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News · MT
The Supreme Court cleared the Butte-Silver Bow data center initiative to continue through the local initiative process.
News · MN
The Justice Department is challenging firearm purchase waiting periods in Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul.
News · AL
State Rep. Faulkner has proposed creating a state commission focused on youth sports in Alabama.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court ruled that a sheriff unlawfully seized more than 650,000 ballots and must return them.
News · CA
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order lets California prepare state personnel, equipment and infrastructure for possible winter flooding and landslides.
News · AR
The plan was released ahead of the midterms but is not directly tied to a specific race, election or candidate.
News · NM
The New Mexico proposals focus on protections for children, parents and consumers who interact with social media and artificial intelligence companies.
News · MD
Maryland DNR has announced the next phase of work toward opening Wills Mountain State Park.
News · US
The White House visit paired red-carpet ceremony and personal diplomacy with Trump’s earlier accusations against China.
News · US
Muslim Americans are responding to Republican politicians’ messages opposing Sharia as an unspecified election approaches.
News · US
The Sept. 24 edition of “The Takeout” focuses on Trump’s ceremony for Xi Jinping and the restoration of journalists’ White House access.
News · ME
CNN regained access to White House grounds, but the pool status of ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News remained unclear Thursday.
News · US
A Senate measure addressing war powers involving Iran failed to secure enough support, even with new backing from Republican senators.
News · US
Three independent candidates visited Capitol Hill to discuss AI and argue that officeholders can operate outside the two major parties.
News · NY
Polymarket is asking a court to block New York’s attorney general from regulating its prediction market.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court ruled that the Riverside sheriff unlawfully seized the ballots and ordered their return.
News · FL
The Florida senator’s bill would require interest costs to be included in estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office.
News · AK
A senator supported President Trump’s tariffs in Washington but did not address the policy while in Alaska.
News · WV
The Senate approved a measure honoring West Virginia children affected by childhood cancer, with further legislative action to determine its status.
News · TN
The dispute focuses on rules for state oversight of downtown Nashville’s tourism district, not on an election or candidate contest.
News · NM
Trump has proposed replacing New Mexico’s current name with “New America,” but the idea is not directly linked to an election or political race.
News · PA
City Council approved a resolution asking Pennsylvania leaders to prohibit Flock cameras statewide.
News · IA
The judge cited First Amendment protections in dismissing Trump’s late-2024 lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and J. Ann Selzer.
News · WI
Wisconsin legislative candidates are facing questions about earlier data center votes, though no specific race is directly tied to the issue.
News · NJ
The five-bill package focuses on election security and is not directly connected to a particular race or election.
News · US
A review identified more than 30,000 noncitizens added to voter rolls in 11 states since 2000, though the count remains subject to revision.
News · US
The breaks are emerging less than six weeks before Election Day as Republicans work to protect a slim congressional majority.
News · US
Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Amazon’s founder joined business leaders at Thursday’s White House state dinner.
News · US
New polling finds broad concern about the midterms, but earlier elections do not show that such worries consistently reduce voting.
News · KY
The justices will consider whether a 2024 law requiring more prison time before parole eligibility can apply to people convicted earlier.