Tag: Daily Brew

  • State ballot measure certifications move past 10-year average

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    Welcome to the Friday, October 6, Brew.  By: Joseph Greaney Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State ballot measure certifications move past 10-year average The ballot measure landscape is set for 2023. ICYMI, check out our final roundup from September 18, 2023. For now, let’s check in on 2024.  Heading…

  • The Grade’s Alexander Russo talks education reporting and school board elections in the latest episode of On the Ballot

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    Welcome to the Thursday, October 5, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The Grade’s Alexander Russo talks education reporting and school board elections in the latest episode of On the Ballot In this week’s episode of On the Ballot, Staff Writer Doug Kronaizl sits…

  • What school board candidates said in Ballotpedia’s candidate survey

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 4, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Thank you for being one of 3 million lifetime subscribers to Ballotpedia newsletters. We’re glad to have you among our growing readership. Did you know we offer 10 other newsletters on a variety of topics? Click here to browse our offerings. Here’s what’s in store…

  • School board deep dives – let’s start in Colorado

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, October 3, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott & Joseph Greaney Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Seven candidates running for three districts on Douglas County school board in Colorado On Nov. 7, Ballotpedia will cover school board elections in 16 states—including all school board elections in seven…

  • Proposed 2024 initiative would recriminalize Schedule I-IV drug possession offenses in Oregon

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    Welcome to the Monday, October 2, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes In Friday’s edition, we mistakenly included a paragraph referencing a chart on Article III nominations, renominations, and recess appointments. This paragraph wasn’t intended for publication. We apologize for the error. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Proposed…

  • Biden has nominated 181 federal judges, behind Trump, Obama, and Bush at this point

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    Welcome to the Friday, September 29, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Biden has nominated 181 federal judges, behind Trump, Obama, and Bush at this point in his first term Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 24, President Joe Biden (D) nominated seven new Article III judges,…

  • Previewing Mississippi’s gubernatorial election

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    Welcome to the Thursday, September 28, 2023 Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Previewing Mississippi’s gubernatorial election Let’s start today by looking at one of this year’s top races—Mississippi’s gubernatorial election on Nov. 7.  Incumbent Tate Reeves (R), Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley (D), and Independent Gwendolyn Gray are…

  • Dallas mayor is third big-city mayor to switch parties since 2016

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, September 27, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Dallas becomes largest city with a Republican mayor after party switch On Sept. 22, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a former Democratic state legislator, announced he was switching his party affiliation to become a Republican.  The switch makes…

  • Ballotpedia releases 13th annual state legislative competitiveness report

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, September 24, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State legislative competitiveness in 2023: Open seats, major party competition, and incumbents in contested primaries  Every year, Ballotpedia publishes our State Legislative Competitiveness Report, a comprehensive look at competition in state legislative elections. This year, the 13th…

  • A deep dive on voter registration

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    Welcome to the Monday, September 25, 2023, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Pennsylvania becomes 24th state to implement automatic voter registration On Sept. 19, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) announced that the state had implemented automatic voter registration (AVR) for all eligible residents. The governor’s office said Shapiro…