Category: Newsletters
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Chicago voters go to the polls
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Welcome to the Tuesday, February 28 Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Polling suggests runoff likely in today’s Chicago mayoral election Pennsylvania’s primary filing deadline is March 7 Nineteen candidates filed for congressional and state offices last week Polling suggests runoff likely in today’s Chicago mayoral election Today, Feb.…
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The last state enacts new state legislative boundaries
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Welcome to the Monday, February 27, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Montana becomes last state to enact state legislative boundaries after the 2020 census Twenty-one candidates running in Denver’s first open mayoral race since 2011 294 election-related bills introduced in state legislatures Montana becomes last…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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A look at the higher education background of top state executives Of the 192 officeholders currently occupying the top four executive positions in each state—governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state—184 have a bachelor’s degree, 58 have a master’s degree, and 93 have a law degree. Nine such officeholders have a Ph.D., and…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 24, 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, big-picture trends, and recent news. In today’s issue, you’ll find: Legislative activity: About the bills acted on this week. The big picture: Legislative status: The number of bills…
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Seattle voters create new Social Housing Developer with initiative’s passage
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Welcome to the Friday, February 24, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Seattle voters approve Initiative 135, creating the Social Housing Developer State supreme courts issued 233 opinions last week #FridayTrivia: How many of the 192 top state executive officials hold law degrees? Seattle voters approve…
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A look at Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court primary results
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Welcome to the Thursday, February 23, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court primary results Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications Learn everything you need to know about the school board primaries in Oklahoma…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #49
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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 the whole language and phonics-based approaches to reading instruction School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications In 10 states, bills creating or…
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The educational background of the top-4 state executives in each state
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Welcome to the Wednesday, February 22, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the higher education background of top state executives Campaigns surrounding California’s 2022 ballot measures received the highest average amount in contributions per measure since 2016 An abortion-related constitutional ballot…
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SCOTUS hears argument in case challenging scope of NLRB authority
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The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition: In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review oral argument in a U.S. Supreme Court…
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Wisconsin’s Supreme Court primary is today
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Welcome to the Tuesday, February 21, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here’s what to know about the Feb. 21 Wisconsin Supreme Court primary The final state legislative election of 2022 289 election-related bills introduced in state legislatures Here’s what to know about today’s Wisconsin Supreme…