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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 October 9-October 13. Hall Pass digs into the policy debates over the science of reading Throughout October, in our weekly education newsletter, Hall Pass, we’re diving deep into the…

  • 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 October 2-October 6. 37 states have confirmed both their 2024 statewide and presidential primaries Forty-one states and the District of Columbia have confirmed the dates for their 2024 statewide…

  • State supreme courts issue 133 opinions from Sept. 18-24

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    State supreme courts issued 133 opinions from Sept. 18-24. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia led the field with 32 opinions issued, followed by Georgia with 11, and Montana and Texas with seven each. The 133 opinions account for 3% of the year-to-date total of 4,851. West Virginia, again, leads with 404 opinions…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) becomes 6th Senator not to seek re-election in 2024   On Sept. 13, Utah U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R) announced he would not run for re-election in 2024, becoming the second Senate Republican and sixth U.S. Senator overall not to seek re-election.  The six U.S. Senators who have announced they are…

  • Fourteen U.S. House members have announced they will not run for re-election in 2024, below 2018-2022 average

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    On Sept. 18, U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton became the 14th U.S. House member to announce they will not run for re-election in 2024.  Wexton, an attorney and former state senator, was first elected in 2018 after defeating incumbent Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) 56%-44%. Wexton is retiring from public office following a medical diagnosis.  Including Wexton,…

  • Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) is sixth U.S. Senator to announce they would not run for re-election in 2024

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    On Sept. 13, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) became the sixth U.S. Senator to announce they would not run for re-election in 2024.  Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, was the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2012, when he lost to incumbent President Barack Obama (D). Six years later, in 2018, he was elected to represent…

  • 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 August 14-August 18. Nine candidates met the polling and fundraising thresholds for the first Republican presidential primary debate on Aug. 23 The first Republican presidential primary debate will take…

  • State governors issue 47 executive orders from July 31-Aug. 13

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    Nationally, state governors issued 47 executive orders from July 31-Aug. 13. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) led the field with 15, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) with 11. Governors in 32 states issued the fewest orders with zero. Governors use executive orders to manage executive branch operations. The last two weeks’ executive orders…

  • 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 August 7-August 11. Constitutional amendment to provide state right to abortion will be on November 2023 ballot in Ohio Ohio voters will decide a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on abortion…

  • 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 July 31-August 4. Ballotpedia Report: states are making it harder for campaigns to qualify and pass initiatives and referendums Between 2018 and 2023, state legislators introduced 1,787 pieces of…