Category: Newsletters
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Voters to decide if Musk’s SpaceX will get its own hometown
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Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A comprehensive look at 124 years of ballot measures in Oregon Ballotpedia’s Historical Ballot Measure Factbook will document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. This ongoing research effort will…
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Democratic state financial officers support ESG in letter to regulators
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In the states Democratic state financial officers support ESG in letter to regulators What’s the story? Seventeen Democratic state financial officers sent a letter to the acting heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Labor (DOL), asking them to not restrict the…
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St. Louis will pick its next mayor with approval voting
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Feb. 25, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: St. Louis will pick its next mayor with approval voting Incumbent Mayor Tishaura Jones, Michael Butler, Andrew Jones Jr., and Cara Spencer are running in the nonpartisan primary for Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri…
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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes February 2024 sitting
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Welcome to the Feb. 24 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom. -Maya Angelou Follow…
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Total partisan composition of state legislatures changed by less than one percentage point in 2024
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Welcome to the Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Total partisan composition of state legislatures changed by less than one percentage point in 2024 As lawmakers around the country meet in the 2025 legislative sessions, we’re continuing our analysis of the elections…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, Feb. 21, 2025
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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 and recent legislative activity. In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 349 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Republican-led election policy bills advance in Kansas legislative session State lawmakers have introduced more than 2,300 election administration bills so far this year. In Tuesday’s Brew, we looked at an example of what lawmakers in Kansas are doing in this policy area. As of Feb. 12, Kansas lawmakers had introduced 26 election-related bills, four of…
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Test scores and immigration policy in schools cause infighting in Oklahoma
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Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 21, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Test scores and immigration policy in schools cause infighting in Oklahoma The Trump administration’s push to curb undocumented immigration through greater enforcement has had a number of ripple effects on state and local governments.…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #144
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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 the sick-out protest of Houston schools In this section,…
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How Israel and Palestine are showing up at the local ballot box
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Welcome to the Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How Israel and Palestine are showing up at the local ballot box While most political coverage is focused on what’s happening in Washington, D.C., there’s a vast and vibrant political life outside the…