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Welcome to the Wednesday, July 3, Brew. This will be the last Daily Brew of the week due to the July 4 holiday. Check back next Monday, July 8, for an all-new Daily Brew!   By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Statewide ballot initiatives finalized in California after…

Welcome to the Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: ICYMI – Supreme Court overturns Chevron deference In one of the final opinions of its 2023-2024 term, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to overturn the Chevron doctrine, holding that federal courts are…

Welcome to the Monday, July 1, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State of Election Administration Legislation 2024 Mid-Year Report State legislators introduce thousands of bills each year, affecting how Americans vote and our elections are administered. Ballotpedia’s State of Election Administration 2024 Mid-Year Report provides…

Welcome to the Friday, June 28, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Montana campaign submits signatures for initiative to provide a constitutional right to abortion Abortion-related ballot measures are now certified in five states: Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New York, and South Dakota. Additionally, signatures for abortion-related…

Welcome to the Thursday, June 27, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia launches Artificial Intelligence Deepfake Legislation Tracker  Deepfakes, an offshoot of artificial intelligence (AI), have become a pressing social and political issue that an increasing number of state lawmakers are trying to address through…

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 26, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Arizona State Legislature refers 11 measures to the general election ballot, most since 1984 The Arizona State Legislature adjourned earlier this month, referring 11 measures to the ballot—five state statutes and six constitutional amendments.…

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Rhode Island becomes 22nd state to enact a readability requirement for ballot measure questions  In Rhode Island, a new law requires that ballot measure questions be written in plain language and reasonably calculated…

Welcome to the Monday, June 24, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: All candidates for the June 25 Democratic primary for Denver, Colorado District Attorney complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey Both candidates running in the June 25 Democratic primary for Denver, Colorado District Attorney—Leora Joseph (D)…

Welcome to the Friday, June 21, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fewest number of candidates running for U.S. House in New York since 2014 In Tuesday’s Brew, we looked at the upcoming primaries in Colorado. Today, we are looking at another state holding primaries on…

Welcome to the Thursday, June 20, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Republican state legislative incumbents have lost at a higher rate than Democrats  In the 22 states that have held state legislative primaries so far this year, Republican incumbents have lost at a higher rate…