Category: Newsletters
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Cities join states in deciding on abortion and ranked-choice voting ballot measures
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Welcome to the Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Cities join states in deciding abortion and ranked-choice voting ballot measures Voters will decide on a record number of statewide ballot measures regarding both abortion and ranked-choice voting in November. A number of…
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Law firm alleges BlackRock misled investors with environmental claims
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ESG developments this week Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of ESG stories that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Around the world Law firm alleges BlackRock misled investors with environmental claims ClientEarth—an environmental law charity based in London—has filed a complaint with French regulators claiming BlackRock (the world’s largest asset manager)…
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More than half of elected state supreme court seats are up for election this year
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More than half of elected state supreme court seats are up for election this year Thirty-three states are holding elections for their supreme courts in 2024. In total, 82 of the 158 elected…
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What happens when competing measures are on the ballot?
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Welcome to the Monday, October 21, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will decide on competing ballot measures related to electoral systems and abortion, respectively, on Nov. 5 On Nov. 5, Nebraska voters will decide on competing abortion measures, while Arizona…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, October 18, 2024
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In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover four bills acted on since our last edition. All four of these bills were in states with Democratic trifectas. Legislative highlights In the news Here’s a rundown of recent news stories and developments from across the country on election administration. Recent activity Enacted bills No election-related bills have…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Special election for vacant Minnesota Senate district will determine partisan control of the chamber In Wednesday’s Brew, we previewed the Nov. 5 special election for Minnesota Senate District 45. The previous incumbent, Kelly Morrison (D), resigned to run for U.S. House, leaving the Senate with a 33-33 partisan split. Minnesota senators are elected to four-year…
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Top 15 elections to watch this Nov. 5
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Welcome to the Friday, Oct. 18, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora and Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Top 15 elections to watch this Nov. 5 Our editorial staff will cover 9,827 races on Election Night. Our team has selected 15 elections from that coverage to make up our…
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Congressional Republicans reintroduce REINS Act with new provisions
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In this edition of Checks and Balances: Federal stories: State story: Commentary: Regulatory Tally: In Washington Congressional Republicans reintroduce REINS Act with new provisions What’s the story? Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sept. 18 reintroduced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act in the 118th Congress…
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Over 600 rematches this year between candidates who last faced off in 2020 or 2022
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Welcome to the Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: There are 605 rematches this year between candidates who last faced off in 2020 or 2022 With three weeks to go until Election Day, let’s take a look at some races where voters…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #131
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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 how to close achievement gaps In this section, we…