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News · PA
The plan would restrict hemp cannabinoid sales to adults 21 and older while adding testing and registration requirements.
News · CA
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Braun’s Law and other measures intended to strengthen California’s response to DUI offenses.
News · VA
West Virginia has announced Dolly Days, a read-a-thon centered on children and reading.
News · MN
Minnesota’s Nov. 3 ballot includes contests for U.S. Senate, all eight U.S. House seats and four statewide offices.
News · OR
Oregon’s governor has directed state government to follow new safety standards for artificial intelligence.
News · WI
Gov. Gaylord Nelson signed a bill requiring all 1962 cars produced in Wisconsin to come equipped with seatbelts.
News · CA
The governor signed new bills focused on preventing gun violence and strengthening California’s gun-safety policies.
News · VT
The candidates expressed differing views on artificial intelligence and a proposed constitutional amendment.
News · MO
Boundary changes could place some Missouri voters in different U.S. House districts for future elections.
News · CA
Braun’s Law is part of a group of signed bills aimed at strengthening California’s response to DUI offenders.
News · OR
The governor has directed Oregon to increase oversight of artificial intelligence, with the scope and implementation still to be defined.
News · WI
The Wisconsin senator’s bill would keep ICE, CBP and National Guard personnel away from polling places and routes used by voters.
News · TX
The council approved a municipal campaign finance measure that is not tied to a specific election, race or candidate.
News · MA
KIRO hosts questioned a Massachusetts home-visit initiative involving newborns, focusing attention on consent, privacy and oversight.
News · MA
The Massachusetts pilot would provide free MBTA service to seniors who meet its eligibility requirements.
News · FL
The proposal would require a warrant for access to data from Flock cameras, adding judicial review before covered searches could occur.
News · VA
Virginia’s Nov. 3 ballot includes a U.S. Senate race and elections in all 11 U.S. House districts.
News · WI
Incumbents from both parties are facing questions about earlier legislation on data center tax incentives and regulations.
News · CA
California Sen. Alex Padilla said federal staffing and funding cuts have weakened election security and enabled false information to spread.
News · AZ
Phoenix New Times reported that a person it called an Epstein enabler contributed to an Arizona congressman before related files were released.
News · FL
A Florida member of Congress is proposing a warrant requirement for officials seeking access to Flock camera data.
News · TN
Tennessee voters will choose a governor, a U.S. senator and representatives for all nine congressional districts on Nov. 3.
News · DE
Delaware voters will elect a U.S. senator, a U.S. House member and an attorney general on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · WI
Wisconsin voters will decide statewide offices and all eight U.S. House seats on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · WV
The measure would add three West Virginia counties and one Virginia county to a national historic district covering Civil War sites.
News · WV
A court battle is testing an April 2025 law that would give the Legislature power over state Board of Education regulations.
News · WY
Wyoming voters will decide statewide races for U.S. Senate, governor and secretary of state on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · VT
Voters will choose a governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of state, along with a representative to Vermont’s U.S. House seat.
News · WV
West Virginians will vote for a U.S. senator and representatives in both congressional districts on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · TX
Texas voters will decide a U.S. Senate seat, all 38 U.S. House seats and three statewide offices on Nov. 3.