Category: Newsletters

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #55

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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: reactions to the Houston school takeover  Share candidate endorsements with us!  School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications Here’s what COSSBA conference attendees had to…

  • Amendment to make school board elections partisan advances in Florida

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, April 5, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Florida voters may decide whether to make school board elections partisan President Joe Biden issued two executive orders in March bringing his total to 109 Biden ends March with 43% approval rating Stay tuned for more updates…

  • It’s Election Day in Wisconsin and Chicago (among others)

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, April 4, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: It’s Election Day in Wisconsin and Chicago Maryland voters to decide on state constitutional right to abortion in 2024 Six noteworthy candidates are running in the 2024 presidential election, twelve fewer than this point in the 2020…

  • Virginia up next—state’s filing deadline is April 6

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    Welcome to the Monday, April 3, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Virginia’s General Assembly primary filing deadline is April 6 Lawmakers advance legislation on ESG investments in Florida and Kansas Idaho, South Dakota enact bills prohibiting ranked-choice voting Virginia’s General Assembly primary filing deadline is April 6 The…

  • 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 March 27-March 31. Utah governor signs bill adopting new state flag, veto referendum filed against it Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed Senate Bill 31 (SB 31), establishing a…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, March 31, 2023

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    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 today’s issue, you’ll find:  Legislative activity: About the bills acted on this week and a big-picture look at all the bills we…

  • Here’s who is in line to replace your governor in the event of a vacancy

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 31, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: In five states, the state superintendent of schools is included in the gubernatorial line of succession  U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin becomes Paul Vallas’ first congressional endorsement in Chicago mayoral runoff  #FridayTrivia: How many bills related to voter…

  • Florida becomes fourth state in 2023 to expand ESA program

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 30, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Florida expands education savings account (ESA) program What to expect in Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election Listen to our interview with Transparency USA’s Tracy Marshall for On the Ballot, our weekly podcast Florida expands education savings account…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #54

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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 Los Angeles school union strikes Share candidate endorsements with us!  School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications A look at Oklahoma’s April…

  • This year’s absentee/mail-in ballot request deadlines

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, March 29, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at absentee/mail-in ballot request deadlines in the eight states holding statewide elections this year  North Dakota enacts a plain language requirement for ballot measure summaries  An update on last week’s additions to the Federal Register…