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Texas House Democrats leave the state to prevent a quorum for congressional redistricting
Welcome to the Wednesday, July 6, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Texas House Democrats leave the state to prevent a quorum for congressional redistricting In the Aug. 4 Daily Brew, we told you about the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature’s plans to pursue congressional redistricting ahead of…
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On sixth attempt, Maine voters approved ballot measure for separation from Massachusetts on July 26, 1819 — 206 years ago
Before Maine became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820, voters weighed in on six ballot measures over three decades regarding separation from Massachusetts. And the final ballot measure, voted upon 206 years ago on July 26, 1819, was approved 70.6% ‘Yes’ to 29.4% ‘No.’ After the American Revolution, Maine was part of the Commonwealth…
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A look at the nation’s first federal private school choice program
Welcome to the Friday, July 18, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the nation’s first federal private school choice program An extended version of the story appeared in Ballotpedia’s Hall Pass newsletter on July 16. Click here to read that version. Earlier…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #165
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 teaching controversial topics In this section, we curate reporting,…
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The Checks & Balances Letter, July 2025
Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include deep dives into this term’s administrative state Supreme Court decisions and the North Carolina governor’s veto of state REINS legislation. In Washington Supreme Court changes agency power in 13 administrative state rulings What’s the story? The U.S. Supreme Court ended its October 2024 term on June…
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Utah voters to decide on the state’s first veto referendum in 18 years
Welcome to the Friday, June 27, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Utah voters to decide on the state’s first veto referendum in 18 years, on public sector bargaining On Nov. 3, 2026, Utah voters will decide whether to uphold or repeal House Bill 267 (HB…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 50 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of June 16, 2025. Forty-nine of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month: By June 16, 2025—148 days in office—President Donald Trump (R) had nominated…
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Checks and Balances, June 2025
Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include deep dives into the elimination of REINS from the One Big Beautiful Bill and Oklahoma’s 2025 legislation on agency rules. In Washington One Big Beautiful Bill Act goes to Senate without REINS What’s the story? The U.S. House removed administrative state-related provisions from the final version…
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Fourteen states have passed policies on K-12 public school cell phone use in 2025
Welcome to the Thursday, May 29, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fourteen states have passed policies on K-12 public school cell phone use in 2025 As part of our ongoing coverage of education policy, we ran a story earlier this month on the states…