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Welcome to the Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia's 2026 trifecta exposure ratings: Nine exposed trifectas nationwide Ballotpedia assessed potential changes to the landscape of state government trifectas in this year's elections, analyzing the exposure of existing state government trifectas to…

Welcome to the Monday, April 13, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Four states have consolidated municipal or school board elections statewide since 2022 Each state has different rules for when general elections for municipal offices and school boards are held. Some states set a particular…

Welcome to the Friday, April 10, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Alabama enacts bill ending state judicial deference, Georgia General Assembly passes similar bill  On March 31, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed SB 167, ending judicial deference in state courts. Judicial deference is…

Welcome to the Thursday, April 6, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The 100 largest U.S. cities — more Democratic mayors than any year since 2016 Ahead of this year's mayoral elections, we found that more Democrats than Republicans are mayors of the 100 most populous…

Welcome to the Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A record-high number of U.S. House candidates filed to run in California after the state conducted mid-decade redistricting A record 289 candidates, 5.6 per district, are running for California's 52 congressional districts in…

Welcome to the Tuesday, April 7, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: December redistricting vote shapes Republican primaries for the Indiana Senate Republican primaries for the Indiana Senate will happen on May 5. These primaries are taking place against the backdrop of the state Senate’s rejection…

Welcome to the Monday, April 6, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump signs absentee/mail-in voting executive order  On March 31, President Donald Trump (R) issued an executive order that requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to mail absentee/mail-in ballots only to an approved list…

Welcome to the Friday, April 3, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 15 deepfake bills enacted so far this year, number of states with deepfake laws remains the same So far this year, state lawmakers have enacted 15 bills addressing deepfakes. Since 2019, 47 states have…

Welcome to the Thursday, April 2, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Florida, South Dakota, Utah enact proof of citizenship laws for voter registration  Florida, South Dakota, and Utah have joined nine other states in enacting laws requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to…

Welcome to the Wednesday, April 1, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Utah redistricting initiative to repeal Proposition 4 will not be on the ballot after voters withdraw their signatures A Utah initiative to repeal Proposition 4, which created the state's Independent Redistricting Commission, will not…