Tag: Daily Brew

  • 180 incumbents are term-limited this year—the fewest since 2010 for an even-numbered year

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    Welcome to the Monday, April 1, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2024  Term limits in 12 states will affect legislative elections for districts in 12 senate and 10 house chambers. Every year since 2010, Ballotpedia has…

  • The 8th-closest California statewide ballot measure since 1908

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 29, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California Proposition 1 is the eighth-closest statewide ballot measure election since at least 1908, with a margin of 0.38 percentage points  On March 5, California voters approved Proposition 1, a measure changing how the…

  • Forty-one governors have given their State of the State addresses so far

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 28, Brew.  By: Andrew Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Forty-one governors have given their State of the State addresses so far  On March 7, President Joe Biden (D) gave his annual State of the Union address to Congress. For a video and transcript…

  • Twenty-four states have adopted 59 election-related laws this year

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, March 27, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Twenty-four states have adopted 59 election-related laws this year  Through nearly three months of 2024, legislators have introduced more than 2,500 new election-related bills, with 24 states adopting 59 new election-related laws.  This update…

  • 19 state legislative incumbents have lost to primary challengers so far, fewer than in 2022

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, March 26, Brew.  By: Andrew Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 19 state legislative incumbents have lost to primary challengers so far, fewer than in 2022 So far this year, 19 state legislative incumbents—three Democrats and 16 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers. Across the six…

  • Three school board members face recalls in 2024 over district book policies

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    Welcome to the Monday, March 25, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three school board recalls have centered on district book policies since 2006 In a review of nearly 500 school board recall efforts since 2006, Ballotpedia found that three have centered on disagreements over district…

  • Wisconsin REINS Act at center of state regulatory impasse

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 22, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin REINS Act at center of state regulatory impasse  A back-and-forth between Wisconsin officials over how to address groundwater contamination in the state gets at the heart of debates over the administrative state—how much…

  • A rundown of Tuesday’s battleground primary results

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 21, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A rundown of Tuesday’s battleground primary results  Illinois and Ohio held their statewide primaries on Tuesday, March 19. Here’s a rundown of some of the battleground primaries we covered: In Ohio House elections, eight…

  • First ballot measure vote to prohibit assisted death, also known as assisted suicide, in a state constitution

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, March 20, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: West Virginia will be the first state to decide on a constitutional amendment prohibiting assisted death, also known as assisted suicide On Nov. 5, West Virginia voters will decide on Amendment 1, which would…

  • Washington’s Democratic-controlled Legislature approves historic number of GOP-backed ballot initiatives

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, March 19, Brew.  By: Andrew Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Washington’s Democratic-controlled Legislature approves historic number of GOP-backed ballot initiatives Washington legislators approved three citizen initiatives into law this legislative session—the most ever for a single year. From 1912, when the state’s initiative process…