Tag: Daily Brew

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 3, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nebraska voters to decide on 2026 constitutional amendment to lengthen state legislative term limits—20 years after they took effect On Nov. 3, 2026, Nebraska voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to lengthen state…

Welcome to the Monday, June 2, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Oklahoma adopts pay-per-signature ban, residency requirement, signature distribution requirement, and funding disclosure rules for citizen initiatives On May 27, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed Senate Bill 1027 (SB 1027), approving changes to…

Welcome to the Friday, May 30, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How ballot measures have shaped school choice policy 100 years after Pierce v. Society of Sisters One hundred years ago, on June 1, 1925, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Pierce…

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump signs legislation addressing deepfakes, 32 states have passed similar laws since 2019 On May 19, President Donald Trump (R) signed Senate Bill 146, also called the TAKE IT DOWN Act.  According to…

Welcome to the Friday, May 23, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the laws governing foreign spending on candidates and ballot measure campaigns  This year, several states have acted on legislation about the issue of foreign spending on candidate elections and ballot…

Welcome to the Thursday, May 22, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Boston could become the seventh of the 100 largest cities to adopt ranked-choice voting On May 14, the nonpartisan Boston City Council voted 8-4 to approve a home rule petition to adopt ranked-choice voting…

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Texas legislators put citizen voting requirement on 2025 ballot after blocking it in 2023  On Nov. 4, Texas voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would add noncitizens to the list of…

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 20, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Missouri will become the first state where voters will decide whether to repeal an existing right-to-abortion constitutional amendment On Nov. 3, 2026, Missouri voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would repeal Amendment…

Welcome to the Monday, May 19, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Philadelphia voters to decide on three ballot measures, Democratic district attorney primary on May 20   As part of Ballotpedia’s ongoing coverage of local ballot measures, this year we are covering those in the…

Welcome to the Friday, May 16, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Four states have banned cellphone use in schools so far this month On May 14, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed House Bill 166, banning cellphone use in K-12 schools starting in the 2025-2026…