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Arizona voters to decide on competing constitutional amendments addressing primary elections and electoral changes in November
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Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 23, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Arizona voters to decide on competing constitutional amendments addressing primary elections and electoral changes in November Voters in Arizona will decide on two constitutional amendments related to the state’s electoral system on Nov. 5.…
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Voters in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota to decide on marijuana legalization initiatives in November
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Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 22, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota to decide on marijuana legalization initiatives in November Voters in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota will decide on ballot initiatives to legalize recreational marijuana in…
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Thirty states passed 88 bills in 2024 decreasing state administrative agency power
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Welcome to the Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 Brew. By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thirty states passed 88 bills decreasing agency power in 2024 Ballotpedia published the Administrative State 2024 Legislation Report on Aug.16. The report contains analysis of administrative state-related legislation and draws on findings from…
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Abortion, minimum wage, and sports betting on the ballot this fall in Missouri
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Abortion, minimum wage, and sports betting on the ballot this fall in Missouri On Aug. 13, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) certified three ballot measures on abortion, minimum wage, and sports…
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136 state legislative incumbents have been defeated in primaries this year – four of which were legislative leaders
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In the 37 states that have held primaries so far this year, 136 state legislative incumbents—3.4% of all incumbents seeking re-election—have lost. That’s less than at this point in 2022, when 174, or 4.6%, of incumbents had lost in primaries. Four of the 136 defeated incumbents were legislative leaders: three Republican state senators and one…
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Lawmakers enacted 33 bills this year related to direct democracy
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Welcome to the Monday, August 19, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lawmakers enacted 33 bills this year related to direct democracy Each year, Ballotpedia releases a report on state legislation affecting the three aspects of direct democracy in the U.S.—the ballot initiative, referendum, and recall…
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The administrative state and two defeated ballot measures in Wisconsin
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Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 16, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The administrative state and two defeated ballot measures in Wisconsin In yesterday’s Brew, we told you about Wisconsin’s election results, including two ballot measures related to the administrative state that voters defeated at the…
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Eight states have implemented statewide policies on K-12 school cellphone usage
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Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 15, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eight states have implemented statewide policies on K-12 school cellphone usage Since 2023, eight states have adopted policies that limit or ban cellphones in classrooms or schools—or encourage districts to move in that direction.…
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Two contested primaries in Alaska’s state legislative elections next week
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Welcome to the Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Brew. By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Alaska to hold top-four primaries for second year since voters approved the system in 2020, while also deciding on ballot measure to abolish the system Continuing our coverage of statewide primaries, today we…
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Breaking down what Wisconsin and Minnesota voters can expect to see on their Aug. 13 ballots
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Welcome to the Monday, August 12, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Breaking down what Wisconsin and Minnesota voters can expect to see on their Aug. 13 ballots Continuing our coverage of statewide primaries, today we dive into elections in Wisconsin. The state is holding congressional…