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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…
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Eighteen special legislative elections to happen in Mississippi—more than any other state so far this year
Welcome to the Wednesday, May 28, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eighteen special legislative elections to happen in Mississippi—more than any other state so far this year Fifteen more state legislative special elections will happen this year in Mississippi—10 in the Mississippi Senate and five…
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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 religious charter schools In this section, we curate reporting,…
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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…