Category: Newsletters
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More seats were open in nation’s largest cities and school districts than in the previous three cycles
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Welcome to the Thursday, February 8, 2024, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More seats were open in nation’s largest cities and school districts than in the previous three cycles Ballotpedia has published comprehensive analyses on all school board elections in the 100 most…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #96
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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: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over what to do about bias in the selection of school library books In this…
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10 Oregon state senators may not run for re-election, according to state supreme court
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Welcome to the Wednesday, February 7, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 10 Oregon state senators may not run for re-election, according to state supreme court On Feb. 1, the Oregon Supreme Court upheld Measure 113 — a 2022 ballot initiative that makes legislators ineligible for…
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Germany may abstain from ESG regulation vote
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ESG developments this week Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Around the world Germany may abstain from ESG regulation vote The European Union is scheduled…
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Announcing Ballotpedia’s upgraded Sample Ballot Lookup Tool
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Welcome to the Tuesday, February 6, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Just in time for Super Tuesday – announcing Ballotpedia’s new Sample Ballot Lookup Tool Our free Sample Ballot Lookup Tool is central to our mission to solve the ballot information problem—helping millions of voters…
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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins first week of February 2024 sitting
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Welcome to the Feb. 5 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. We are back by popular demand, dear readers. And we have a brand new batch of federal court updates to dish out. We hope you’re ready. Grab…
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Texas House Republican incumbents draw most primary challengers in a decade
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Welcome to the Monday, February 5, 2024, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Texas House Republicans running for re-election draw most primary challengers in a decade after two 2023 votes divided the caucus Fifty-nine Republican primaries for seats in the Texas House of Representatives…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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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 January 29-February 2. Proposed amendment would return initiative and referendum in Mississippi On Jan. 24, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a proposed constitutional amendment, House Concurrent Resolution 11,…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 2, 2024
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Almost half of the active bills this week are in states with Republican trifectas. 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, legislative activity, and updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes. We want to hear…
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The next presidential primary is tomorrow (yes, on Saturday)
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Welcome to the Friday, February 2, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here’s what is at stake for Republican and Democratic presidential candidates in South Carolina The first month of 2024 has come to a close—and so, too, have the first presidential nominating contests. Iowa Republicans…