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Welcome to the Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nebraska Legislature alters 2022 minimum wage initiative, the second time the Legislature has altered an initiative in two years On Feb. 10, Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed Legislative Bill 258 (LB 258), enacting…

Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Twenty-five states weigh legislation on foreign funding in elections Lawmakers in 25 states are considering new state laws or constitutional amendments so far this year related to foreign funding in elections. Federal law…

Welcome to the Thursday, Feb. 12, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Congress considers whether to require voter ID, proof of citizenship for federal elections On Jan. 30, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the SAVE America Act, which would require voters in all…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Of the $183 million raised for 2025 statewide ballot measures, 94% went to California Proposition 50  In 2025, campaigns supporting and opposing 30 statewide ballot measures in nine states raised $183.15 million. Ninety-four…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Feb. 10, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Most U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress are part of Generation X, while most U.S. senators are Baby Boomers For the first time since the 113th Congress, which spanned from 2013 to 2015, a…

Welcome to the Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fewer than 3% of Oklahoma school districts are holding primaries on Feb. 10  A version of this story appeared in Ballotpedia’s Hall Pass newsletter on Feb. 4. Click here to sign up. Oklahoma…

Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 6, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How voting requirements related to citizenship vary across the U.S. In November 2026, voters in at least three states will decide on constitutional amendments that would prohibit noncitizen voting, with a fourth state potentially…

Welcome to the Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatetsa Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor are running in the nonpartisan Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 7 Maria S. Lazar and Chris Taylor are running in the general election for Wisconsin Supreme Court…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 4, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eighty-four percent of school board incumbents won re-election in 2025 — the highest percentage since 2022 One of our major commitments to our readers and voters everywhere is to cover elections at every level…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Mandatory Medicaid work requirements are coming, what do they look like now?  The 2025 budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), established mandatory work requirements for certain able-bodied Medicaid recipients…