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News · IL
Sen. Doris Turner announced new funding through the Illinois Grocery Initiative, but the amount, recipients and payment schedule were not identified.
News · VA
Virginians can begin voting Friday for the Nov. 3 midterms after the Supreme Court kept proposed Postal Service restrictions on hold.
News · OR
The measure was presented as a way to reduce Americans’ energy costs but did not advance after a Democrat blocked it.
News · OK
The proposed smelter cleared a political hurdle in August, but its next formal step and construction schedule remain unsettled.
News · CA
The governor said the package is intended to protect voting and ballots from interference, citing concerns involving President Trump.
News · SC
The South Carolina Republican entered the Senate by appointment in 2013 and later won elections in 2014, 2016 and 2022.
Race preview · VT
Democratic incumbents Thomas Chittenden, Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Ginny Lyons are running in Vermont’s 2026 general election.
Race preview · SD
Josephine Garcia and Matt Roby, both Republican incumbents, are running in South Dakota’s contested 2026 State House District 5 race.
News · KY
A release order directs that Bevin’s custody end, though it does not by itself confirm that he has left the jail.
News · NJ
The cases cover immigration, federal funding, elections, health care, environmental rules, tariffs and infrastructure.
News · TX
Ken Paxton said De'Ai Postpartum Care Center agreed to end operations permanently after Texas sued the Houston-area business.
News · MO
Prediction market companies have been directed to stop offering sports-related event contracts in Missouri.
News · VA
AP projects Virginia voters approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map with the goal of favoring Democrats.
News · MO
The state attorney general directed prediction markets to stop offering sports wagering in Missouri.
News · WI
The two Wisconsin governor candidates are emphasizing audits, transparency and accountability in state government.
News · WV
The West Virginia Secretary of State announced convictions involving Jan Hite King and another Cabell County resident.
News · CA
The package creates felony penalties for seizing ballots and interfering with election systems before results are certified.
News · NM
The Nov. 3, 2026, ballot measures cover veto explanations, the timing of school elections and appointments of university regents.
News · UT
Legal experts say a Utah law would create a high barrier if Charlie Kirk’s family sues Utah Valley University over alleged security lapses.
News · NC
Likely voters favored each of the three constitutional amendments in an Elon University Poll released Thursday.
News · SD
Attorney General Marty Jackley’s ballot wording conflicts with lawmakers who say Amendment I would only give the Legislature authority to reconsider expansion.
Candidate profile · HI
Democratic incumbent Chris Todd is running in Hawaii House District 3 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · PR
Torres, a Partido Popular Democrático incumbent, is running in Puerto Rico’s contested State House at-large election.
Race preview · ND
Ty Dressler and Dori Hauck, both Republican incumbents, are running in the contested District 36 general election.
Candidate profile · NM
Democratic incumbent Day Hochman-Vigil is a candidate in New Mexico House District 15 for the 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · NH
Andy Martin is listed as a Republican in the contested 2026 New Hampshire U.S. Senate race, with no biography or policy positions recorded.
Candidate profile · MT
Democratic incumbent Bob Carter is running in a race that is not listed as contested in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · MS
Republican incumbent John Trent Kelly is one of four candidates listed for Mississippi's 1st District election in 2026.
Candidate profile · MO
Democrat Scot Pondelick is among 11 candidates listed for Missouri’s contested 6th District U.S. House race in 2026.
Candidate profile · LA
Republican Mark Spencer is among 21 candidates listed in Louisiana’s 2026 U.S. Senate general election.