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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 19 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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Alaska voters to consider top-four ranked-choice voting repeal initiative in 2026 after narrowest defeat in state history in 2024 Alaska voters will decide on a ballot initiative to repeal the state's top-four ranked-choice voting (RCV) system in 2026, unless the Alaska Legislature approves substantially similar legislation during its upcoming session. This would be the second…
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Welcome to the Friday, Jan. 9, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's proposal could be first expansion of a state's supreme court since 2016 Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's (R) recent budget proposal includes nearly $3 million allocated to add two justices to…
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Welcome to the Thursday, Jan. 8, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here's what the new U.S. Postal Service rule on postmarks means for absentee/mail-in voting On Dec. 24, a new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule took effect, stating that mail is not necessarily postmarked on…
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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 closing low-enrollment schools In this section, we curate reporting,…
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world China launches first corporate climate disclosure standards What’s the story? On Jan. 5, China's Ministry of Finance released the country’s first national corporate climate report framework, titled Corporate Sustainable Disclosure Standard No. 1 – Climate (Trial). The standard sets voluntary guidelines for companies to…
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Welcome to the Wednesday, Jan. 7, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Alaska voters to consider top-four ranked-choice voting repeal initiative in 2026 after narrowest defeat in state history in 2024 Alaska voters will decide on a ballot initiative to repeal the state's top-four ranked-choice voting…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump ends 2025 with no Cabinet turnover President Donald Trump (R) completed the first calendar year of his second term in office, and no members of his 22-person Cabinet have left or changed…
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Welcome to the Monday, Jan. 5, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: There were 276 recall efforts in 2025 — more than the 248 efforts in 2024 In 2025, there were 276 recall efforts against 388 elected officials, an increase in both the number of recall…
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Our regular Daily Brew signed off for the holidays on Dec. 23, but before we close the book on 2025, we wanted to return to your inbox for a brief look back at the year’s most-read Daily Brew stories. From major elections to consequential policy developments, these monthly highlights capture some of the defining moments…

