Category: Newsletters
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #99
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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 open enrollment in Missouri In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on…
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March Super Tuesday preview #2 – Alabama
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Welcome to the Wednesday, February 28, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: March Super Tuesday preview #2 – Alabama Five states are holding primaries for congressional and state offices on March 5: Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, California, and North Carolina. Yesterday, we previewed Texas’ statewide primary. Today,…
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SEC may remove Scope 3 emission requirements from disclosure rules
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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. In Washington, D.C. ESG advocacy group launches eight-figure campaign Axios on February 22 reported on the launch of Unlocking…
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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes February 2024 sitting
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Welcome to the Feb. 26 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. It’s our favorite time of year, dear readers. Brace yourselves. Spring is coming. And as the snow starts to thaw, more SCOTUS opinions are coming out. There’s…
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Ohio considering bill to prohibit ballot measure contributions from foreign nationals
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Welcome to the Monday, February 26, 2024, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ohio state senators introduce bill to prohibit ballot measure contributions from foreign nationals On Jan. 24, Ohio State Sens. Theresa Gavarone (R-2) and Robert McColley (R-1) introduced Senate Bill 215 (SB…
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2,000+ election-related bills so far in 2024
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Welcome to the Friday, February 23, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eight states have adopted 14 election-related laws this year Every year, state legislators introduce thousands of bills that affect the most basic functions of our civic life. From how we register to vote, when…
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Bargaining in Blue: New Tacoma CBA prohibits law enforcement officers from receiving compensation during certain misconduct investigations
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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 CBA provisions…
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Officeholders won election to new offices at a higher rate in 2023 than prior odd years
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Welcome to the Thursday, February 22, 2024, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Officeholders won election to new offices at a higher rate in 2023 than prior odd years We recently published our annual analysis of elected officials who ran for other offices in…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #98
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. A note to readers: I’ll be in Dallas this weekend for the Consortium of State School Boards Associations’ (COSSBA) annual conference. If you’re attending the conference and would like to connect, reply to this email…
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No open U.S. House seats in Illinois for the first time in a decade
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Welcome to the Wednesday, February 21, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: No open U.S. House seats in Illinois for the first time in a decade Illinois is tied for fifth (with Pennsylvania) for most U.S. House districts in Congress. For the first time since 2014,…