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Welcome to the Wednesday, January 18, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look back at 2022 state legislative special sessions Two veto referendum campaigns and California executive departments disagree on when referendums suspend fast food workers and oil and gas laws Subscribe to Hall Pass…

Welcome to the Tuesday, January 17, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Signatures required for ballot initiatives decreased by 7.34% on average following the 2022 election The average margin of victory was higher in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House than in 2020  Over the last…

Welcome to the Friday, January 13, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2022 had second-highest midterm voter turnout in two decades Two statewide ballot measures certified so far this year #FridayTrivia: How many state legislative districts were renamed or eliminated after the 2020 census? 2022 had…

Welcome to the Thursday, Jan. 12, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Following the 2022 elections, more Americans now live in a Democratic trifecta than a Republican trifecta Aaron Rouse (D) defeats Kevin Adams (R) in the special election for Virginia SD 7, flipping…

Welcome to the Wednesday, January 11, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Former justice, three circuit court judges vying for open seat on Wisconsin Supreme Court A recent history of minority party and coalition control of state legislative chambers Biden currently leads PredictIt's 2024 presidential general…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Jan. 10 Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Total partisan composition of state legislatures changed by less than half a percentage point in 2022 Where things stand with the federal COVID-19 public health emergency Ben Sasse resigns from U.S. Senate Total partisan…

Welcome to the Monday, January 9, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Sixty-eight legislative districts in five states were either renamed or eliminated after the 2020 census Legislators in 12 states to be sworn in between Jan. 9 and Jan. 17  Twenty-seven upcoming Article III judicial…

Welcome to the Friday, January 6, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: By the end of the week, 18 legislatures will be in session Biden issued 29 executive orders last year The Federal Register topped 80,000 pages last year By the end of the week, 18…

Welcome to the Thursday, January 5, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 94% of incumbents won re-election in 2022 An update on Pennsylvania and Ohio House leadership elections  Learn about upcoming Virginia and Mississippi special elections with On the Ballot, our weekly podcast 94% of incumbents…

Welcome to the Wednesday, January 4, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2022 has second-highest level of recall activity since Ballotpedia began tracking California voters approved 69% of local ballot measures President Joe Biden ends the year with a 43% approval rating, the second-highest rating he…