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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #156
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over Utah’s school choice program In this section, we curate…
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Checks and Balances, May 2025
Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include deep dives into President Trump’s memo directing agencies to repeal regulations without public notice and comment and Texas’ state DOGE-style and judicial nondeference bill. In Washington Trump directs agencies to skip public input for deregulation What’s the story? President Donald Trump (R) issued a memorandum April…
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State legislatures have passed 17,160 bills so far this year
Welcome to the Wednesday, May 14, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State legislatures have passed 17,160 bills so far this year In the April 30 Daily Brew, we discussed the five bills and resolutions Congress passed, which President Donald Trump (R) signed into law this…
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Trump makes his first judicial nomination of his second term
Welcome to the Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump makes his first judicial nomination of his second term On May 1, President Donald Trump (R) announced that he would nominate Whitney Hermandorfer to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth…
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Sen. Dick Durbin announces he will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2026
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announced on April 23, 2025, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2026. On his retirement, Durbin said, “The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #153
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over Kentucky HB 622 In this section, we curate reporting,…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #152
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12 schools In this section,…
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Checks and Balances, April 2025
Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include deep dives into a SCOTUS case focusing on nondelegation and Kentucky veto overrides for REINS and judicial deference bills. In Washington SCOTUS hears nondelegation challenge What’s the story? The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on March 26 heard oral arguments in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) v. Consumers’…
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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 nationwide trends and recent legislative activity.
In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 650 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the past week’s legislative actions. Lawmakers in 44 states acted on 650 bills over the last week, 196 fewer than last week. Note: In some states, legislators are able to file hundreds…
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A look at past court decisions in the context of President Donald Trump’s firing of two Democratic Federal Trade Commissioners
Welcome to the Monday, March 31, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at past court decisions in the context of President Donald Trump’s firing of two Democratic Federal Trade Commissioners On March 18, President Donald Trump (R) fired Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners Alvaro…