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News · CT
Connecticut voters will choose statewide officials and representatives for all five U.S. House districts on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · TX
County officials attributed roughly 75,000 unprocessed voter registrations to an error involving Texas DPS.
News · HI
NBC News projected Jill Tokuda and Brenton Awa as their parties’ nominees in Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District.
News · AK
The geographic label has become recurring political shorthand in Alaska’s U.S. Senate contest, but it does not establish a policy position.
News · PA
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said Democrats could win Senate control in the midterms and deferred questions about his future until afterward.
News · WA
Voters will decide whether to keep or reject the income tax approved by the Washington Legislature.
News · OH
The Ohio Republican said Democrats would impeach President Trump again if they win House control in the November midterm elections.
News · CO
Colorado voters comparing choices for governor should confirm the ballot lineup and rely on documented candidate statements.
News · GA
Strategists see Sen. Jon Ossoff’s Jewish faith as a possible hurdle as Democrats debate Israel and the war in Gaza.
News · OH
The advice comes as rural Appalachian counties draw attention in the governor’s contest between Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton.
News · CA
The package addresses health-data privacy, veterans’ support, youth services, conversion therapy and access to HIV prevention drugs.
News · CA
SB 1354 sets authorization and accountability requirements for specific military forces coming to California from outside the state.
News · KS
Pastor Adam Hamilton’s possible Senate bid is drawing attention as Republicans express concern about Sen. Roger Marshall’s position.
News · TX
A congressional map built around Trump’s 2024 gains may face pressure from immigration crackdowns and rising costs in South Texas.
News · WA
Republican senators raised concerns about Trump hosting Xi after Iran used Chinese satellite imagery to target U.S. troops in Jordan.
Candidate profile · NM
Republican incumbent Cathrynn Brown is running unopposed in New Mexico State House District 55 in the 2026 general election.
News · AR
The Arkansas attorney general announced seven arrests by the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in a health-care enforcement action.
News · NY
The completed Queens development combines 173 affordable and supportive housing units with a health clinic.
News · OH
Newly filed indictments accuse 18 providers of Medicaid fraud, moving the allegations into the criminal court process.
News · UT
The postal worker is accused of discarding about 300 mail-in ballots, an allegation that will be tested through the criminal court process.
News · CO
The proposal would require an identification number on Colorado mail ballots if voters approve the amendment.
News · FL
The new group aims to promote Florida’s approach to voting rules in other states but is not tied to a specific race or election.
News · FL
Florida voters will consider three proposed constitutional amendments in November 2026 addressing taxes and the state budget.
News · NJ
Cinnaminson voters approved a school bond referendum by a margin of nine votes.
News · AR
The ruling leaves in place an injunction blocking two 2023 laws that moved oversight of the corrections secretary to the governor.
News · NE
Husker athletic director Troy Dannen will serve as the new opening keynote for the Governor’s Summit.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside sheriff to return 650,000 ballots that had been seized.
News · OH
New indictments accuse 18 health-care providers of defrauding Medicaid, beginning a criminal court process in Ohio.
News · IN
Braun said FEMA approved a request to expand an existing major disaster declaration to additional Indiana counties.
News · CA
The California legislation is intended to accelerate the deployment of electric-vehicle charging infrastructure across the state.