Category: Newsletters
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Montana Republican Party censures nine Republican state senators who formed a coalition with Senate Democrats
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Welcome to the Tuesday, April 22, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Montana Republican Party censures nine Republican state senators who formed a coalition with Senate Democrats On April 4, the Montana Republican Party censured nine Republican members of the Montana Senate. The party wrote in…
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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins April 2025 sitting
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Welcome to the April 21 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden…
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Sen. Chuck Schumer blocks Trump federal prosecutor nominees via blue slips—what are they?
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Welcome to the Monday, April 21, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Sen. Chuck Schumer blocks Trump federal prosecutor nominees via blue slips—what are they? On April 16, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced that he would not return blue slips for two of President Donald Trump’s…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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New Jersey has the most contested primaries, fewest open seats since 2011 All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly are up for election this year, and there are 29 contested primaries on June 10, eight more than the last regular elections in 2023. This is the most contested primaries since at least 2011,…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, April 18, 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 509 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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2025 and 2026 ballot measure totals trend above average for odd and even years
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Welcome to the Friday, April 18, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2025 and 2026 ballot measure totals trend above average for odd and even years As of April 15, the number of certified statewide ballot measures for both 2025 and 2026 is trending above average…
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New Jersey to see most contested primaries, fewest open seats since 2011
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Welcome to the Thursday, April 17, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New Jersey has the most contested primaries, fewest open seats since 2011 All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly are up for election this year, and there are 29 contested primaries…
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New Ballotpedia research looks at the scope of school board authority
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Welcome to the Wednesday, April 16, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New Ballotpedia research looks at the scope of school board authority School board members comprise one of the largest groups of elected officials, with more than 82,000 members serving on more than 13,000 public…
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Trump issues executive order opposing state ESG policies
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world Trump issues executive order opposing state ESG policies What’s the story? President Donald Trump (R) issued an executive order last week directing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and block enforcement of state laws promoting ESG policies. Trump argued…
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North Dakota could become the third state to require a 60% threshold for constitutional amendments
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Welcome to the Tuesday, April 15, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta and Joseph Brusgard Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: North Dakota could become the third state to require a 60% threshold for constitutional amendments North Dakota voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would change the threshold for a…