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6 天之前 · In 2024, Politics Is Local. Bolts covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up. We report on the places, people, and policies that shape public policy. We focus on criminal justice and voting rights, and delve further in …
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2024 General Elections - Bolts
2024年10月2日 · Enter our annual cheat sheet to help you track this busy general election. On this page, we have identified 520 elections (and counting) up and down the ballot, and why they matter. This includes powerful officials, from U.S. senators and state supreme courts to sheriffs and mayors, plus dozens of ballot measures.
What’s on the Ballot - Bolts
2024年10月2日 · There are thousands of public officials, elected on vastly varying schedules, with decisive roles in policy-making. Our cheat sheets and databases offer readers a collection of resources that clarify who has the power to do what, and how they come to be in power in the first place. Created in 2018 by Daniel Nichanian, What’s on the Ballot ...
About Us - Bolts
About Us. Bolts covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up. We report on the local elections and obscure institutions that shape public policy but are dangerously overlooked in the U.S., and the grassroots movements that are targeting them. We focus on two areas where local governments play a key role: criminal ...
North Texas Sheriff Running for Reelection Faces Grief and Anger …
13 小时之前 · The procession of grief and anger during the commission’s early October meeting speaks to the spike in deaths at the jail under Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn, and the rising public pressure and outcry over jail conditions as he faces reelection in November. Since Waybourn took office in January 2017, at least 65 people have died in ...
What’s on Your Local Ballots: Your Questions Answered
5 天之前 · In 2022, Bolts covered the unusual candidacy of Kenneth Mejia, who won the office of Los Angeles controller on a vow to audit the police department after a campaign in which he raised questions about the scope of the LAPD’s $3 billion budget. He has since released a critical review of their large helicopter program.
Arizona GOP Asks Voters to Nullify the Judicial Elections They’ll Be ...
2024年9月27日 · He proposed a bill in 2021 to allow lawmakers to attribute Arizona’s electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate they choose, regardless of how people vote. This year’s Prop 137 would cancel retention elections for supreme court justices, judges on the state’s court of Appeals, and superior court judges in counties above 250,000 ...
Ask Bolts: What’s on State and Local Ballots This November
Ask Bolts. November is fast approaching, and while the presidential election is hogging the spotlight, thousands of state and local races will also have tremendous effects on public policy, from deciding who controls state legislatures to settling whether abortion rights are protected. That’s doubly true for criminal justice and voting rights ...
Voting Rights - Bolts
2024年8月28日 · On Native Land, a New Push to Expand Voting Meets the Long Tail of State Violence. Alex Burness, Alex Burness, Ongoing negotiations between tribal leaders and Colorado officials may chart a new path for automatically registering Native voters and growing voter rolls nationwide. But first the state is having to confront a legacy of mistrust.
Daniel Nichanian - Bolts
2022年2月10日 · Daniel Nichanian is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bolts. @Taniel.