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News · CT
Connecticut’s inspector general cleared three officers in a fatal East Hartford shooting and attributed the delayed finding to a missing report.
News · MI
The Michigan Strategic Fund approved up to for a pooled fund serving community lenders across the state.
News · WA
The mayor’s budget proposal raises public safety spending without adding new taxes, but it is not yet a final city budget.
News · UT
The worker is accused of throwing away about 300 mail-in ballots in Utah County, with no specific race or election directly linked to the case.
News · WY
The state Republican Party is supporting a ballot initiative that would ask Wyoming voters to approve a property tax cut.
News · OH
Legislative leaders said lawmakers could return next week to consider a gas-tax plan requested by Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy.
News · KS
A proposed amendment would let Kansas voters decide whether to change state constitutional wording concerning voting rights.
News · US
The president said Iran could face destruction if diplomacy fails but predicted an agreement after the U.S. midterm elections.
News · US
Analysts say model copying and free software could weaken U.S. technology leadership and create new security risks.
News · US
A State Department spokesman discussed Trump’s United Nations address and what it means for America’s role in the world.
News · US
A State Department notice says most of the fiscal 2027 refugee places would go to White Afrikaners from South Africa.
News · US
More than 70 lawmakers from the United States, Canada, Colombia and elsewhere in the Americas are urging the Trump administration to halt the campaign.
Candidate profile · RI
Democratic incumbent June Speakman is running in Rhode Island House District 68 in an uncontested 2026 general election race.
Race preview · OR
Democrats Suzanne Bonamici and Jamil O. Chaudhry-ahmad and Republican Barbara J. Kahl are running in Oregon’s 1st District.
News · CA
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 13 measures into law and linked the package to concerns about Trump’s involvement in California elections.
News · TX
The governor’s directive temporarily stops covered data center permit decisions while the state determines the next steps.
News · GA
The plan would require reviews, use policies and audits for higher-risk tools, including some license plate readers.
News · TX
The state will review data center connection requests as ERCOT faces a backlog representing 474 gigawatts of requested demand.
News · NC
Charlotte City Council is taking up the future of an I-77 South toll lane project through a formal council vote.
News · MO
The 8th Circuit stayed its order through Sept. 28, leaving time for the U.S. Supreme Court to review the dispute.
News · OH
No named poll or specific election supports the claim that Ramaswamy’s odds of winning in Ohio reached an all-time low.
Candidate profile · NV
Republican Rick Sage is running in the contested 2026 general election for Nevada’s 1st Congressional District.
News · TX
Texas has halted new data center permits while an audit reviews the permitting process.
News · VA
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has joined other states opposing a proposed federal rule involving Medicaid.
News · MO
A renewed court order keeps Missouri’s gerrymandered district map in place for the midterms as the dispute moves toward the Supreme Court.
News · MN
Neighbors and rideshare drivers addressed the Minneapolis City Council as it considered a proposed ordinance.
News · TX
The two states have introduced new rules for data centers, with their practical effects depending on each state’s final legal text and timeline.
News · GA
The mayor’s proposal would establish new rules for Flock and other surveillance tools in Atlanta.
News · NC
The City Council supported the I-77 South toll lane project, while community opinion remains divided.
Candidate profile · WY
Republican incumbent Kevin Campbell is running in the uncontested District 62 race in Wyoming’s 2026 general election.