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Welcome to the Thursday, April 23, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Virginia voters approve a constitutional amendment to determine congressional maps for the midterm elections On April 21, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing the Virginia General Assembly to implement a new congressional…

Welcome to the Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Virginia voters to decide a constitutional amendment to determine congressional maps for the midterm elections Today, April 21, Virginia voters will decide on a constitutional amendment in a special election to determine if…

Welcome to the Monday, April 20, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Federal judge blocks Indiana law banning student ID for voting On April 14, a U.S. district court judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of a 2025 Indiana law that removed student IDs from the…

Welcome to the Thursday, April 16, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at competitiveness in the 2026 mayoral elections Twenty-two of the nation’s 100 most populous cities are holding mayoral elections this year. Today, we’re taking a look at the structural landscape of…

Welcome to the Wednesday, April 15, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Alabama voters to decide two constitutional amendments related to the pledge of allegiance and school prayer Alabama voters will decide on two constitutional amendments related to the pledge of allegiance and student-led school prayer…

Welcome to the Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia's 2026 trifecta exposure ratings: Nine exposed trifectas nationwide Ballotpedia assessed potential changes to the landscape of state government trifectas in this year's elections, analyzing the exposure of existing state government trifectas to…

Welcome to the Monday, April 13, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Four states have consolidated municipal or school board elections statewide since 2022 Each state has different rules for when general elections for municipal offices and school boards are held. Some states set a particular…

Welcome to the Friday, April 10, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Alabama enacts bill ending state judicial deference, Georgia General Assembly passes similar bill  On March 31, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed SB 167, ending judicial deference in state courts. Judicial deference is…

Welcome to the Thursday, April 6, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The 100 largest U.S. cities — more Democratic mayors than any year since 2016 Ahead of this year's mayoral elections, we found that more Democrats than Republicans are mayors of the 100 most populous…

Welcome to the Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A record-high number of U.S. House candidates filed to run in California after the state conducted mid-decade redistricting A record 289 candidates, 5.6 per district, are running for California's 52 congressional districts in…