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  • Bargaining in Blue 

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    In this month’s edition of Bargaining in Blue:  Dear Bargaining in Blue Readers, With this edition, we conclude our journey together. Thank you for your loyal readership. Should our work on police collective bargaining agreements continue in a new form, you’ll be the first to know. For any questions about our research, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org.…

  • Checks and Balances, February 2025

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    Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include Trump’s first noteworthy executive orders on the administrative state and states modeling the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In Washington Bills limiting the administrative state reintroduced in 119th Congress What’s the story? Republicans introduced several bills in January and early February that would limit the…

  • Arizona voters have decided 476 ballot measures since 1911

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    Ballotpedia completed an inventory of all Arizona ballot measures since 1911, the year before statehood, and when voters adopted the initiative and referendum process. Between 1911 and 2024, Arizonans voted on 476 ballot measures. Two hundred and fifty-one (251) measures were approved, and 225 measures were defeated. In Arizona, measures can be placed on the…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Nine states will have new signature requirements for citizen initiatives in 2025 The number of valid signatures required to place a citizen initiative on the ballot in nine states will change in 2025. That’s because the 26 states that allow for some form of statewide initiative or referendum base their signature requirements on another number.…

  • Since 1898, voters in 30 states have decided on 42 constitutional amendments to create state initiative and referendum processes

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 5, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Since 1898, voters in 30 states have decided on 42 constitutional amendments to create state initiative and referendum processes Since 1898, voters in 30 states have decided on 42 constitutional amendments to create state…

  • Bargaining in Blue 

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    In this month’s edition of Bargaining in Blue:  On the beat Louisville Metro police union files motion opposing DOJ consent decree regarding police reform The River City Fraternal Order of Police filed a motion in federal court on Dec. 27 to intervene in a consent decree signed by Louisville city officials and the Department of…

  • Checks and Balances, January 2025

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    In this edition of Checks and Balances: Federal stories: State stories: Commentary: Regulatory Tally: In Washington U.S. House passes two administrative state bills What’s the story? The House of Representatives passed two administrative state bills in December—the Midnight Rules Relief Act and the Prove It Act. The bills proposed (1) allowing Congress to disapprove multiple…

  • An early look at election administration state legislation activity

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    Welcome to the Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: An early look at election administration state legislation activity As we head into the third week of 2025, about half of the state legislatures around the country have begun their 2025 legislative sessions.…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    A comprehensive look at all ballot measures in California from 1910 to 2024 Ballotpedia’s comprehensive inventory of all California ballot measures spans from 1910, the year before the state adopted the initiative and referendum process, to 2024.  In that time, Californians decided on 1,306 ballot measures, approving 752 and defeating 554. Ballotpedia’s Historical Ballot Measure…

  • 2024 marks three-year low in elected officials targeted for recall

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    In 2024, Ballotpedia tracked the fewest recall efforts and officials targeted for recall since 2020. From January 1 through December 20, 2024, 244 recall efforts were launched against 381 officials. This was higher than the 238 efforts targeting 301 officials in 2020, but it marks the third consecutive year of decline since the 2021 peak,…