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Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. If you like this newsletter, sign up with one click to wake up and learn something new each day.
Here are the top stories from the week of January 6 - January 10. |
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A comprehensive look at all ballot measures in California from 1910 to 2024
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Ballotpedia’s comprehensive inventory of all California ballot measures spans from 1910, the year before the state adopted the initiative and referendum process, to 2024.
In that time, Californians decided on 1,306 ballot measures, approving 752 and defeating 554.
Ballotpedia's Historical Ballot Measure Factbook will document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. This ongoing research effort will provide an unparalleled resource for researchers, reporters, and the public on how ballot measures have evolved, the issues they have covered, and their role in our civic life.
We introduced this project last summer when we featured Texas’ historical ballot measures and gave Brew readers a sneak peek at what to expect as we expand our Fact Book to all 50 states. In Thursday’s Brew, we traveled west and looked at historical ballot measures in California. |
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Following the 2024 elections, more Americans live in a state with a Republican trifecta
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As a result of the 2024 elections, 41.5% of Americans live in a state with a Republican trifecta, and 36.5% in a state with a Democratic trifecta. Twenty-two percent live in a state with a divided government.
After the 2022 elections, 41.7% of Americans lived in a Democratic trifecta, 39.6% in a state with a Republican trifecta, and 18.8% in a state with a divided government. |
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Democrats hold majorities in Virginia state legislature
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Virginia held three special elections on Tuesday, Jan. 7, for state Senate District 10, Senate District 32, and state House District 26. None of the seats changed party hands, allowing Democrats to maintain their 21-19 majority in the Senate and 51-49 majority in the House. |
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