Category: Newsletters
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Of the $183 million raised for 2025 statewide ballot measures, 94% went to California Proposition 50
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Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Of the $183 million raised for 2025 statewide ballot measures, 94% went to California Proposition 50 In 2025, campaigns supporting and opposing 30 statewide ballot measures in nine states raised $183.15 million. Ninety-four…
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Most U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress are part of Generation X, while most U.S. senators are Baby Boomers
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Feb. 10, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Most U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress are part of Generation X, while most U.S. senators are Baby Boomers For the first time since the 113th Congress, which spanned from 2013 to 2015, a…
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Fewer than 3% of Oklahoma school districts are holding primaries on Feb. 10
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Welcome to the Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fewer than 3% of Oklahoma school districts are holding primaries on Feb. 10 A version of this story appeared in Ballotpedia’s Hall Pass newsletter on Feb. 4. Click here to sign up. Oklahoma…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 6, 2026
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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 398 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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Weekly Brew: February 6, 2026
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Mandatory Medicaid work requirements are coming, what do they look like now? The 2025 budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), established mandatory work requirements for certain able-bodied Medicaid recipients beginning in 2027. As a result, states are now required to design and implement systems to comply with the new requirements, or…
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How voting requirements related to citizenship vary across the U.S.
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Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 6, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How voting requirements related to citizenship vary across the U.S. In November 2026, voters in at least three states will decide on constitutional amendments that would prohibit noncitizen voting, with a fourth state potentially…
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Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor are running in the nonpartisan Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 7
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Welcome to the Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatetsa Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor are running in the nonpartisan Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 7 Maria S. Lazar and Chris Taylor are running in the general election for Wisconsin Supreme Court…
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Wells Fargo moves proxy voting in-house
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world Senate Banking chair aligns with Trump on ESG What’s the story? On Jan. 22, 2026, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said that he supports President Donald Trump’s (R) efforts to limit the use of non-financial screening criteria…
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Eighty-four percent of school board incumbents won re-election in 2025 — the highest percentage since 2022
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Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 4, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eighty-four percent of school board incumbents won re-election in 2025 — the highest percentage since 2022 One of our major commitments to our readers and voters everywhere is to cover elections at every level…
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Mandatory Medicaid work requirements are coming, what do they look like now?
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Mandatory Medicaid work requirements are coming, what do they look like now? The 2025 budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), established mandatory work requirements for certain able-bodied Medicaid recipients…