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Welcome to the Monday, September 25, 2023, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Pennsylvania becomes 24th state to implement automatic voter registration On Sept. 19, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) announced that the state had implemented automatic voter registration (AVR) for all eligible residents. The governor’s office said Shapiro…

Welcome to the Friday, September 22, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Democrats regain narrow majority of Pennsylvania House of Representatives  On Sept. 19, Lindsay Powell (D) defeated Erin Connolly Autenreith (R) 65.1% to 34.7% in the special election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21. Powell’s victory in…

Welcome to the Thursday, September 21, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fourteen U.S. House members have announced they will not run for re-election in 2024, below 2018-2022 average On Tuesday, we looked at U.S. Senate retirements in recent election cycles. Today, we’ll look at retirements on the other…

Welcome to the Wednesday, September 20, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California legislators send two constitutional amendments on vote thresholds to November 2024 ballot On Sept. 14, the California Legislature passed two constitutional amendments that would change vote thresholds required to pass certain ballot measures. Both amendments will…

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. ESG developments this week In Washington, D.C. House GOP passes four more bills opposing ESG out of committee House…

Welcome to the Tuesday, September 19, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) becomes 6th Senator not to seek re-election in 2024  Three vacancies announced in state supreme courts in third quarter of 2023 70 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week Utah…

Welcome to the Monday, September 18, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The 2023 ballots count is set. Here’s what you need to know. State governors issue 85 executive orders from Aug. 28-Sept. 10 The 2023 ballots count is set. Here’s what you need to know. With the Nov.…

Welcome to the Friday, September 15, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ranked-choice voting measures have been on the ballot in four states and 45 localities since 1970 Colorado initiative to limit state property tax revenue may appear on 2024 ballot  #FridayTrivia: How many states have a secretary of…

Welcome to the Thursday, September 14, 2023, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Who sets public school curricula in each state Debates over what gets taught in public school classrooms have taken on national political significance in recent years. In our Sept. 13 edition of Hall Pass, we looked…

Welcome to the Wednesday, September 13, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California veto referendums will look different next year A final look at tomorrow’s mayoral runoff in Nashville Decline in Vanguard, BlackRock support for ESG shareholder proposals California’s veto referendums will look different next year On Sept. 8,…