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Commentary: What if Tom Tiffany casts doubt on the November election results?
If Tom Tiffany loses in November, it’s not irrational to think he might try to overturn the election results. On Nov. 4, the day after the election, Tiffany might repeat the same, old, tired argument he made when he tried to overturn the 2020 election results in Arizona and…
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Data centers are now the largest financial bet in US history
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…
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2 states, 2 abortion ballot measures, and the effort to win over Gen Z voters
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. Boise State University senior Cade Syvock opposes abortion. As president of the school’s chapter of the conservative group Turning Point USA, the organization…
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Ohio again spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers during latest fiscal year
For the second year in a row, Ohio spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers, this time for the 2026 fiscal year. The total amount for Ohio’s five private school voucher programs was $1.173 billion, according to data from the Ohio Department of Education and…
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Growth of data centers becomes a defining issue of the midterms, entangling some Georgia candidates
Georgia candidates up and down the ballot are campaigning on an issue that has struck a nerve across the political spectrum: data centers. A wave of data center projects across Georgia has been met with outrage in many communities in the last year or so, causing state lawmakers…
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Emails reveal local police were more involved in Montour County ICE raid than initially admitted
Along with further interviews with law enforcement, the emails obtained through public records requests also show police chiefs — particularly Mahoning Township’s Frederick Dyroff III — downplayed the scope of the raid and their role in it.
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Elon Musk donates $7 million to help incumbent Ohio Republican US Sen. Jon Husted
As part of unprecedented spending on U.S. elections, the world’s richest man Elon Musk is funneling more than $7 million to try to reelect incumbent Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, according to an analysis of federal election data by a group demanding regulation of AI…
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The father and son on opposite sides of Alberta’s separation vote
Albertans are voting on whether to stay in Canada or pursue independence via a referendum, splitting even some close-knit families.
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New Ohio bill proposes task force to address childcare, early childhood education
New legislation coming at the tail end of the current Ohio General Assembly seeks to study early childhood education regulation in the state. Ohio House Bill 1023, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Josh Williams of Sylvania, would establish an “early childhood education…
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9 years ago, gun violence took my father. Today, Ohio political silence is costing more lives
Oct. 12 marked nine years since my father was murdered. Nine years. Nearly a decade of birthdays, holidays, milestones, and ordinary moments marked by the absence of someone who should still be here. People often talk about grief as something that fades with time. What I’ve…
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Skill games saga ends with outlawed gambling machines removed … for now
Pennsylvania’s skill game industry grew for more than a decade in a legal gray area where courts said the commonwealth’s gambling laws couldn’t touch them.
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2026 midterms could be the most expensive on record. And, Macron condemns protests
More than $15 billion has been raised in this year's midterm elections. And, France's president is condemning the violent protests erupting across the country.
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Ohio returns as a bellwether
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Data centers are now the largest financial bet in US history
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 Ohio Capital Journal
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Snohomish County ballot envelopes for 2026 election have a typo
Despite a typographical error, Snohomish County ballots are still valid and voters do not need to order a replacement ballot, the auditor's office said.
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Could data center opposition boost Democrats in Indiana House races?
Democrats are looking to ride a wave of widespread opposition to big data center projects across the state as they aim to pick up seats in the Indiana House. Data center worries are a prominent part of attacks against Republicans on affordability issues in several races…
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Catching Our Eye News Roundup, Oct. 19, 2026
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free…
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Data center anxiety plays out in Senate campaign debates
In debates and advertisements ahead of the midterm elections, Democratic candidates for Senate are consistently pressing their opponents on artificial intelligence data center policy, often as a proxy for voter fears about the economy and local impacts. In Ohio, former Democratic…
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Commentary: The Cost of ‘I Do’ in the Disability Community
When Patrice Jetter and Garry Wickham became engaged, the first decisions were of small, giddy consequence: where to hold the ceremony, whom to invite, what to wear. But soon enough, a far weightier question eclipsed them all: whether they could afford to marry at all. They…
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Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., on Trump waiving sanctions on Russia
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia about President Trump's decision to waive new sanctions on Russia.
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Leadership barnstorming continues ahead of midterm elections
Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to rally the Republican faithful — and keep them from staying home in the midterms — arguing that polling is bad and the party of President Donald Trump can still defy political gravity. “Even even some of our own candidates who are doing internal…
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What to know about WA parental rights Initiative 001
It can be hard to understand the differences between Washington's current law on parental rights and Initiative 001. But there are meaningful contrasts.
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Democrats’ Sudden Revulsion Toward Big Tech
The party once celebrated technology’s potential for innovation—now it’s a villain in campaign ads.
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Maine Has Changed. Susan Collins Hasn’t.
The senator is trying to defy the odds, again.
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Inside the quiet money pullback — for both parties — in Georgia’s Senate race
Democrats’ main super PAC is dark in Georgia this week. And both sides didn’t spend last week either.
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Trump spurs states to dump laws regulating new hospitals
The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.
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The real reason it's going to take a while to know who won in some midterm races
Hint: It's not only because California counts slowly.
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Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed campaigns in GOP stronghold
Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning in the GOP stronghold of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, an area that hasn't voted for a Democrat in Congress in over a decade.
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Democrats — and Elon Musk — continue to dominate midterm campaign fundraising
Democratic candidates are on offense with fundraising, and Republican super PACs continue to play defense heading into the final weeks of the midterm.
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Op-Ed: Latino influence is reshaping America and New Jersey. Representation hasn’t caught up.
'Political power is not given. Political power is built by the community that demands it.' The post Op-Ed: Latino influence is reshaping America and New Jersey. Representation hasn’t caught up. appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.
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