Ballotpedia's Bargaining in Blue

Bargaining in Blue, was Ballotpedia's newsletter analyzing recent police-related news and policy debates through the lens of police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) and police officer bills of rights. It ran from May 2023 through February 2025. Each issue provided insights into the landscape within which police policy must be understood.
We provided in-depth context unavailable anywhere else by leveraging insights from Ballotpedia’s research and analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 largest cities by population, which is accessible through our police CBA dashboard.
To read all previous editions, please see our archive. Here are the most recent editions:
- Bargaining in Blue: February 2025
- Bargaining in Blue: January 2025
- Bargaining in Blue: December 2024
- Bargaining in Blue: November 2024
- Bargaining in Blue: October 2024
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