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Welcome to the Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump signs legislation addressing deepfakes, 32 states have passed similar laws since 2019 On May 19, President Donald Trump (R) signed Senate Bill 146, also called the TAKE IT DOWN Act.  According to…

Welcome to the Friday, May 23, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the laws governing foreign spending on candidates and ballot measure campaigns  This year, several states have acted on legislation about the issue of foreign spending on candidate elections and ballot…

Welcome to the Thursday, May 22, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Boston could become the seventh of the 100 largest cities to adopt ranked-choice voting On May 14, the nonpartisan Boston City Council voted 8-4 to approve a home rule petition to adopt ranked-choice voting…

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Texas legislators put citizen voting requirement on 2025 ballot after blocking it in 2023  On Nov. 4, Texas voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would add noncitizens to the list of…

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 20, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Missouri will become the first state where voters will decide whether to repeal an existing right-to-abortion constitutional amendment On Nov. 3, 2026, Missouri voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would repeal Amendment…

Welcome to the Monday, May 19, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Philadelphia voters to decide on three ballot measures, Democratic district attorney primary on May 20   As part of Ballotpedia’s ongoing coverage of local ballot measures, this year we are covering those in the…

Welcome to the Friday, May 16, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Four states have banned cellphone use in schools so far this month On May 14, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed House Bill 166, banning cellphone use in K-12 schools starting in the 2025-2026…

Welcome to the Thursday, May 15, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Alabama will be the second state to decide on amendments to restrict bail in 2026 On April 29, Alabama became the second state to put a constitutional amendment on its 2026 ballot that…

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Mixed-party election outcomes in three most recent presidential election years continue downward trend from highs in the 1980s  When there are multiple offices on the ballot, voters can choose candidates from different political…

Welcome to the Monday, May 12, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The last uncalled race of the 2024 election cycle has ended Six months and numerous legal challenges later, the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court election is officially over. On May 7, Jefferson Griffin (R)…