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Welcome to the Monday, Sept. 9, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A record-low number of contested state legislative primaries to take place in Rhode Island on Sept. 10 The final statewide primary day of the season is tomorrow, Sept. 10. Rhode Island is holding congressional…

Welcome to the Friday, Sept. 6, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State legislators enacted close to a quarter million pieces of legislation since 2011  State legislators have enacted nearly a quarter million bills across all 50 states since 2011. In a new joint report with…

Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 5, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Judge issues injunction against Ohio legislation that would have prohibited lawful permanent residents from contributing to ballot measure campaigns  U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson issued an injunction on Aug. 31 against a provision…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New Hampshire has fewer state legislative primaries as national committees target state Continuing our coverage of statewide primaries, today we dive into elections in New Hampshire, one of the three final states holding…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The final batch of primaries kicks off today in Massachusetts Continuing our coverage of statewide primaries, today we dive into elections in Massachusetts, which is holding primaries today, Sept. 3. Voters will choose…

Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 30, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The Daily Brew is taking a break on Sept. 2 for the Labor Day holiday. Check back Tuesday, Sept. 3, for an all-new Daily Brew. Enjoy the weekend!   With 67 days to go until…

Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 29, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ranked-choice voting roundup: ballot measure records and legislation reviews Five states—Alaska, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Oregon—have certified ballot measures for Nov. 5 related to adopting, repealing, or pre-empting ranked-choice voting (RCV). This is the…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nebraskans to vote on competing abortion ballot initiatives in November Voters in Nebraska will decide on two competing abortion-related ballot measures this year. The Right to Abortion Initiative would create a state constitutional…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Utah constitutional amendment would give Legislature authority to repeal initiatives, prohibit foreign influence in ballot measure elections The Utah Legislature passed a constitutional amendment on Aug. 21 that will appear on the Nov.…

Welcome to the Monday, August 26, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wyoming had the highest percentage of legislative incumbents in contested primaries this year Of the 44 states holding legislative elections this year, Wyoming had the highest percentage of legislative incumbents in contested primaries. This…