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Maryland appeals ruling against digital advertising tax
Economy and jobsThe state is seeking further review after a court struck down a 2021 tax intended to help fund K-12 education reform.
The Ballot Maryland News DeskSep 19, 2026
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News · UT
Judge requires notice before Kennedy Center changes
Elections and votingThe Kennedy Center must give 30 days’ notice before beginning any major physical changes under a judge’s order.
The Ballot Utah DeskSep 19, 2026
News · CT
Editorial links court ruling to expanded voting in Connecticut
Elections and votingA New Haven Register editorial says a high court decision removes an obstacle to broader voting access in Connecticut.
The Ballot Connecticut DeskSep 19, 2026
News · AK
Alaska courts expand text reminders for hearings
Elections and votingAlaska courts are expanding text-message reminders intended to alert people about upcoming court hearings.
The Ballot Alaska DeskSep 19, 2026
News · MO
Missouri AG orders halt to unlicensed sports wagering
Elections and votingThe Missouri attorney general directed prediction markets to stop offering sports wagering without state authorization.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 19, 2026
News · VT
Federal judge blocks demand for Vermont voter list
Elections and votingA federal judge ruled Thursday that the federal government has no right to demand Vermont’s statewide voter registration list.
The Ballot Vermont DeskSep 19, 2026
News · MT
Federal judge blocks Montana deepfake law for PAC
Elections and votingThe ruling stops Montana from applying its new election deepfake law to a conservative PAC that mailed AI-generated candidate images.
The Ballot Montana Policy DeskSep 19, 2026
News · DE
Delaware high court to hear absentee voting challenge
Elections and votingThe Delaware Supreme Court will consider a Republican challenge involving the state’s absentee voting rules.
The Ballot Delaware News DeskSep 18, 2026
News · NC
NC appeals court rules against Stein in elections board case
Elections and votingA divided panel upheld a law moving election board appointment power from the governor to the state auditor.
The Ballot North Carolina DeskSep 18, 2026
News · AZ
Supreme Court leaves Arizona mail voting rules in place
Elections and votingThe justices kept a court order blocking a new Postal Service rule through Arizona’s Nov. 3 general election.
The Ballot Arizona News DeskSep 18, 2026
News · AL
Alabama executes Jeffery Lee for 1998 pawn shop killings
Energy and environmentThe state used lethal injection three months after a federal judge blocked Lee’s planned execution with nitrogen gas.
The Ballot Alabama News DeskSep 18, 2026
News · NC
NC appeals court upholds election powers transfer to auditor
Elections and votingThe court ruled lawmakers did not violate the state constitution by moving elections board appointment authority to the state auditor.
The Ballot North Carolina News DeskSep 18, 2026
News · NC
NC appeals court rejects Stein election board challenge
Elections and votingThe decision reinforces State Auditor Dave Boliek’s control over appointments to North Carolina’s election boards.
The Ballot North Carolina DeskSep 18, 2026
News · ND
Howe says North Dakota needed a voice in mail ballot case
Elections and votingThe Supreme Court blocked new federal mail-voting restrictions before November, a result welcomed by North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe.
The Ballot North Dakota Policy DeskSep 18, 2026
News · KY
Appeals court action releases Matt Bevin from jail
Elections and votingFormer Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is out of jail following action by a court of appeals in his case.
The Ballot Kentucky DeskSep 18, 2026
News · FL
Florida AG proposes tougher penalties for phone and text scams
Public safetyJames Uthmeier’s proposal targets mass scam operations, fake caller identities and delayed responses to requests to stop telemarketing messages.
The Ballot Florida Policy DeskSep 18, 2026
News · MD
Two companies, supervisor indicted in Baltimore bridge crash
Economy and jobsThe indictments come as a separate billion settlement has been reached with the state of Maryland.
The Ballot Maryland DeskSep 17, 2026
News · WI
Supreme Court keeps Wisconsin absentee voting rules in place
Elections and votingWisconsin clerks will use existing absentee-ballot procedures after the Supreme Court blocked new federal requirements for the midterms.
The Ballot Wisconsin DeskSep 17, 2026
News · AZ
Lawsuits challenge several Arizona ballot measures
Elections and votingChallenges target measures on election rules, public-sector unions, transgender students, public funding and school vouchers.
The Ballot Arizona News DeskSep 17, 2026
News · KY
Kentucky appeals court orders Matt Bevin released from jail
Elections and votingThe Kentucky Court of Appeals ordered former Gov. Matt Bevin released from jail, a development not directly tied to an election or candidate race.
The Ballot Kentucky Policy DeskSep 17, 2026
News · TX
Family says Texas abortion ban caused pregnant woman’s death
Health careThe family sued Attorney General Ken Paxton and the doctors who treated the woman after she died from a pregnancy-related condition.
The Ballot Texas Policy DeskSep 17, 2026
News · AZ
Supreme Court leaves Arizona mail voting rules unchanged
Elections and votingMail voting will continue under existing procedures in Arizona, where three in four voters used it in the 2024 general election.
The Ballot Arizona DeskSep 17, 2026
News · FL
Florida case links child exploitation claims in two counties
Public safetyRafiq Osborne McDonald, 34, faces state charges tied to allegations involving Polk and Orange counties.
The Ballot Florida Policy DeskSep 17, 2026
News · TX
Tierra Walker’s family sues Paxton over abortion ban
Health careThe family says Texas law blocked lifesaving medical care for Walker before she died of preeclampsia while 20 weeks pregnant.
The Ballot Texas News DeskSep 17, 2026
News · KS
Kansas judge lets Edgerton data center petition proceed
Elections and votingA Johnson County judge struck the city’s claims against two petition organizers and classified the proposed ordinance as legislative.
The Ballot Kansas News DeskSep 17, 2026
News · UT
Rubicon sues Utah AG’s office over allegedly lost evidence
ImmigrationThe complaint concerns records Rubicon says may matter to its pending billion civil-rights case against former state officials.
The Ballot Utah DeskSep 17, 2026
News · MI
Court keeps block on USPS mail-ballot plan
Elections and votingA federal court has left an injunction against proposed USPS mail-ballot lists and related rules in place.
The Ballot Michigan DeskSep 17, 2026
News · OK
Judge sets deadline for Illinois River settlement arguments
Energy and environmentParties in the 21-year-old pollution lawsuit have until Sept. 30 to explain why the judge should consider their proposed settlement.
The Ballot Oklahoma News DeskSep 16, 2026
News · NV
Supreme Court leaves Nevada mail ballot system unchanged
Elections and votingThe justices rejected a Trump administration appeal that sought to disrupt Nevada’s existing process for mail ballots.
The Ballot Nevada News DeskSep 16, 2026
News · MI
Court ruling and Michigan probe spotlight voting rules
Elections and votingThe Supreme Court blocked federal mail-ballot restrictions as Michigan lawmakers began examining a citizenship petition’s rejection.
The Ballot Michigan Policy DeskSep 16, 2026