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Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 4, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eighty-four percent of school board incumbents won re-election in 2025 — the highest percentage since 2022 One of our major commitments to our readers and voters everywhere is to cover elections at every level…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Mandatory Medicaid work requirements are coming, what do they look like now?  The 2025 budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), established mandatory work requirements for certain able-bodied Medicaid recipients…

Welcome to the Monday, Feb. 2, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: At least 10 states could change their ballot drop box laws in 2026 — here's a look at drop box policies across the U.S. Wyoming and Alaska lawmakers are among those considering legislation related…

Welcome to the Friday, Jan. 30, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Colorado initiative would require law enforcement to notify DHS when individuals charged with certain crimes lack verified legal immigration status On Nov. 3, Colorado voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would…

Welcome to the Thursday, Jan. 29, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: What to know about early voting, the second-most common way to cast a ballot In the 2024 election, more than 48.8 million voters cast a ballot using early voting, according to Election Assistance Commission…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin Legislature sends amendments on worship during states of emergency and discrimination to the November ballot On Jan. 21, the Wisconsin Legislature advanced two proposed constitutional amendments for the Nov. 3 statewide general…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Jan. 27, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Judge orders New York's redistricting commission to redraw the state's congressional map by Feb. 6 On Jan. 21, New York state judge Jeffrey Pearlman ruled that New York's 11th Congressional District unconstitutionally diluted Black…

Welcome to the Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More former members of Congress have announced candidacies for a non-consecutive term in any cycle since 2016  This year, 19 former U.S. House members and three former U.S. Senators have announced campaigns to…

Welcome to the Friday, Jan. 23, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: These 2026 state elections will shape K-12 education policy Governors, state legislators, and both appointed and elected state education officials are the key drivers of state education policies.  This year, voters in most states…

Welcome to the Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Virginia could become the seventh state to adopt a new congressional map since 2024 The Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would allow legislators to redraw congressional districts between 2025…