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Welcome to the Thursday, April 25, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Two congressional incumbents defeat challengers in Pennsylvania’s statewide primary Note: Vote percentages below may change as more votes are counted. Pennsylvania held its primaries on Tuesday the 23rd, with voters deciding races for Congress,…
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over partisan school board elections In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on…
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Welcome to the April 24, Brew. By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Forty-one mayoral elections are taking place in the 100 largest U.S. cities and 50 state capitals this year Ballotpedia’s coverage scope includes the elections in the 100 largest U.S. cities by population and the 50 state capitals. As…
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Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Around the world Austrian government issues ESG bonds The Austrian Treasury started issuing bonds to raise money for the…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California ballot initiative could change drug and theft penalties Californians for Safer Communities reported filing more than 900,000 signatures on April 18 in support of an initiative that would make changes to Proposition…
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Welcome to the April 22 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. In the twilight rainthese brilliant-hued hibiscus –A lovely sunset – Matsuo Bashō Follow Ballotpedia on X or subscribe to the Daily Brew for the latest news and…
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Welcome to the Monday, April 22, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here’s what to know about expiring COVID-19 education relief The last round of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund grants expires this September, and some K-12 public school districts are looking at…
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Kentucky is sixth state to ban ranked-choice voting (RCV), Missouri voters may decide on amendment to prohibit RCV On April 12, Kentucky legislators overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of House Bill 44 , which prohibits ranked-choice voting (RCV). The bill changes several areas of election law, mostly related to voter list maintenance. Legislators added…
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The most active bill topic this week was voter registration and list maintenance, with states acting on 63 bills in this category. 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. We want…
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Welcome to the Friday, April 19, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Alameda County to hold first ever recall election for district attorney On April 15, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters announced that the recall campaign against Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price had submitted…