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Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found. The nonpartisan newsletter Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for…

News Minnesota Reformer · 2 weeks ago

If any emoji best represents the property tax state question Oklahoma lawmakers have placed before voters, it would be the grimace. For those who need a translation, we use that face to express tension. In this case, it’s because our Republican-controlled Legislature, in all…

News Oklahoma Voice · 2 weeks ago

A West Virginia native with expertise in trade operations is taking his passion to state college campuses, hoping to connect the upcoming workforce with skills to bring supply chains back home.

News West Virginia Watch · 2 weeks ago

In the race for Idaho’s top election official, two familiar names are headed to the ballot. Democratic challenger Shawn Keenan is again challenging Republican incumbent Secretary of State Phil McGrane, who widely defeated Keenan in the 2022 election. Keenan, a mortgage broker and…

News Idaho Capital Sun · 2 weeks ago

The Friends of Minidoka nonprofit will host its 2026 symposium, which will feature a film screening, legal discussion and lecture, “to consider the enduring importance of due process, equal protection, and civic engagement in protecting our civil liberties and strengthening…

News Idaho Capital Sun · 2 weeks ago

The $108.7 million effort to repair the Hawai‘i Convention Center’s leaking rooftop terrace could face new delays and cost increases after demolition uncovered conditions that differ from the original building plans, forcing engineers to revisit portions of the project.

News Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 2 weeks ago

The world premiere of “The Navigator,” a Hawaii-made documentary following Native Hawaiian navigator Nainoa Thompson’s final 2,400-mile voyage to Tahiti with a crew of student navigators, will open the 46th Hawai‘i International Film Festival on Wednesday at the Hawaii Theatre.

News Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 2 weeks ago

Maui’s biggest diversified farm company plans to grow avocados on about 1,000 acres of land after successful test plantings.

News Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 2 weeks ago

The U.S. Army has placed Hawaii and island-based units firmly at the center of its strategy in Asia as it refines its approach to Pacific operations.

News Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 2 weeks ago

Imagine going to medical or nursing school with tuition fully paid.

News Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 2 weeks ago

Marriage licenses and birth certificates

News Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 2 weeks ago

The University of Hawaii plans to invest $123 million across its 10-campus system over the next two to three years, using accumulated cash balances to fund more than 100 initiatives aimed at improving student success, addressing workforce shortages and modernizing university…

News Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 2 weeks ago

Incumbents in Alabama’s congressional races outraised challengers over the summer, according to federal campaign finance reports filed last week. Officeholders in six of Alabama’s seven U.S. House districts, whether Democratic or Republican, took in more money than challengers.…

News Alabama Reflector · 2 weeks ago

The contest could play a pivotal role in the control of the U.S. House.

News NC Newsline · 2 weeks ago

The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures.

News West Virginia Watch · 2 weeks ago

Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found. The nonpartisan newsletter Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for…

News Idaho Capital Sun · 2 weeks ago

On a Sunday morning in September, three Colorado women met at the cell phone lot near Denver International Airport and waited for a flight from Texas to arrive. They watched a flight tracker as the plane flew closer to Denver, and prepared to meet it as it landed. But they did…

News Colorado Newsline · 2 weeks ago

Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found. The nonpartisan newsletter Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for…

News Arkansas Advocate · 2 weeks ago

The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. economy with such force since the railroad expansion of the late 1800s, when…

News Arkansas Advocate · 2 weeks ago

Early voting begins Monday in Arkansas and continues for two weeks leading up to the general election on Nov. 3. Arkansas voters can head to their local polling location to cast their ballots in the races for U.S. Senate, Arkansas governor and the state Legislature, among others.…

News Arkansas Advocate · 2 weeks ago

Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found. The nonpartisan newsletter Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for…

News North Dakota Monitor · 2 weeks ago

As the mayor of tiny Enfield, North Carolina, Mondale Robinson has huge clean energy ambitions. Among them: building a solar farm to power the entire town of about 2,000, replacing the town’s decrepit substation to distribute those renewable electrons, and building a thermal…

News NC Newsline · 2 weeks ago

Idaho’s newly approved Opportunity Zones could help bring more housing, businesses and jobs to communities across the state. The attraction for investors is the potential tax savings. This month, Idaho Commerce announced that the U.S. Treasury approved 25 zones, including areas…

News Idaho Capital Sun · 2 weeks ago

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche joined federal and state leaders in Tennessee on Friday to tout the record of the Memphis Safe Task Force a little more than one year after President Donald Trump first established the multi-agency crime-fighting force. Overall crime in…

News Tennessee Lookout · 2 weeks ago

AUSTIN, Texas — It was a good day for the defense. Standing in front of a judge in Austin’s Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, attorney Matthew Shrum secured a ruling that spared his client from serious punishment on a shoplifting charge. In the hallway immediately…

News North Dakota Monitor · 2 weeks ago

Tyrone Township officials have begun developing regulations to prohibit data centers that require more than 60 megawatts of electricity, The Livingston Post reported. Officials in the Livingston County township say their moratorium blocks data center applications until about…

News Michigan Advance · 2 weeks ago

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants voters to pretend that he’s on the ballot in this year’s midterm elections. His rivals are doing their best to help his case. Democratic candidates and their allies have spent more than $163 million since Sept. 1 on…

News Arkansas Advocate · 2 weeks ago

Anthony Constantino wants to fill Elise Stefanik’s seat in New York. But his lead in the formerly Trump-loving district is narrowingThe boss of a New York-based sticker company, whose staunch support for Donald Trump prompted him to record a Maga-themed rap album and call for…

News The Guardian US Politics · 2 weeks ago

Will California stand with the working class or the oligarchs in the vote this November?The Democratic party has a choice to make. Are we going to be New Deal Democrats or corporate Democrats? Are we standing with the working class or the tech oligarchs?Proposition 40,…

News The Guardian US Politics · 2 weeks ago

Republicans are all but guaranteed to maintain their majority in both chambers of the Arkansas Legislature in 2027, with most sitting GOP House members and several of the party’s senators unopposed or not on the ballot. To break the Republican supermajority of more than…

News Arkansas Advocate · 2 weeks ago