Tag: Daily Brew
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Minimum wage increasing in 25 states in 2024
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Welcome to the Tuesday, January 2, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The minimum wage will increase an average of $.86 in 25 states this year Happy New Year! We hope you had a restful holiday season. Let’s dive right in with a look at what…
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And the winner is…
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Welcome to the Friday, December 22, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: This will be our final Brew of the year. Have a restful holiday, and we’ll see you back here on Jan. 2! Chocolate Chip Cookie wins third nonconsecutive term as Ballotpedia’s Holiday Cookie At…
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Highest percentage of officials recalled since 2018
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Welcome to the Thursday, December 21, 2023, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Highest percentage of officials removed from office in recall elections since 2018 Back in June, we released our mid-year report looking at recall efforts through June 22. Now that 2023 is…
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Nearly half of seats in Kansas’ school board elections uncontested in 2023
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Welcome to the Wednesday, December 20, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nearly half of seats in Kansas’ school board elections uncontested in 2023 Ballotpedia covered every school board election in seven states on Nov. 7: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington. We’re continuing…
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2023 in review: state legislative activity on election administration
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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 19, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A year-end look at the state of election administration legislation In June, we published our report on trends in election administration legislation in the first half of the year, covering bill topics like ranked-choice…
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The field for the 2023 General Holiday Cookie Election is set!
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Welcome to the Monday, December 18, 2023, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The field for the 2023 General Holiday Cookie Election is set! The polls closed last week for the 2023 Primary Holiday Cookie Election. It was a deliciously tough battle, with results…
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64% of Washington’s school board seats were uncontested on Nov. 7
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Welcome to the Friday, December 15, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 64% of Washington’s school board seats were uncontested last month Over the last few weeks, we’ve walked you through our research on Nov. 7 school board election data in Colorado, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia,…
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Final episode of our RCV deep dive: the origins of RCV and what comes next
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Welcome to the Thursday, December 14, 2023, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Queens College Professor Jack Santucci discusses the history of RCV and what comes next for the electoral system in the final episode of our On the Ballot series This past week, On…
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It's that time of year…Ballotpedia’s fifth annual Holiday Cookie election!
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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 12, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Polls open today for the official Holiday Cookie primary! The 2023 election cycle isn’t over just yet. In fact, the most mouthwatering one begins today! We’re stocking up on flour, breaking out the sprinkles,…
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The next state in our series of school board elections analyses - Ohio
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Welcome to the Wednesday, December 13, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The next state in our series of school board elections analyses - Ohio Ballotpedia covered every school board election in seven states on Nov. 7: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington. We’re…