Category: Newsletters
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Ten state treasurer, eight state auditor elections scheduled for Nov. 5
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ESG developments this week In this week’s edition of Economy and Society : Election Day is in one week, and Ballotpedia staffers will be working around the clock to bring our readers updates on the latest election results. Next week’s edition of Economy and Society will land in your inbox on Thursday, but don’t worry…
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Ballotpedia releases readability analysis of 2024 ballot measures
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia releases readability analysis of 2024 ballot measures Ballotpedia recently released its eighth annual analysis of the readability of statewide ballot measures. The report found that the language for the 159 measures on…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #132
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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 Kentucky Amendment 2 In this section, we curate reporting,…
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How the outcome of a statewide measure could change local ballot measure results
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Welcome to the Monday, October 28, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California Proposition 5 could affect this year’s local bond measure election results This November, California voters will decide on 10 statewide ballot propositions, including Proposition 5, which would lower the supermajority requirement for local…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will decide on competing ballot measures related to electoral systems and abortion, respectively, on Nov. 5 On Nov. 5, Nebraska voters will decide on competing abortion measures, while Arizona voters will decide on competing measures related to electoral systems. In Nebraska: When Nebraska voters approve two conflicting measures, the measure…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, October 25, 2024
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In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover six bills acted on since our last edition. Four of these bills were in states with Democratic trifectas. Legislative highlights In the news Here’s a rundown of recent news stories and developments from across the country on election administration. Recent activity Enacted bills No election-related bills have been…
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Democrats and Republicans endorse competing candidates in Kentucky’s nonpartisan Supreme Court election
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Welcome to the Friday, Oct. 25, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Democrats and Republicans endorse competing candidates in Kentucky’s nonpartisan Supreme Court election In Tuesday’s edition of the Brew, we previewed the elected state supreme court seats on the ballot this year. Today, we’ll look…
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Cities join states in deciding on abortion and ranked-choice voting ballot measures
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Welcome to the Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Cities join states in deciding abortion and ranked-choice voting ballot measures Voters will decide on a record number of statewide ballot measures regarding both abortion and ranked-choice voting in November. A number of…
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Law firm alleges BlackRock misled investors with environmental claims
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ESG developments this week Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of ESG stories that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Around the world Law firm alleges BlackRock misled investors with environmental claims ClientEarth—an environmental law charity based in London—has filed a complaint with French regulators claiming BlackRock (the world’s largest asset manager)…
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More than half of elected state supreme court seats are up for election this year
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More than half of elected state supreme court seats are up for election this year Thirty-three states are holding elections for their supreme courts in 2024. In total, 82 of the 158 elected…