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Welcome to the Tuesday, June 4, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Alabama voters to decide a constitutional amendment in 2020 that requires voters be citizens Federal Register totals 25,492 pages so far in 2019 Denver mayoral runoff headlines Tuesday’s elections Alabama voters to decide a constitutional amendment in…

New Jersey legislators are considering overriding the governor’s conditional veto of S1500, a bill that would require 501(c)(4)s, super PACs, and other entities to disclose donors who contribute $10,000 or more. A meeting scheduled for May 30 between lawmakers and the governor to discuss the bill was postponed. (Source: NJ.com) What does the governor say?…

On May 29, 2019, the Connecticut House of Representatives voted 83-58 to approve HB06935, an omnibus public-sector union bill. What would the bill do? If approved, the bill would make several changes to the state’s public-sector labor laws: It would require public employers to furnish unions with information about newly hired and current employees. Employees…

May 31, 2019: Fourteen Democratic presidential candidates will speak at the California Democratic Party State Convention. Donald Trump announced a 5 percent tariff rate on goods from Mexico. Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. Brad Parscale served as a digital media advisor to President Trump (R) during the 2016 campaign and was responsible for…

Welcome to the Monday, June 3, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: With national legislation introduced, we take a 50-state look at tobacco laws Nevada and Maine reject efforts to join National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Fifteen candidates running Tuesday to succeed lone Republican on Los Angeles City Council…

  Welcome to the Friday, May 31, Brew. We are halfway through our Ballotpedia Society membership drive! If you haven’t already, please consider supporting the work we do through a monthly donation. You can find more information about the program here. Now, here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Denver ballot…

May 30, 2019: The 2020 Democratic candidates respond to Robert Mueller’s statement. Beto O’Rourke released his immigration platform. Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. Poll Spotlight Notable Quotes of the Day “For the [Democratic primary] debates to be meaningful, they have to winnow down the participants. This is the uncomfortable reality both the DNC…

Welcome to the Thursday, May 30, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) rules ballot measure distribution requirement unconstitutional Acting Texas Secretary of State David Whitley (R) resigns Join Ballotpedia for three upcoming webinars Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) rules ballot measure distribution…

In two separate rulings issued on May 17, the Iowa Supreme Court upheld a 2017 law that amended collective bargaining rights for the state’s public-sector workforce. The court ruled 4-3 in the state’s favor in both cases. What was at issue? In 2017, then-Gov. Terry Branstad (R) signed into law a series of amendments to…

May 24, 2019: John Delaney released a $4 trillion climate action proposal. Bill Weld said he will focus his campaign on states with crossover voting. We’ll be back on Tuesday, May 28! Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. Staff Spotlight Zach Graumann is a former financial planner and executive. He has no prior campaign…