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Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of February 21- February 24. |
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A look at the higher education background of top state executives
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Of the 192 officeholders currently occupying the top four executive positions in each state—governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state—184 have a bachelor's degree, 58 have a master's degree, and 93 have a law degree. Nine such officeholders have a Ph.D., and one has a medical degree. Eight state executives do not list holding a higher education degree in their official biography. |
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Seattle voters approve Initiative 135, creating the Social Housing Developer
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This citizen-initiated measure creates the Seattle Social Housing Developer, a public development organization that will own, develop, and maintain what the initiative describes as social housing. Under Initiative 135, the public developer’s housing units will be available to those with incomes up to 120% of the area median income of $120,907. Rent is limited to 30% of the household income. |
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A look at Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court primary results
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Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz and former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly advanced from Tuesday’s primary, defeating Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow and Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell. Protasiewicz received 46.5% of the vote, and Kelly received 24.2%. |
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Learn everything you need to know about the school board primaries in Oklahoma (and more!) with On the Ballot
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On the Ballot, our weekly podcast, takes a closer look at the week's top political stories.
In this week’s episode, host Victoria Rose and Ballotpedia’s Marquee Staff Writer Doug Kronaizl talk about the school board primaries that just took place in Oklahoma, as well as results in the Wisconsin Supreme Court primary that took place on Feb. 21. |
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