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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 17, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The number of special legislative elections hit a decade low this year There were 52 special elections for state legislative seats in 22 states this year, the fewest since 2014, when there were 40.…
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Welcome to the Monday, December 16, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Partisan control of Wisconsin Supreme Court at stake in 2025 Both major parties will compete for control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court in 2025. Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel are running for a 10-year term.…
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In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 25 bills acted on since our last edition. Year-end review of 2024 legislation This week, in addition to our usual weekly update, we’re reviewing the election-related bill activity over the course of this year. State lawmakers introduced or acted on 3,835 election-related bills this year. See the breakdown…
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Welcome to the Friday, December 13, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Virginia gubernatorial primaries have seen little opposition in past contests In 2025, voters in two states—New Jersey and Virginia—will elect new governors since the incumbent governors cannot run for re-election due to term limits.…
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Welcome to the Thursday, December 12, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: There were 63.6% more enacted election-related bills in 2024 compared to 2022 On Tuesday, we took an early look at some of the election-related bills that state lawmakers have pre-filed for the 2025 legislative…
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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 teachers unions In this section, we curate reporting, analysis,…
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Welcome to the Wednesday, December 11, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lame-duck session ballot measures in North Carolina Heading into the 2024 general election, North Carolina was one of four states with a governor of one party and a supermajority of the opposing party. The…
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world Trump announces pick for next SEC chairman What’s the story? President-elect Donald Trump announced last week that he will nominate Paul Atkins as the next Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman. Why does it matter? Atkins’ views on ESG differ…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: We’re back! Ballotpedia’s sixth annual Holiday Cookie Election starts today! We are stocking up on flour, breaking out the sprinkles, and dusting off the cookie cutters. ‘Tis the season for holiday cookies! Do…
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Welcome to the Dec. 9 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. This is it, dear reader. The last newsletter of the year. To quote Shakespeare, “Our revels now are ended.” Thank you for sticking with us through this…