Tag: Daily Brew

Welcome to the Friday, February 23, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eight states have adopted 14 election-related laws this year  Every year, state legislators introduce thousands of bills that affect the most basic functions of our civic life. From how we register to vote, when…

Welcome to the Thursday, February 22, 2024, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Officeholders won election to new offices at a higher rate in 2023 than prior odd years We recently published our annual analysis of elected officials who ran for other offices in…

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 21, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: No open U.S. House seats in Illinois for the first time in a decade Illinois is tied for fifth (with Pennsylvania) for most U.S. House districts in Congress. For the first time since 2014,…

Welcome to the Tuesday, February 20, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin’s spring primaries are today—here is what’s on the ballot  This year, voters in Wisconsin will have four statewide election dates on which to cast ballots, and the first is today, Feb. 20. Today’s…

Welcome to the Friday, February 16, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott There will be no Brew on Monday, Feb. 19, in observance of President’s Day. We’ll see you back in your inboxes on Feb. 20. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia to cover nearly half the country’s school board elections…

Welcome to the Thursday, February 15, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Average margin of victory in state legislative general elections last year was highest since 2018 Last November, general elections were held for 578 seats in eight legislative chambers across four states: Louisiana,…

Welcome to the Tuesday, February 13, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas ballots have featured political party platform advisory questions in recent years At Ballotpedia, we track every single statewide ballot measure. The more widely known ones are about topics like…

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 14, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: San Francisco to vote on 8th-grade math ballot measure Last month we looked at Proposition B, which would amend San Francisco’s charter regarding minimum police officer staffing levels and establish a fund for police…

Welcome to the Monday, February 12, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora and Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New York’s 3rd Congressional District special election tomorrow  Tom Suozzi (D) and Mazi Pilip (R) are running in a special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District tomorrow, Feb.…