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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: On the issues: The debate over the whole language and phonics-based approaches to reading instruction School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications In 10 states, bills creating or…
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Welcome to the Wednesday, February 22, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the higher education background of top state executives Campaigns surrounding California’s 2022 ballot measures received the highest average amount in contributions per measure since 2016 An abortion-related constitutional ballot…
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The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition: In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review oral argument in a U.S. Supreme Court…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, February 21, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here’s what to know about the Feb. 21 Wisconsin Supreme Court primary The final state legislative election of 2022 289 election-related bills introduced in state legislatures Here’s what to know about today’s Wisconsin Supreme…
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In today’s issue, you’ll find: Legislative activity: About the bills acted on this week. The big picture: Legislative status: The number of bills introduced, voted on, or enacted into law. Concentration of activity: The states that have seen the most legislative activity. Partisan affiliation of sponsorship: The number of bills that Democrats and Republicans have…
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Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of February 13-February 17. Third-party and independent candidates received the lowest share of the national U.S. House vote in two decades Independent and third-party candidates received 2% of the national…
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Welcome to the Friday, February 17, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fifty-six minor party candidates received more votes than the margins of victory between the winning candidates last year Eight candidates running for mayor of Jacksonville, Florida #FridayTrivia: How many U.S. House members sought other offices in 2022?…
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Welcome to the Thursday, February 16, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More U.S. House members and state legislators sought other offices in 2022 than in 2020 A look at how the 2024 presidential election timeline compares to 2020 and 2016 Hear from Denver City Auditor candidates in their…
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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: On the issues: The debate over notifying parents about gender transitions in schools In your district: four-day school weeks School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications Oklahoma’s Feb.…
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Welcome to the Wednesday, February 15, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: An update on the 2024 presidential primary calendar St. Louis holds first primaries for downsized Board of Aldermen on March 7 Two state lawmakers have changed parties this year An update on the 2024 presidential primary calendar…