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News · DC
The order sets 2028 pest-reduction targets and directs agencies to consider sterilization, genetic modification and beneficial bacteria.
News · OR
Oregon’s governor is acting with four other states to ask that new Medicaid rules not take effect on the current schedule.
News · KS
The Senate Leadership Fund is increasing its Kansas investment while pausing future advertising in North Carolina.
News · DC
The order directs federal agencies to cut invasive mosquitoes and ticks in Washington and consider genetic and sterilization tools.
News · VA
Virginia’s governor has announced plans aimed at addressing high energy costs, putting affordability on the state policy agenda.
News · WI
The department reminded Wisconsinites that state and federal laws provide separate layers of protection for elections.
News · SD
Kristi Noem filed for divorce from Bryon Noem after 34 years of marriage, prompting jokes about the couple’s split.
News · PA
Multiple acts aimed at fighting human trafficking have been signed into Pennsylvania law.
News · TN
The governor called Christa Piker’s botched execution a tragedy and directed the state to investigate what happened.
News · OK
The president released a campaign video before an Oct. 1 rally at the Choctaw Event Center in Durant.
News · AZ
Arizona voters should confirm their registration, election-specific deadlines, ID requirements and voting method before casting a 2026 ballot.
News · AL
The measure would give clergy another opportunity under Social Security but must complete the federal lawmaking process.
News · NC
The notices followed an agreement between North Carolina and the Justice Department under Trump.
News · OH
The new state law pauses Ohio’s gas tax for 90 days in an effort to reduce fuel costs.
News · MO
The measure would have to complete Missouri’s legislative process before it could change state law.
News · NM
Voters will decide a U.S. Senate seat, three U.S. House seats and several statewide offices on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · OH
The school approved a tax reduction for Anduril while facing its own need for more money.
News · CA
The states accuse the Trump administration of withholding money that Congress approved.
News · PA
The measure cleared the state House, but Pennsylvania’s primary election rules have not changed yet.
News · PA
The measure would let Pennsylvania voters without a party affiliation participate in primary elections.
News · CA
Padilla, Cortez Masto and Wyden say the Trump administration cannot change tax credits enacted by Congress.
News · KS
The Senate Leadership Fund is moving advertising money from North Carolina to Kansas as the Kansas contest becomes more competitive.
News · MO
Prediction market companies must stop offering sports-related event contracts covered by a Missouri order.
News · TN
The U.S. Supreme Court later allowed Tennessee to proceed, but the execution attempt did not result in Christa Pike’s death.
News · NY
The state’s lawsuit centers on ticket refunds and vendor fees that Evolutions Festival allegedly failed to return.
News · FL
The governor signed a death warrant for a man who killed his cellmate while confined in a Florida state prison.
News · AR
The lawsuit brings 29 defendants into a court dispute involving abortion pills sent through the mail.
News · MS
A young district attorney is urging Democratic officials and donors to compete for voters despite the party’s long Senate drought.
News · CA
A new state law will let residents install small solar systems without utility approval, subject to safety and certification rules.
News · OK
An Oklahoma senator has proposed Lizzy’s Law, a measure intended to improve safety during supervised visitation.