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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. ESG developments this week Around the world Bankers discuss ESG financial practices at UN climate conference The United Nations’…

Welcome to the Wednesday, November 29, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 20% of Colorado’s school board elections were canceled Ballotpedia covered every school board election in seven states on Nov. 7: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington. We’re continuing our deep…

A note to readers: Hall Pass will take a break next week in anticipation of Thanksgiving. We’ll return to your inboxes on Nov. 29. Thanks for reading, and enjoy the holiday!    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…

Welcome to the Friday, November 10, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Welcome to the 2024 election cycle  The 2023 election cycle isn’t over yet (Louisiana’s runoff elections are Nov. 18), but the next cycle has already begun—the first 2024 filing deadline for state and congressional…

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 notifying parents about student gender transitions In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and…

Welcome to the November 8, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Welcome to today’s Brew! It’s the day after Election Day 2023, and while the dust is still settling in many races around the country, we have results for quite a few key races! Here’s a rundown of where things stood at 1 a.m.…

Welcome to the Monday, November 6, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: There are 11 rematches this year between candidates who last faced off in 2021 At long last, Election Day is tomorrow! Tuesday’s Brew will preview what’s on the ballot, and in the days and…

Welcome to the Friday, November 3, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More than $169 million has been raised for and against state ballot measures in 2023, surpassing the three previous odd-year election cycles A total of $169.48 million has been contributed to campaigns supporting or…

The ballot language for the 41 statewide ballot measures on the ballot in eight states in 2023 is written at an average reading level of 19 (third-year graduate school reading level), which is up from 18 years in 2021.  Ballotpedia identified five measures with a ballot summary, which is longer than the ballot title or…

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