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News · OK
The city approved roadwork connected to Oklahoma’s first Buc-ee’s while concerns about outward development remained unresolved.
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.
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.
News · US
The Pentagon increased pay for U.S. troops serving in hostile-fire and imminent-danger conditions, making the first rate change in more than 20 years.
News · US
The defense secretary is changing military leadership and culture while accelerating work on autonomous weapons and emerging technology.
News · US
More than 4,000 Marines and sailors aboard three warships are being sent to the U.S. Central Command theater.
News · US
The Fox News commentator pointed to polling, the country’s mood and political challenges facing the GOP weeks before Election Day.
News · US
An access screen directs automated users to government APIs but announces no federal pest-control policy.
News · US
Trump’s 2024 margins in newly drawn districts are central to Republican efforts to gain Democratic-held House seats.
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.
News · US
Brazil’s closely divided presidential vote carries consequences for debt, immigration and the country’s place between the United States and China.
News · US
The administration is considering giving Clayton the AI role while he continues serving as director of national intelligence.
News · US
John Anthony Proia III faces one federal cyberstalking count over repeated calls, texts and voicemails allegedly sent to Miller and her family.
News · US
More than 100 Gen Z candidates began congressional campaigns this cycle, but few have turned those bids into success.