Tag: Daily Brew
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Eleven vulnerable trifectas this November
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Welcome to the Thursday, July 25, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eleven vulnerable trifectas this November Every year, Ballotpedia releases an annual report on trifecta vulnerability. This year’s report found that 11 state government trifectas could break up, and nine new ones could form in…
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How Alaska’s election rules have affected the contested primaries
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Welcome to the Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Brew. By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A closer look at Alaska’s two contested top-four state legislative primaries in 2024 In last Thursday’s Brew, we looked at how an Idaho ballot initiative that would establish top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting…
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Signatures submitted for measure that would raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage
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Welcome to the Tuesday, July 23, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Signatures submitted for measure that would raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage The campaign Raise The Wage Oklahoma submitted roughly 180,000 signatures on July 15 to the secretary of state for State Question 832. If…
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President Joe Biden (D) ends 2024 campaign; endorses VP Harris
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Welcome to the Monday, July 22, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: President Joe Biden (D) ends 2024 campaign; endorses VP Harris On July 21, President Joe Biden (D) withdrew from the 2024 presidential election. In a statement, he said: “It has been the greatest honor…
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An average of 45.6% of Democratic legislators, all Republican legislators, backed placing noncitizen voting bans on state ballots
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Welcome to the Friday, July 19, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: An average of 45.6% of Democratic legislators, all Republican legislators, backed placing noncitizen voting bans on state ballots Bans on noncitizen voting at the state level have become more frequent since 2018. Voters in…
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Idaho voters will decide on a ballot initiative for top-four primary and ranked-choice voting system in November
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Welcome to the Thursday, July 18, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: On today’s episode of On the Ballot we interview Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, about polling in this year’s most competitive races Idaho voters will decide on a ballot initiative for…
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2024 ballot initiatives address abortion, marijuana, electoral systems, wages, and taxes
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Welcome to the Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Brew. By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: One-third of the U.S. lives in a state that will decide ballot measures on at least one of five topics: abortion, electoral systems, wages, marijuana, and taxes Approximately one-third of the U.S. population…
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Massachusetts has the fewest number of contested state legislative primaries in 2024, while Wisconsin has the most
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Welcome to the Tuesday, July 16, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Massachusetts has the fewest number of contested state legislative primaries in 2024, while Wisconsin has the most Twenty-six states have held state legislative primaries, and 19 have yet to hold primaries. Since 2010,…
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Fifty-three members of Congress have announced retirement so far this year, compared to 55 at this point in 2022
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Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year. Ballotpedia does not include incumbents leaving office early in our analysis of incumbents not running for re-election. Since our June 19 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election, there have been no new retirement announcements. The last incumbent to…
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Signatures submitted for Washington initiative prohibiting restrictions on access to natural gas
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Welcome to the Monday, July 15, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Signatures submitted for Washington initiative prohibiting restrictions on access to natural gas Supporters of Washington Initiative 2066 submitted 431,063 signatures on July 3 for a ballot initiative that would prohibit restrictions on natural gas…