Category: Newsletters
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State Supreme Court balance at stake in Wisconsin
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Welcome to the Wednesday, January 11, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Former justice, three circuit court judges vying for open seat on Wisconsin Supreme Court A recent history of minority party and coalition control of state legislative chambers Biden currently leads PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general…
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Partisan control of all state legislative seats nationwide changed by less than 0.5% in 2022
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Jan. 10 Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Total partisan composition of state legislatures changed by less than half a percentage point in 2022 Where things stand with the federal COVID-19 public health emergency Ben Sasse resigns from U.S. Senate Total partisan…
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68 legislative districts were renamed or eliminated via redistricting
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Welcome to the Monday, January 9, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Sixty-eight legislative districts in five states were either renamed or eliminated after the 2020 census Legislators in 12 states to be sworn in between Jan. 9 and Jan. 17 Twenty-seven upcoming Article III judicial…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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By the end of the week, 18 legislatures will be in session By the end of the week, 18 state legislatures will have begun their regular sessions: sessions in California and Maine began in December with 16 more starting this week. Another 27 legislatures go into session later in January, and two more in February.…
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Election Legislation Weekly Digest: January 6, 2023
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Here is our weekly round-up on election-related legislation. In it, you’ll find the following information: Recent activity: Here, we report on the number of bills acted on within the past week. The big picture: Here, we look at the bills in the aggregate. Legislative status: How many bills have been introduced, voted upon, or enacted…
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Let the state legislative sessions begin!
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Welcome to the Friday, January 6, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: By the end of the week, 18 legislatures will be in session Biden issued 29 executive orders last year The Federal Register topped 80,000 pages last year By the end of the week, 18…
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94% of incumbents won re-election in 2022
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Welcome to the Thursday, January 5, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 94% of incumbents won re-election in 2022 An update on Pennsylvania and Ohio House leadership elections Learn about upcoming Virginia and Mississippi special elections with On the Ballot, our weekly podcast 94% of incumbents…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #43
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Happy 2023, and welcome back to Hall Pass! We hope you had a restful holiday! In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over retesting In 2022, 114 school board members faced recall efforts Extracurricular: education news from around the web Candidate Connection survey Reply to this email to share reactions or story…
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2022 sees second-highest level of recall activity since 2012
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Welcome to the Wednesday, January 4, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2022 has second-highest level of recall activity since Ballotpedia began tracking California voters approved 69% of local ballot measures President Joe Biden ends the year with a 43% approval rating, the second-highest rating he…
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Federal opposition to ESG in 2023
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ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Congress makes plans to lead federal opposition to ESG in 2023 From state treasurers divesting pension and operating funds from BlackRock and other ESG providers to state attorneys general investigating the same providers over the impact of ESG on assorted policy matters, state officials led the pushback against…