Tag: Daily Brew

  • Louisiana will have a Republican trifecta in January

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, October 17, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Louisiana will have a Republican trifecta in January  Last Friday, we gave you a preview of Louisiana’s Oct. 14—Saturday!—statewide primaries. Now that the dust has settled, let’s look at some election results.  As a…

  • Every local ballot measure in Virginia on November 7

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    Welcome to the Monday, October 16, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Every local ballot measure in Virginia on Nov. 7 We’re covering every local ballot measure in Virginia on Nov. 7. Voters in seven Virginia counties will decide nine local ballot measures…

  • Abortion, marijuana, and ranked-choice voting—our top 10 ballot measures to watch in 2023

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    Welcome to the Friday, October 13, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott In Wednesday’s edition, we mistakenly said we are covering all school board elections in 10 states on Nov. 7. While we are covering all school board elections in 10 states throughout 2023, only seven of those states are holding school board elections on Nov. 7.…

  • School board deep dives continued—Minnesota’s largest school district

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 11, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Previewing the Anoka-Hennepin County school board races in Minnesota Thousands of school board members will be elected in races across the country on Nov. 7. Over the next few weeks, we’re…

  • The policies and politics behind the science of reading

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 11, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Help us improve Ballotpedia and our newsletters: take this short survey to share your views with us. Hall Pass digs into the policy debates over the science of reading Recent post-pandemic test score declines…

  • School board deep dives continued—Virginia edition

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, October 10, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: School board battleground preview: Prince William County Public Schools Thousands of school board members will be elected in races across the country on Nov. 7. Over the next month, we’re bringing you in-depth coverage…

  • Private funding of elections ban on the ballot this week in Louisiana

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    Welcome to the Monday, October 9, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Louisiana voters to decide amendment that would ban private funding for the administration of elections On Oct. 14 (yes, Saturday), Louisiana voters will decide Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment that would ban…

  • State ballot measure certifications move past 10-year average

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    Welcome to the Friday, October 6, Brew.  By: Joseph Greaney Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State ballot measure certifications move past 10-year average The ballot measure landscape is set for 2023. ICYMI, check out our final roundup from September 18, 2023. For now, let’s check in on 2024.  Heading…

  • The Grade’s Alexander Russo talks education reporting and school board elections in the latest episode of On the Ballot

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    Welcome to the Thursday, October 5, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The Grade’s Alexander Russo talks education reporting and school board elections in the latest episode of On the Ballot In this week’s episode of On the Ballot, Staff Writer Doug Kronaizl sits…

  • What school board candidates said in Ballotpedia’s candidate survey

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 4, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Thank you for being one of 3 million lifetime subscribers to Ballotpedia newsletters. We’re glad to have you among our growing readership. Did you know we offer 10 other newsletters on a variety of topics? Click here to browse our offerings. Here’s what’s in store…