Category: Newsletters

Today’s Brew highlights which candidates have qualified for the second Democratic presidential debates + a summary of new state ballot measures from the past month       Welcome to the Tuesday, July 16, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Candidates in second Democratic presidential debates will be announced…

  July 15, 2019: Julián Castro, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jay Inslee, and Elizabeth Warren attended Netroots Nation in Philadelphia. Mike Gravel reached the donor threshold for the second debate. There are 13 new candidates running since last week, including five Democrats, one Republican, and two Libertarians. In total, 779 individuals are currently filed with the FEC to…

Today’s Brew highlights how the federal government will collect information on residents’ citizenship + our Candidate Connection report summarizes last year’s candidate surveys     Welcome to the Monday, July 15, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump directs federal agencies to provide citizenship information, ends effort to add…

On July 8, Governor Gina Raimondo (D) signed H5259 and S0712 into law. These companion bills authorize public-sector unions to impose fees on non-members who request union representation in grievance and/or arbitration proceedings. It requires public-sector employers to notify unions within five days of hiring new employees. It also requires employees to file written notice…

  July 12, 2019: Elizabeth Warren released her immigration platform. Kirsten Gillibrand proposed tax penalties against companies that outsource jobs.        Each Friday, we’ll highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Jennifer O’Malley Dillon is a longtime Democratic staffer and specialist in data analysis. Previous campaign work: 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, deputy campaign manager 2008…

Today’s Brew highlights Seattle’s upcoming races for seven city council seats + Trump appoints a seventh judge to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals     Welcome to the Thursday, July 11, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Seattle to elect 7 of 9 council members one year after…

  June 11, 2019: Seven presidential candidates are scheduled to speak at the League of United Latin American Citizens annual conference Wednesday through Friday. Joe Biden delivers a foreign policy speech Thursday.          Notable Quote of the Day “You have a [Attorney General William] Barr hearing or a [Supreme Court Justice Brett] Kavanaugh hearing…

    July 10, 2019: Tom Steyer spent $1.4 million on a national and early state ad campaign introducing himself to voters. Marianne Williamson’s Iowa state director, Brent Roske, has joined John Delaney’s campaign.   Notable Quotes of the Day “Campaigns offer a chance not only to tell people what kind of president you’ll be, but…

Today’s Brew highlights the outcome of the GOP primary for the special election in North Carolina’s 3rd District + breaks down SCOTUS’ reversal rate during this past term     Welcome to the Wednesday, July 10, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Murphy wins Republican primary runoff in NC-03…

July 9, 2019: Tom Steyer launched his 2020 presidential campaign. Eric Swalwell became the second notable Democratic presidential candidate to suspend his campaign.   Which was the only presidential election where a major party nominated a Supreme Court justice? A. 1888→ B. 1912→ C. 1948→ D. 1916→ Notable Quote of the Day “I promised my family,…