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Reporting from every state and the District of Columbia: state government, courts, schools, weather and community news.
Alabama
Alabama House Speaker Asks Ivey to Halt Escambia PrisonAlaska
High Winds Cut Power to Thousands in Anchorage and Mat-SuArizona
Arizona ACA Premiums Projected to Jump About 28% for 2027Arkansas
Pulaski County Election Board Votes 2-1 to Deny Federal MonitorsCalifornia
California High-Speed Rail CEO Resigns, Finance Director Steps InColorado
Polis Opposes Amendment 87, Colorado’s Graduated Income Tax PlanConnecticut
Sandy Hook Families Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Rifle BansDelaware
Cause of Fire at Historic Wilmington Church Remains UndeterminedDistrict of Columbia
Robert White to Resign D.C. Council Seat Before Delegate ElectionFlorida
FEMA Approves Individual Aid for Eight Panhandle CountiesGeorgia
DOJ to Send Election Monitors to Six Georgia CountiesHawaii
Maui Council Advances Investigator for Lahaina Contractor FraudIdaho
Idaho Voters Decide Nov. 3 on Making English the Official LanguageIllinois
Advocates Deliver 10,000 Comments Against Peoples Gas $144 Million Rate HikeIndiana
Braun Declines Brain Scans for Death Row Inmate Ahead of ExecutionIowa
Iowa Medicaid Fraud Task Force Urges Growing Prosecution Unit to 24 StaffKansas
Kansas Says Federal Election Monitors Cannot Hinder Voting on Nov. 3Kentucky
Shae Hopkins, Longtime Kentucky Educational Television Leader, Dies at 69Louisiana
Louisiana Voters Face 10 Constitutional Amendments on Nov. 3Maine
DOJ Election Monitors to Observe Polling in Three Maine CitiesMaryland
Half of Maryland Schools Earn Four or Five Stars on Report CardMassachusetts
Massachusetts Senate Panel Advances $2.61 Billion Closeout BudgetMichigan
Michigan to Receive $7.2 Million in Multistate GM Driver Data SettlementMinnesota
Minnesota Early Voting Runs Far Ahead of 2022 Pace, Officials and DFL SayMississippi
Gulfport Moves Ahead With Road Project Despite Wetlands ConcernsMissouri
MoDOT to Post 75 MPH Limits on Stretches of Four Rural InterstatesMontana
University of Providence in Great Falls Will Close After 2026-27Nebraska
Lincoln Police Find Pillen’s Office Not Implicated in Contract Probe, AG SaysNevada
Nevada Will Not Use Federal SAVE Tool to Check Voter CitizenshipNew Hampshire
Dartmouth Provost Resigns After Review Finds Undisclosed AI UseNew Jersey
New Jersey Pension Fund Posts 14.82% Return for Fiscal 2026New Mexico
Bernalillo County Expects 10 Justice Department Monitors Nov. 3New York
Hochul Signs Law Barring Unsafe AI Chatbot Features for MinorsNorth Carolina
Justice Department Announces 18 More Illegal Voting Charges in NCNorth Dakota
North Dakota Development Fund Chair and Vice Chair Resign Amid Ethics InquiryOhio
Ohio Supreme Court Ends Case Over $900 Million in Pandemic Jobless PayOklahoma
Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds Norman Homeless Shelter BondOregon
Midair Helicopter Collision Near McMinnville Kills Three PeoplePennsylvania
Philadelphia Begins Ticketing on Final Stretch of Route 13 CamerasRhode Island
Rhode Island Voters Will Decide a $50 Million History Center BondSouth Carolina
Seat Maker Brose Sitech to Open 330-Job Plant at Scout SiteSouth Dakota
South Dakota Gets $2.6 Million From Multistate GM Driver Data SettlementTennessee
Hatcher Campaign Says Lee Extended Dyed Diesel Relief to Year-EndTexas
League City Voters Decide Nov. 3 on Police Flock CamerasUtah
Utah Files Felony Charges Against Kalshi and Its Two Co-FoundersVermont
Vermont to Receive $4.5 Million in GM Data Privacy SettlementVirginia
Washington
Washington Secretary of State Rejects DOJ Request on Flagged VotersWest Virginia
Federal Judge Blocks West Virginia Attorney General SubpoenasWisconsin
Wisconsin Voters Face 79 School Referendums Seeking $1.6 Billion on Nov. 3Wyoming
Prometheus Drops Natrona County Data Center Plan, Eyes Other Sites