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Each week, The Weekly Brew brings you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. If you like this newsletter, sign up to The Daily Brew with one click to wake up and learn something new each day.
Here are the top stories from the week of October 6 - October 10. |
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California voters will decide on a proposition to allow public financing of campaigns in Nov. 2026
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On Oct. 2, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed Senate Bill 42 (SB 42) to put a measure on the 2026 ballot that, if approved, would allow state and local governments to publicly fund campaigns.
The measure would repeal a portion of Proposition 73, which voters approved 58% to 42% in 1988, that prohibited public officers and candidates from using or receiving public funds for their campaigns.
The measure would repeal the prohibition on public officers and candidates expending or accepting public funds for campaign purposes, allowing state or local governments to establish programs for public funding of election campaigns. |
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Ten members of the U.S. House are running for governor of their respective states in 2026
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On Sept. 30, Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) announced that he will run for governor of Arizona in 2026, joining nine other members of the U.S. House of Representatives who have announced a 2026 gubernatorial campaign.
The nine other members include Reps. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.), Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), John James (R-Mich.), John Rose (R-Tenn.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.).
The 10 U.S. House members retiring to run for governor in 2026 is the most to do so since we started following this data in 2012. |
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The Trump administration has filed more emergency applications with the U.S. Supreme Court than the last three administrations
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As of Oct. 6, the second Trump administration has filed 28 emergency applications with the U.S. Supreme Court. That’s more than the Bush, Obama, and Biden administrations combined (27). The first Trump administration filed 41 emergency applications with the Court.
The emergency docket, also referred to as the shadow docket or the non-merits docket, is made up of applications for immediate intervention from the Court in cases that have not fully progressed through the ordinary procedures required for the Court to issue a regular opinion in a case. The Court usually resolves applications with unsigned orders and no oral argument. |
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A comprehensive look at 179 years of ballot measures in Connecticut
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In Wednesday’s Brew, we looked at historical ballot measures in Connecticut. Our comprehensive inventory of Connecticut ballot measures spans from 1845 to 2024. In that time, Connecticut voters approved 77 measures and defeated 8 — a 90% approval rate.
Connecticut ballot measures have addressed 48 unique topics, ranging from redistricting to the salaries of government officials. The most common topics that appeared on the ballot have been voter registration (nine measures), voting age policy (eight measures), and state judicial selection (eight measures). |
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