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News · CA
The executive order calls for a way to stop AI models from operating, making shutdown capability a focus of California policy.
News · KS
Senators in both parties now view Kansas, Nebraska and New Hampshire as part of an expanded fight for Senate control.
News · MI
Bill Huizenga announced federal housing funding for communities in Southwest Michigan, with no election or political race directly connected.
News · AR
Arkansas Gov. Sanders shared a personal family development that has no direct connection to a race or election.
News · CA
The legislation is intended to speed California’s EV transition, broaden consumer choice and strengthen energy independence.
News · CA
California will recognize the late country star with a commemorative day established in state law.
News · CT
The decision follows voters’ 2024 approval of broader absentee voting beyond the state’s existing excuse-based system.
News · AR
Will Moore, Searcy’s city attorney, has announced plans to seek a seat in the Arkansas Senate.
News · MO
Gov. Mike Kehoe has made appointments to a state task force addressing child welfare in Missouri.
News · CA
The governor signed several state measures concerning tribal gambling, turning attention to their individual provisions and implementation.
News · OH
A second Ohio man has been indicted and arrested in connection with the 1995 homicides of a mother and her young son.
News · CT
The decision removes a legal barrier, but official state action will determine how and when voting procedures change.
News · NV
The executive order establishes a state framework for overseeing data center development in Nevada.
News · NV
The executive order establishes state guardrails for data center development in Nevada.
News · WI
Crowley’s Wisconsin proposal would prohibit elected officials from participating in prediction markets.
News · SC
South Carolina has enacted a law favoring cryptocurrency while opposing a central bank digital currency.
News · CA
The California measure is intended to protect state sovereignty and guard against military deployments that lack authorization.
News · MI
Conservatives cite Abdul El-Sayed’s associations while raising concerns about senators’ access to classified information.
News · MI
Scott Tranter said Rogers has less time to close DDHQ’s forecast gap with Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed.
News · VA
Virginia voters can begin voting early while Trump’s mail-ballot restrictions remain blocked and therefore are not in effect.
News · FL
The warrant concerns Reaves’ conviction for killing an Indian River County deputy and is not directly tied to an election.
News · UT
Sadyr Japarov called for expanded cooperation with Utah in mining, tourism and information technology.
News · LA
Two people face criminal accusations connected to an alleged voting scheme involving a Louisiana mayor’s race.
News · FL
Florida’s attorney general is proposing legislation designed to make investigations of suspected phone scammers easier.
News · SD
Amendment I’s ballot language says expanded Medicaid would end if federal support falls below 90%, but its sponsors dispute that reading.
News · AZ
Rep. Crane’s office says the House-passed measure includes provisions benefiting rural Arizona, but further federal action is required.
News · MT
The order stops Montana officials from applying the state’s AI campaign-ad restrictions to Dan Bartel and the Accountability in State Government PAC.
News · CA
The measure expands fuel options with the stated goal of helping Californians spend less at the pump.
News · DE
The governor signed legislation changing the name of a state enforcement division so its title expressly includes marijuana.
News · CA
The governor signed an order to explore a way to stop AI systems, beginning a policy review rather than creating a final mechanism.