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  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed.  Here are the top stories from the week of February 12-February 16. New York’s 3rd Congressional District special election held on February 13 Tom Suozzi (D) defeated Mazi Pilip (R) in a special election in New York’s 3rd…

  • Governors raise concerns over federal EV proposal, Biden vetoes CRA resolution

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review challenges from lawmakers and government officials to…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed.  Here are the top stories from the week of February 5-February 9. Just in time for Super Tuesday – announcing Ballotpedia’s new Sample Ballot Lookup Tool  Our free Sample Ballot Lookup Tool is central to our mission to…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 9, 2024

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    The most active bill category this week was election types and contest-specific procedures. 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, legislative activity, and updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes. We want to hear from…

  • Economy and Society, January 30, 2024: State agriculture commissioners join ESG pushback

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    Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Around the world EU Delays Sector-Specific ESG Rules for Two Years European Union (EU) legislators on January 24 introduced…

  • 845 candidates responded to Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in 2023

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    Since 2018, Ballotpedia has invited candidates to take part in our Candidate Connection initiative. We survey candidates at the federal, state, and local levels to help voters better understand how their candidates think about the world and how they intend to govern. A total of 845 candidates from 38 states responded to the survey in…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of December 11-December 15. Thank you to everyone who has taken one of our reader surveys so far. We greatly appreciate your responses! We have a final set of questions…

  • Final episode of our RCV deep dive: the origins of RCV and what comes next

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    Welcome to the Thursday, December 14, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Queens College Professor Jack Santucci discusses the history of RCV and what comes next for the electoral system in the final episode of our On the Ballot series This past week, On…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #89

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over the use of affinity groups in schools In this section, we curate reporting, analysis,…

  • Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

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    As of Dec. 6, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 61%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 14% and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) at 10%. No other candidate has…