Universal school choice's impact on rural education
On this episode: As of March 2025, 15 states have enacted universal private school choice programs, allowing all students to access public funds for private schools, homeschooling, and other alternati...
7 Mar 202522min
Indiana's only town still governed by a charter
On this episode: On Monday, March 3, voters in the Town of Vernon, Ind., — population 236 — casted their ballots in the state’s ONLY regularly-scheduled election of the year. The reason Vernon is such...
4 Mar 202510min
WI Ballot Spotlight: Adding voter ID to the constitution + Adopting the citizen initiative?
On this episode: Democratic Governor Tony Evers recently proposed adding a citizen initiative process to the state’s constitution. It’s been more than thirty years since the last state adopted the cit...
25 Feb 202517min
How compacts connect states across borders through policy
On this episode of our ‘Explained’ series: Interstate compacts are little-known yet powerful agreements that allow states to work together on critical issues like healthcare, occupational licensing, a...
21 Feb 202517min
Majority at stake in Wisconsin Supreme Court election
On this episode:With Incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley retiring, the stakes in Wisconsin's April 1st election to select her successor couldn’t be higher — determining whether the court maintains it...
12 Feb 202512min
Redo elections, explained
On this episode: Did you know elections can sometimes get a "do-over"? From voter mistakes and administrative errors to natural disasters and electoral fraud, redo elections can happen for all kinds o...
11 Feb 202517min
90% of state legislative incumbents won re-election in 2024
On this episode: In some analyses, 2024 was called the year of the challenger, with a variety of global elections seeing prominent leaders, incumbents, or establishment figures lose. Here at Ballotpe...
6 Feb 202511min
VA and NJ elect new governors this year. Here's what to watch
On this episode:There are only two gubernatorial offices on the ballot in 2025, in New Jersey and Virginia. The incumbents in both races—Phil Murphy (D) in New Jersey and Glenn Youngkin (R) in Virgin...
4 Feb 202528min
