
Samuel Wonacott
Staff Writer at Ballotpedia
Distrait thoughts on this and that | Staff Writer @Ballotpedia | Willa Cather stan account | Opinions mine; retweets may or may not earn my imprimatur
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Jan 17, 2025 |
readlion.com | Shanxi Omoniyi |Luke Holland |Steve Bittenbender |Samuel Wonacott
To combat declining enrollment in public education, an Indiana lawmaker is suggesting “unprecedented action” – dissolve underperforming districts and convert existing schools into charters.
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Nov 13, 2024 |
news.ballotpedia.org | Samuel Wonacott
Shelley Berkley defeats Victoria Seaman for Las Vegas mayorNovember 13, 2024 at 4:35 PMShelley Berkley defeated Victoria Seaman in the general election for mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 5, 2024. Berkley and Seaman were the top-two vote-getters in the June 11, 2024, primary, and both advanced to the general election because neither won a majority of the votes. Incumbent Carolyn Goodman, who was first elected in 2011, was term-limited.
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Nov 7, 2024 |
news.ballotpedia.org | Samuel Wonacott
Welcome to the Friday, November 8, Brew. By: Samuel WonacottGood morning! Election results from Tuesday continue to come in, and we’re here to provide you another update. ICYMI, click here to read Thursday’s Brew for updates on presidential pivot counties, trifectas and triplexes, state executives, mayors, and more. We’ll continue Monday and all next week with more election analyses.
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Oct 31, 2024 |
news.ballotpedia.org | Samuel Wonacott
Thirty-five candidates are running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for 10 seats on the Chicago Public Schools school board (CPS) in Illinois. This is the first year Chicago residents will vote for board members to oversee CPS. Since 1995, Chicago’s mayor has appointed all seven board members. In 2021, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed legislation that expands the board from seven to 21 members beginning in January 2025. Voters will select 10 new members on Nov.
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Oct 31, 2024 |
news.ballotpedia.org | Samuel Wonacott
Six candidates are running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general elections to represent Districts 1, 3, and 5 on the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school board. The candidates advanced from the March 5 primaries because no candidate in their respective races won a majority of the vote. Incumbent Tanya Ortiz Franklin won her primary for District 7 outright with 55.9% of the vote.
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