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News · OR
Oregon has signed legislation improving workers’ compensation benefits, with implementation details now becoming the next focus.
News · OK
A Winter Storm Uri gas case is headed to trial, the state high court has ruled on a birth certificate law, and insurance pressures are growing.
News · LA
Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas say laws in New York, California and Massachusetts obstruct investigations into mailed abortion pills.
News · NM
A New Mexico lawmaker has announced legislation aimed at regulating artificial intelligence in the state.
News · AZ
Arizona voters will decide whether to require identification for mail-in ballots and make other changes to election rules.
Candidate profile · WY
Republican incumbent Rob Geringer is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Wyoming House District 42.
Race preview · VT
Republican incumbents Wayne Laroche and Lisa Hango are the listed candidates in Vermont’s contested Franklin-5 State House race.
Race preview · SD
Jack Kolbeck and John Hughes, both Republican incumbents, are candidates in the contested District 13 House race.
Candidate profile · HI
Democratic incumbent Jackson Sayama is running unopposed in Hawaii State House District 21 in the 2026 general election.
News · MN
The Justice Department’s misconduct complaint concerns interviews by Minnesota’s former chief federal judge and other federal judges.
News · MO
Missouri voters will consider a reproductive rights proposal labeled Amendment 3 on the November statewide ballot.
News · MD
A separate January rule puts Medicaid coverage for thousands of low-income Maryland adults at risk.
News · IN
The state office announced cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, a government action not directly connected to an election.
News · MI
Michigan is asking a court to review the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to roll back federal pollution limits.
News · MN
Federal charges accuse 10 foreign nationals of illegally casting ballots in Minnesota state elections.
News · ME
A C-SPAN user clip connects Richard Bennett with rural homelessness and a proposed Maine Generation Authority.
News · AZ
The 2026 debate over Proposition 144 turns on whether voter ID mandates would strengthen safeguards or restrict voting by mail.
Candidate profile · PR
The PNP incumbent is among 13 candidates in Puerto Rico’s 2026 State House at-large general election.
Race preview · ND
Republican incumbents Lisa Meier and Pat Heinert are running in the contested District 32 House election on Nov. 3, 2026.
Candidate profile · NM
Republican incumbent Gail Armstrong is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for New Mexico House District 49.
Race preview · NH
Ten Republican incumbents are running in the contested Rockingham 13 State House election on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · LA
Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas announced a federal lawsuit against three states over shield laws tied to mailing abortion pills.
News · CA
AB 2313 creates a voluntary electrification incentive when a home’s gas service line is due for replacement.
News · IN
The Indiana attorney general has entered into an agreement with ICE, marking a new state-federal administrative action.
News · AL
Alabama’s attorney general has announced a settlement with TikTok valued in the millions of dollars.
News · CA
Three people are seeking to sue ICE and DHS after California’s governor signed the measure.
News · CA
The new laws limit AI-based firing decisions, emotional monitoring and the use of AI in mass layoffs.
Candidate profile · NE
Mike Hilgers is listed as a nonpartisan incumbent, but no race, election, policy positions or campaign finance figures are attached to his record.
Race preview · NC
Brent Caldwell, Tim Moore, Ahmid Kargbo, Lakesha Womack and Kate Barr are running in the contested 2026 race for NC-14.
News · AR
The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory has begun using Rapid DNA technology at participating booking stations, making Arkansas the third state to do so.