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Welcome to the Thursday, Feb. 27, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Campaigns raised more than $1.3 billion in the 2024 ballot measure cycle Campaigns supporting and opposing the 159 measures on statewide ballots in 2024 raised more than $1.3 billion—the most for an even-year election…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A comprehensive look at 124 years of ballot measures in Oregon  Ballotpedia’s Historical Ballot Measure Factbook will document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. This ongoing research effort will…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Feb. 25, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: St. Louis will pick its next mayor with approval voting Incumbent Mayor Tishaura Jones, Michael Butler, Andrew Jones Jr., and Cara Spencer are running in the nonpartisan primary for Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri…

Welcome to the Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Total partisan composition of state legislatures changed by less than one percentage point in 2024 As lawmakers around the country meet in the 2025 legislative sessions, we’re continuing our analysis of the elections…

Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 21, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Test scores and immigration policy in schools cause infighting in Oklahoma The Trump administration’s push to curb undocumented immigration through greater enforcement has had a number of ripple effects on state and local governments.…

Welcome to the Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How Israel and Palestine are showing up at the local ballot box While most political coverage is focused on what’s happening in Washington, D.C., there’s a vast and vibrant political life outside the…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Feb. 19, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. Senate and House Republicans release separate budget resolutions In the Jan. 30 Daily Brew, we gave you a crash course on the budget reconciliation process. Since then, the U.S. Senate and House Budget…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The fight against mosquitos in Louisiana There are thousands of political subdivisions in the United States, including more than 3,200 counties. In many states, those local governments are responsible for a host of…

Welcome to the Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A comprehensive look at 113 years of ballot measures in Arizona  Ballotpedia’s Historical Ballot Measure Factbook will document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. This ongoing research effort will…

Welcome to the Thursday, Feb. 13, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Previewing the mayoral Democratic primary for the nation’s largest city Ten candidates are running in the Democratic primary on June 24 for New York City mayor. Six candidates—incumbent Mayor Eric Adams (D), Brad Lander…