Category: Newsletters
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Ballotpedia’s exclusive new report on election legislation activity
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Welcome to the Thursday, June 29, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New report: State of Election Administration Legislation 2023 Trends in election legislation Specific election policy areas New report: State of Election Administration Legislation 2023 State legislators introduce thousands of bills each year affecting the way Americans vote…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #67
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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 observance of the 4th of July, we’ll be taking next week off from writing this newsletter. We’ll return to your inboxes on July 12. Happy Independence Day! In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the…
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Special congressional elections have become more common in recent decades
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Welcome to the Wednesday, June 28, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Special congressional elections have become more common in recent decades Democrats and Republicans contesting 51% of state legislative elections this year, down from 93% in 2021 Louisianans to decide amendment on religious gatherings in response to COVID-19…
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House Republican introduces bill opposing ESG in retirement funds
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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. ESG developments this week In Washington, D.C. House GOP working group issues ESG agenda The Republican ESG House Working…
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School board recalls remain higher than pre-pandemic average—and other findings from our mid-year recall report
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Welcome to the Tuesday, June 27, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: School board recalls remain higher than pre-pandemic average—and other findings from our mid-year recall report Here’s the latest on the 2024 election calendar 86 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week School…
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Contested U.S. House races are becoming more common
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Welcome to the Monday, June 26, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes and Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More U.S. House races now have major-party competition Statewide rent control initiative may be on California ballots for the third time in four election cycles Governors have vetoed twice…
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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 June 19-June 23. More bills related to Juneteenth introduced and enacted so far this year than in all of 2022 Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the day in…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 23, 2023
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States enacted 28 bills this week, more than three times the number of bills enacted during the same week in 2022. 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 legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news. In each…
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Here’s how many state legislative incumbents have lost in primaries this year
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Welcome to the Friday, June 23, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 3.7% of state legislative incumbents who ran for re-election have lost in primaries 2024 presidential candidates fundraise in lead up to end of month campaign finance reporting deadline #FridayTrivia: How many recalls did we track in 2022?…
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Bargaining in Blue: Ashland Police Department pilots new jiujitsu training requirement
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Bargaining in Blue, a monthly newsletter from Ballotpedia, provides news and information on police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), including the latest news, policy debates, and insights from Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities by population. In this month’s edition of Bargaining in Blue, we examine martial arts…