Category: Newsletters

  • Ohio could become the only state to require campaigns to collect signatures from every county

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    Welcome to the Friday, July 14, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ohio could become the only state to require campaigns to collect signatures from every county States enact the most new extreme risk protection order laws since 2020  #FridayTrivia: How many states require a simple majority to approve…

  • Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest: July 2023

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    Welcome to Ballotpedia’s Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest! This monthly newsletter provides news and information on key policy changes, a breakdown of state legislation, and an overview of pivotal legal decisions and case developments. In this issue, you’ll find: Mid-year donor privacy and disclosure legislation review: A look at legislative trends this year compared to…

  • Ohio could become the 12th state to require more than a simple majority to approve a constitutional amendment

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    Welcome to the Thursday, July 13, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eleven states require more than a simple majority to approve a constitutional amendment. Ohio could become the 12th. Listen to our mid-year report on the state of election administration legislation in the latest episode of On the…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #68

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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 classical education  In your district: Learning loss since the pandemic Share candidate endorsements with us!  School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications…

  • Previewing Nashville’s upcoming mayoral election

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, July 12, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Twelve candidates running in Nashville’s Aug. 3 mayoral general election Here’s what noteworthy presidential candidates are saying about K-12 education Maine voters to decide right-to-repair initiative in November Twelve candidates running in Nashville’s Aug. 3 mayoral general…

  • Financial Services Committee to hold four ESG hearings this week

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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. Financial Services Committee to hold four ESG hearings this week The U.S.…

  • Mandatory retirement ages responsible for half of state supreme court retirements this year

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, July 11, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Half of state supreme court retirements have been mandatory in 2023 Voters have decided on 959 parcel tax measures in California since 2008  Iowa, New Hampshire received the most visits from noteworthy presidential candidates on July 4…

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for July 2023

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    Welcome to the July 10 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. SCOTUS has now issued all of the opinions for the October 2022 Term. Where has the time gone, dear reader? There’s so much to catch you up…

  • A primer on primaries

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    Welcome to the Monday, July 10, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott and Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A primer on primaries State governors issue 53 executive orders from June 19 to July 2 A look at the upcoming school board recall in Richland, Wash. A primer on primaries…

  • 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 July 3-7. One party controls the top state executive offices in 44 states—up from 30 in 2010 In 44 states, one party controls that state’s top executive offices—governor, attorney…