. 22, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a former Democratic state legislator, announced he was switching his party affiliation to become a Republican.  The switch makes…

  • Federal court rules in favor of Biden ESG retirement rule

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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. Federal court rules in favor of Biden ESG retirement rule A federal…

  • Ballotpedia releases 13th annual state legislative competitiveness report

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, September 24, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State legislative competitiveness in 2023: Open seats, major party competition, and incumbents in contested primaries  Every year, Ballotpedia publishes our State Legislative Competitiveness Report, a comprehensive look at competition in state legislative elections. This year, the 13th…

  • A deep dive on voter registration

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    Welcome to the Monday, September 25, 2023, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Pennsylvania becomes 24th state to implement automatic voter registration On Sept. 19, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) announced that the state had implemented automatic voter registration (AVR) for all eligible residents. The governor’s office said Shapiro…