Tag: Daily Brew

  • Missouri becomes the ninth state in 2025 to prohibit foreign spending in ballot measure campaigns

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    Welcome to the Friday, July 11, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Missouri becomes the ninth state in 2025 to prohibit foreign spending in ballot measure campaigns On July 9, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed SB 152, prohibiting the foreign funding of ballot measure campaigns.…

  • How and when states count absentee and mail-in ballots

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    Welcome to the Thursday, July 10, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How and when states count absentee and mail-in ballots Daily Brew readers may recall that back in April, we published a report analyzing why some states seem to count their ballots faster than…

  • A look at the Democratic primary for one of this year’s five special elections for the U.S. House

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, July 9, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the Democratic primary for one of this year’s five special elections for the U.S. House Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District on July 15.…

  • Vermont, Ohio, North Carolina, and Oregon enact K-12 cellphone bans

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Vermont, Ohio, North Carolina, and Oregon enact K-12 cellphone bans  As part of our ongoing coverage of education policy, we’ve been following state legislation to ban cellphone use in K-12 schools.  Here’s the…

  • After 2023 veto, Arizona Legislature sends drug cartel terrorism designation law directly to voters as ballot measure

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    Welcome to the Monday, July 7, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: After 2023 veto, Arizona Legislature sends drug cartel terrorism designation law directly to voters as a ballot measure On Nov. 3, 2026, Arizona voters will decide on a ballot measure that would define drug…

  • North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoes REINS-style bill increasing legislative oversight of agency regulations

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    Welcome to the Thursday, July 3, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoes REINS-style bill increasing legislative oversight of agency regulations On June 27, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) vetoed House Bill 402 (HB 402), a REINS-style bill, which would…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #163

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving  school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.  In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over partisan school board elections In this section, we curate…

  • Maine voters to decide citizen initiatives on voter ID and extreme risk protection orders in November

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, July 2, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Maine voters to decide citizen initiatives on voter ID and extreme risk protection orders in November Maine voters will decide on two citizen initiatives this year – one that would require voters to…

  • This year sees fewest officials facing recall at midyear since 2020

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, July 1, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: This year sees fewest officials facing recall at midyear since 2020 Twice a year, we release reports on recall efforts nationwide for all state and local elected offices. Today, we’ll explore our mid-year 2025…

  • Chevron deference overturned one year ago

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    Welcome to the Monday, June 30, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Chevron deference overturned one year ago Saturday, June 28, marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overruling its 1984 decision in Chevron U.S.A., Inc.…