Category: Newsletters
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, Jan. 3, 2025
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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 38 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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The 2024 Cookie of the Year winner - Sugar Cookie
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Welcome to the Friday, December 20, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thank you for reading the Brew! We're so grateful to you, our readers, for welcoming us into your inbox. We'll be back on Jan. 6. Have a wonderful rest of your 2024 and holiday…
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Lawmakers have pre-filed 103 election administration bills since Dec. 10
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Welcome to the Thursday, Dec. 19, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lawmakers have pre-filed 103 election administration bills since Dec. 10 In the past week, Lawmakers have pre-filed an additional 103 election administration bills in 10 states. That brings the 2025 total so far to…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #138
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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. 🧑🎄 A note to readers: We’ll return to your inbox again on Jan. 8, 2025. Thanks, as always, for reading, and we’ll see you in the New Year! Please take…
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States that could advance school choice policy in 2025
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Welcome to the Wednesday, December 18, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: States that could advance school choice policy in 2025 A version of this story appeared last week in Ballotpedia’s education newsletter, Hall Pass. Sign up to stay informed on the latest education policy and…
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Indiana pension board removes assets from BlackRock’s management
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In the states Indiana pension board removes assets from BlackRock’s management What’s the story? The Indiana Public Retirement System’s trustees voted last week to stop using BlackRock for asset management services. The board is considering three firms as replacements: State Street, UBS, and Northern Trust. Why does…
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The number of special legislative elections hit a decade low this year
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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 17, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The number of special legislative elections hit a decade low this year There were 52 special elections for state legislative seats in 22 states this year, the fewest since 2014, when there were 40.…
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Partisan control of Wisconsin Supreme Court at stake in 2025
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Welcome to the Monday, December 16, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Partisan control of Wisconsin Supreme Court at stake in 2025 Both major parties will compete for control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court in 2025. Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel are running for a 10-year term.…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, December 13, 2024
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In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 25 bills acted on since our last edition. Year-end review of 2024 legislation This week, in addition to our usual weekly update, we're reviewing the election-related bill activity over the course of this year. State lawmakers introduced or acted on 3,835 election-related bills this year. See the breakdown…
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An early preview of the Virginia gubernatorial election
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Welcome to the Friday, December 13, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Virginia gubernatorial primaries have seen little opposition in past contests In 2025, voters in two states—New Jersey and Virginia—will elect new governors since the incumbent governors cannot run for re-election due to term limits.…