Tag: Daily Brew

  • 15th county to vote on seceding from Oregon

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    Welcome to the Monday, April 29, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in Crook County, Oregon to decide on an advisory measure to secede from the state Voters in Crook County, Oregon, will decide on an advisory measure on May 21 asking whether they support…

  • Three states end judicial deference practices

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    Welcome to the Friday, April 26, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three states end judicial deference practices  Lawmakers in Indiana, Nebraska, and Idaho passed bills in March 2024 to end judicial deference practices in each state. Judicial deference instructs federal or state courts to defer…

  • Two congressional incumbents defeat challengers in Pennsylvania’s statewide primary

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    Welcome to the Thursday, April 25, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Two congressional incumbents defeat challengers in Pennsylvania’s statewide primary  Note: Vote percentages below may change as more votes are counted.  Pennsylvania held its primaries on Tuesday the 23rd, with voters deciding races for Congress,…

  •  A look at mayoral elections in 2024

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    Welcome to the April 24, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Forty-one mayoral elections are taking place in the 100 largest U.S. cities and 50 state capitals this year Ballotpedia’s coverage scope includes the elections in the 100 largest U.S. cities by population and the 50 state capitals. As…

  • California ballot initiative could change drug and theft penalties

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California ballot initiative could change drug and theft penalties Californians for Safer Communities reported filing more than 900,000 signatures on April 18 in support of an initiative that would make changes to Proposition…

  • ESSER funds expire in September—what that means for school districts

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    Welcome to the Monday, April 22, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here’s what to know about expiring COVID-19 education relief  The last round of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund grants expires this September, and some K-12 public school districts are looking at…

  • Alameda County to hold first ever recall election for district attorney

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    Welcome to the Friday, April 19, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Alameda County to hold first ever recall election for district attorney  On April 15, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters announced that the recall campaign against Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price had submitted…

  • Sixth state bans RCV

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    Welcome to the Thursday, April 18, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: *Correction: In yesterday’s Brew, we said the signature deadline for Missouri’s abortion ballot initiative was May 1. The signature deadline is six months before the general election, which is May 5. Kentucky is sixth…

  • Voters in Arizona and eight other states may decide on abortion in 2024

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, April 17, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in Arizona and eight other states may decide on abortion in 2024  In last Tuesday’s Brew, we looked at abortion-related ballot measures certified for the November ballot in Florida, Maryland, and New York.…

  • More than 40% of recall efforts this year have focused on city council members

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, April 16, Brew.  By: Andrew Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More than 40% of recall efforts this year have focused on city council members Ballotpedia has tracked recall efforts against 78 city council members so far this year, the most for all types of…