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Explainer · DC
A plain-language checklist for confirming election dates, registration, ballot choices and voting instructions in the District of Columbia.
Candidate profile · CO
Miller is among 12 candidates listed in the contested 2026 race for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Jon Milligan is the only listed candidate in the 2026 general election for Arkansas House District 33.
Candidate profile · AK
Democratic incumbent Andrew Gray is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Alaska House District 20.
News · MA
The governor proposed improving postpartum health care following the Lindsay Clancy trial and told affected residents, “I see you.”
News · WA
Seattle’s mayor signed an order addressing the city’s emergency protocols while those procedures face scrutiny.
News · OR
A federal judge found Oregon’s recycling law does not violate interstate-commerce or due-process protections.
News · OH
Two people face allegations that they defrauded investors through a Ponzi scheme in Ohio.
News · AZ
A former Arizona police commander has been indicted on multiple charges in a matter focused on public safety.
News · OH
Wilmington voters will not decide proposed data center regulations through the November ballot.
News · VA
Virginia voters can begin casting ballots in an election featuring a Senate seat, a congressional race and proposed amendments.
Candidate profile · WV
Republican incumbent Chuck Horst is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for West Virginia House District 95.
News · VA
West Virginia court documents accuse Andrew Norris Hauler, 23, of abandoning four wild horses he had recently adopted from the federal government.
News · OK
The lawsuit asks an Oklahoma court to extend protections for life-saving abortion care to pregnancies with fatal fetal diagnoses.
News · WA
The mayoral order addresses Seattle’s emergency protocols as the city faces scrutiny over how those procedures operate.
News · ID
The court approved new wording for Proposition One in a development not directly tied to a candidate race or election.
News · NV
The dismissals leave intact a lower-court ruling upholding Las Vegas’ approval of the planned Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple.
News · IL
The Illinois Grocery Initiative will fund new stores, recently closed locations and equipment upgrades, including projects in food-access areas.
News · WA
The justices ruled that Initiative 2066 improperly combined four separate subjects and must be invalidated in full.
News · MD
The state is seeking further review after a court struck down a 2021 tax intended to help fund K-12 education reform.
News · UT
The Kennedy Center must give 30 days’ notice before beginning any major physical changes under a judge’s order.
News · ND
The woman alleges Fargo police wrongfully arrested her after using an artificial intelligence lead.
News · MD
The civil case asks a court to consider police responsibility connected to a wrongful conviction.
News · WA
The mayor announced an emergency management order concerning Seattle government, with no candidate race or election directly linked to the action.
News · KY
Coleman has submitted written legal arguments in a Kentucky court case involving in-state tuition.
News · MN
Roper argues that Minneapolis Public Schools is not explaining school closures in language that can persuade city residents.
News · CT
A New Haven Register editorial says a high court decision removes an obstacle to broader voting access in Connecticut.
News · AK
Alaska courts are expanding text-message reminders intended to alert people about upcoming court hearings.
News · MO
The Missouri attorney general directed prediction markets to stop offering sports wagering without state authorization.
News · WA
The mayor took formal city action after scrutiny connected to a mass shooting, with the order’s implementation now the key process to follow.