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Welcome to the Wednesday, April 2, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: As Utah bans water fluoridation, we’re looking back at four 1970s ballot measures on the issue On March 27, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed House Bill 81 (HB 81), which bans fluoride in…

Welcome to the Tuesday, April 1, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump has yet to appoint any judges in his second term. Here’s when past presidents have made their first nominations According to the Federal Judicial Center, as of March 31, President Donald Trump (R)…

Welcome to the Friday, March 28, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump issues election policy executive order and a look at similar state laws On March 25, President Donald Trump (R) issued the 101st executive order of his second term titled, “Preserving and Protecting…

Welcome to the Thursday, March 27, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: President Donald Trump issues most executive orders in the first 100 days since 1933  As of March 25, President Donald Trump (R) has issued 103 executive orders in his second presidential term. This is…

Welcome to the Wednesday, March 26, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Louisiana voters to address tax policy, judicial procedures, and juvenile justice laws in Saturday election  We normally think of election days as events that happen in November. But the election calendar, particularly for state…

Welcome to the Tuesday, March 25, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thirteen states have now banned ranked-choice voting as municipalities decide on whether to adopt it So far in 2025, governors in Wyoming and West Virginia have signed legislation banning the use of ranked-choice voting…

Welcome to the Monday, March 24, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lawmakers have passed more election administration laws this year than they did in 2023 or 2024 As the first quarter of 2025 nears its close and legislative sessions continue across the country, let’s…

Welcome to the Friday, March 21, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Correction: In the March 19 Brew, we said that Congress had passed two resolutions of disapproval nullifying Biden-era federal agency rules on environment and energy but that Trump had not signed them yet as of March 17. Trump signed both resolutions on March 14. Here’s…

Welcome to the Thursday, March 20, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2025 and 2026 ballot measure totals trend above averages for odd and even years Each month, Ballotpedia brings you updates on the latest developments in the world of ballot measures.  As of March 18,…

Welcome to the Wednesday, March 19, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Congress passes resolutions to nullify Biden-era rule on the environment and energy In March, the U.S. Congress passed two joint resolutions to nullify federal environmental and energy policy regulations implemented during Joe Biden's (D)…