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  • 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…

  • Bankers discuss ESG financial practices at UN climate conference

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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’…

  • School board elections deep dive Part 4: 20% of Colorado’s school board elections were canceled

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    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…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #86

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    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 2024 election cycle

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    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…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #85

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

  • Click here for election results!

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    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.…

  • 11 rematches this year between candidates who faced off in 2021

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    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…