Category: Newsletters
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We spoke to school board members nationwide about their roles—here’s what they told us
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Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: We spoke to school board members nationwide about their roles—here’s what they told us A version of this story appeared in Ballotpedia’s Hall Pass newsletter on September 3. Click here to sign up. …
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #172
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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. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over the Classic Learning Test In this section, we curate…
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Federal judge halts Texas law focused on proxy advisors
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world Net Zero Banking Alliance to suspend operations What’s the story? On Aug. 27, the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) announced that it is suspending operations, as a number of large banks have exited the group over the last several months. Why does it matter?…
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Voters in 18 states have decided 41 death penalty ballot measures since 1912
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Welcome to the Wednesday, Sept. 3, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in 18 states have decided 41 death penalty ballot measures since 1912 Since 1912, voters in 18 states have decided 41 ballot measures related to the death penalty. Measures that would permit the…
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Boston voters to decide Sept. 9 primary—76 years since an incumbent mayor lost
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Boston voters to decide Sept. 9 primary—76 years since an incumbent mayor lost Four candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary election for mayor of Boston on Sept. 9. The top two finishers…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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California Legislature approves congressional redistricting amendment for November 2025 ballot On Aug. 21, California lawmakers approved and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation to put a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot to redraw the state’s congressional districts. Under Proposition 50, California would use the congressional district map from Assembly Bill 604 (AB 604).…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, August 29, 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 36 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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Lawmakers in 42 states have adopted or enacted 337 administrative state-related bills and resolutions in 2025
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Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lawmakers in 42 states have adopted or enacted 337 administrative state-related bills and resolutions in 2025 Earlier this week, we looked at some of the data from our latest report on election administration…
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Almost 200 candidates have filed to run in the 2028 presidential election
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Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 28, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Almost 200 candidates have filed to run in the 2028 presidential election With 1,166 days to go until the next presidential election, some candidates have already filed to run. As of Aug. 25, 175…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #171
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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. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over school cellphone bans, as voiced by parents In this…