Executive Summary

The Executive Summary was a bi-monthly series that covered state executive news around the country. It has since been replaced by the ongoing updating of the State executive project recent news page.

Past publications are available below.

The publication, put together by Ballotpedia writers, was a compilation of news and original reporting. The report typically detailed issues like elections, appointments, retirements, controversies and support for/opposition of major pieces of state legislation.

Reports

• The Executive Summary: New year brings new faces to state executive offices in Virginia, Utah and Indiana, Jan 09, 2014
• The Executive Summary: Candidate filing deadlines pass in Illinois and Texas, Dec 12, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Dust settles following the general election, Nov 14, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Ghostbusters, pirates and terror-inducing campaign ads! Oh, my!, Oct 31, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Delaware state executive position sits vacant for two years, Oct 17, 2013
• The Executive Summary: What do incumbents have planned for the 2014 elections, Oct 03, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Utah's Greg Bell becomes fourth lieutenant governor to resign this year, Sep 19, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Labor Day marks unofficial beginning of 2014 election season, Sep 05, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Where did your state executives go to school, Aug 22, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Another top Florida official resigns amid controversy, Aug 08, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Controversies continue to unfold around Virginia Governor, Utah Attorney General, Jul 25, 2013
• The Executive Summary: One southern titan of state row calls it quits, while another is coming back for thirds, Jul 11, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Why do state officials leave office early, Jun 27, 2013
• The Executive Summary: With last 2013 primary in the books, it's on to November!, Jun 13, 2013
• The Executive Summary: A real-life Shawshank Redemption "cash with the pie" incident, May 30, 2013
• The Executive Summary: State auditors in the headlines, May 16, 2013
• The Executive Summary: 2014 election season looms on the horizon, May 02, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Lawmakers seek to eliminate and alter state executive positions, Apr 18, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Wisconsin Superintendent easily wins re-election, Apr 04, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Florida lieutenant governor resigns as probe into non-profit widens, Mar 21, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Republican governors reverse position on Medicaid expansion, Mar 07, 2013
• The Executive Summary: New appointed executives in Nebraska, Oklahoma, Feb 21, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Nebraska lieutenant governor resigns amid phone call controversy, Feb 07, 2013
• The Executive Summary: Governors... Appoint and Shoot!, Jan 24, 2013
• The Executive Summary: New governors take office in three states as 2013 campaigns get under way, Jan 10, 2013
• The Executive Summary: After losing re-election bid, Indiana school superintendent transfers to Florida, Dec 13, 2012
• The Executive Summary: Term limits and reading the fine print, Nov 29, 2012
• The Executive Summary: Republicans outperform Democrats in 2012 down ballot elections, Nov 15, 2012
• The Executive Summary: Final projections for 2012 elections, Nov 02, 2012
• The Executive Summary: Secretary of State loses battle over ballot format, Oct 18, 2012
• The Executive Summary: Governor of Maine withdraws from national organization, Oct 04, 2012
• The Executive Summary: Primaries wrap up as the chosen few charge ahead to the general election, Sep 20, 2012
• The Executive Summary: Only two primaries and two months until the general election, Sep 06, 2012
• The Executive Summary: Change is in the air for state executive offices in Louisiana, North Dakota and Vermont, Aug 23, 2012
• The Executive Summary: One resignation, four elections, countless changes ahead for featured office, Aug 09, 2012
• The Executive Summary: Fake audit caught in New Mexico; election updates from West Virginia and Missouri, Jul 26, 2012
• The Executive Summary: Michigan cabinet shuffles; East coast gubernatorial controversies, Jul 12, 2012
• The Executive Summary: Elections, candidate filings and new appointments, Jun 28, 2012
• The Executive Summary: First edition, Jun 14, 2012

See also

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