Tag: Daily Brew

Welcome to the Monday, April 7, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Four out of five elections were uncontested in Illinois and Wisconsin on April 1 Illinois and Wisconsin held a combined 18,641 elections on April 1, primarily local elections to school boards, city councils,…

Welcome to the Friday, April 4, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Bringing candidates and voters together to build a more vibrant democracy Please join me here each Friday for my new column on what Ballotpedia is focused on building for you and for voters across…

Welcome to the Thursday, April 3, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at election results from April 1 While 2025 is considered an off-year, several important elections are taking place—and some of the most closely watched races occurred on Tuesday, April 1. Here are…

Welcome to the Wednesday, April 2, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: As Utah bans water fluoridation, we’re looking back at four 1970s ballot measures on the issue On March 27, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed House Bill 81 (HB 81), which bans fluoride in…

Welcome to the Tuesday, April 1, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump has yet to appoint any judges in his second term. Here’s when past presidents have made their first nominations According to the Federal Judicial Center, as of March 31, President Donald Trump (R)…

Welcome to the Friday, March 28, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump issues election policy executive order and a look at similar state laws On March 25, President Donald Trump (R) issued the 101st executive order of his second term titled, “Preserving and Protecting…

Welcome to the Thursday, March 27, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: President Donald Trump issues most executive orders in the first 100 days since 1933  As of March 25, President Donald Trump (R) has issued 103 executive orders in his second presidential term. This is…

Welcome to the Wednesday, March 26, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Louisiana voters to address tax policy, judicial procedures, and juvenile justice laws in Saturday election  We normally think of election days as events that happen in November. But the election calendar, particularly for state…

Welcome to the Tuesday, March 25, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thirteen states have now banned ranked-choice voting as municipalities decide on whether to adopt it So far in 2025, governors in Wyoming and West Virginia have signed legislation banning the use of ranked-choice voting…

Welcome to the Monday, March 24, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lawmakers have passed more election administration laws this year than they did in 2023 or 2024 As the first quarter of 2025 nears its close and legislative sessions continue across the country, let’s…