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Researchers point to community violence programs, pandemic recovery in historic homicide decline
As candidates debate public safety ahead of the midterm elections, a new assessment of the nation’s historic homicide decline suggests there is no single explanation for the drop — and that some widely discussed enforcement strategies may have played little role. A survey of…
News Colorado Newsline
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KY senator hits the road to shore up support for amendment to curb governors’ pardon power
Sen. Chris McDaniel is on the road this week, crossing Kentucky to urge voters to support a constitutional amendment aimed at curbing governors’ pardon powers around elections. The Ryland Heights Republican repeatedly proposed the amendment in the Kentucky General Assembly for…
News Kentucky Lantern
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Warner seeks a final term as Mizusawa makes his case for change
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner says he wants one final term to help undo the damage he believes President Donald Trump has caused. His Republican challenger, Bert Mizusawa, argues Virginia would be better served with a senator Trump will actually listen to. The two candidates made their…
News Virginia Mercury
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Chesapeake Bay gets a C+ in overall health, Va. and Md. leaders say work to protect it must continue
The Chesapeake Bay earned a C+ on the annual report card that calculates improvements or losses in key indicators of health and conditions in the estuary and surrounding areas. This is the highest the Bay has ever scored since the record-keeping began in 2006. At the announcement…
News Virginia Mercury
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Loudoun superintendent pushes back after Va. delegate slams LGBTQ+ history acknowledgment
Loudoun County Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence defended his school board’s recent LGBTQ+ History Month proclamation, after Republican Del. Tim Griffin, R-Bedford, called the board’s decision “despicable” on social media and suggested the school system influences students’…
News Virginia Mercury
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Commentary: Should a Virginia jail be exempt from state standards just because it contracts with ICE?
Harsh practices used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue to make news across the country, with detainees including U.S. citizens describing agents kneeling on their necks, holding them in isolation and more. Records show that the majority of detainees have no…
News Virginia Mercury
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Virginia seeing big increases in early voting numbers and more state headlines
• “Virginia seeing big increases in early voting numbers. What does that mean?” — WUSA 9 • “Southwest and Southside health organizations get nearly $4 million in federal grants to boost technology and cybersecurity.” — Cardinal News • “Fauquier Board of Supervisors moves to…
News Virginia Mercury
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Northeast Indiana voters to decide potential casino’s fate
Groups disagree on whether a casino would help or harm their community's future — boosting revenue for local services but risking addictions.
News Indiana Capital Chronicle
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Commentary: Bonds. More bonds.
One thing is true of Rhode Islanders: We love a good general obligation bond. We’ve approved 34 of the 35 put to us by the General Assembly in the last 20 years — upwards of $2.26 billion in taxpayer-backed debt. We haven’t just approved them. We’ve APPROVED them by a median…
News Rhode Island Current
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Commentary: Newsroom Profile: Black Indy LIVE
Love it or hate it, digital news outlet Black Indy LIVE has more social media followers than the city’s 131-year-old Black press. The outlet, which focuses on Indianapolis’ Black community, is hard to ignore given its popularity, which is why I’ve decided to take a closer look.…
News Indiana Capital Chronicle
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Teacher recruitment and retention a continuing problem, report suggests
This story was corrected on Oct. 14 at 1:34 p.m. to state that the median two-bedroom rent in 2024 was higher than what the median teacher salary could comfortably afford. The rent itself was not higher than the median monthly salary. To choose the teaching profession in New…
News New Hampshire Bulletin
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With fewer public defenders, indigent defendants pay the price
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 Stateline
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OPINION: Nevada is right to sue over its newly curbed Colorado River allocation
Not only do Nevada and Las Vegas in particular use less Colorado River water than any other state in the basin, Southern Nevada has built the most aggressive water conservation programs anywhere in the seven-state system.
News Nevada Independent
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Joe Lombardo is running as an education governor. Here's how to grade his record.
Gov. Joe Lombardo has accomplished many of his K-12 education goals during his term including increasing funding and expanding school choice. But some educators say they give his efforts an F.
News Nevada Independent
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Voting rights groups sue Texas over failure to process more than 500,000 voter registrations
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here.What happened? Voting rights groups are suing the state of Texas after more than 500,000 voter registration…
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Commentary: What one broken New Hampshire bridge tells us about America
I have a bridge that I’d like to sell you — maybe you’ve heard that one before. Actually, you’ve bought this bridge once before, long ago. I want you to buy it again. There’s a catch: this bridge has moved — not physically — but it’s in a different country. In 1936,…
News New Hampshire Bulletin
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Can you still vote in Nevada even if you miss a registration deadline?
Find out in our latest Fact Brief.
News Nevada Independent
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Cambio en Servicio Postal podría dejar sin contar algunas boletas por correo en el Condado Washoe
En la elección primaria de Washoe, los matasellos tardíos fueron la principal razón por la que se rechazaron boletas por correo, aunque la mayoría llegó dentro del período de gracia de Nevada.
News Nevada Independent
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Data center backlash set to sway midterm elections
In the course of a single election cycle, the backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country. Candidates who once touted data centers as an…
News Indiana Capital Chronicle
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Yes, the ‘millionaires tax’ is a ‘Trojan horse’ — except it’s no secret
The tax on millionaires only really makes sense as a beginning, not an end. Some Democratic lawmakers have been open about that, our columnist writes.
News Seattle Times Politics
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‘Betrayal’ of Trump sparked WA front-runner’s bid for Congress
Republican Amanda McKinney and Democrat John Duresky shared why they’re running for Congress to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse.
News Seattle Times Politics
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House control all but gone, top Republicans privately concede
Republican groups are trying to limit their losses. But few in the party believe they have a good shot at keeping control of Congress.
News Politico
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Commentary: Bass vs. Raman: Here's who won the L.A. mayoral debate
Times columnists weigh in on the final mayoral debate before the Nov. 3 election.
News Los Angeles Times Politics
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Balint, McGovern Meet with Vermont and Massachusetts Businesses on U.S.-Canada Trade Tensions
BRATTLEBORO, VT — Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Jim McGovern (MA-02) met with Vermont and Massachusetts business owners to discuss the economic consequences of Trump’s ongoing trade tensions with Canada. The roundtable, held in Brattleboro, included…
Press release Becca Balint — press releases
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Lawler to Introduce Bill Cracking Down on Candidate Coordination With Super PACs
Washington, D. C. – 10/14/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced the Stop Illegal Super PAC Coordination Act, legislation to crack down on coordination between congressional candidates and super PACs to prohibit joint fundraising committees (JFC) from placing…
Press release Michael Lawler — press releases
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Congressman Valadao Urges Administration to Protect Critical Central Valley Head Start Programs
WASHINGTON – Last week, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Assistant Secretary Alex J. Adams regarding the recent Head Start…
Press release David G. Valadao — press releases
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Massachusetts Awarded $142 Million in Federal Home Heating Assistance Funds
Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) highlighted the awarding of $142,330,091 in federal funding to Massachusetts through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The early allocation follows Trahan’s request for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Press release Lori Trahan — press releases
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Trahan, Markey, Warren, McGovern Demand Study of Impacts of Amazon’s Westborough Drone Program
Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) wrote to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford and Amazon.com, Inc. CEO Andy Jassy urging Amazon to work…
Press release Lori Trahan — press releases
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Speaker Johnson Recognizes Damon & Tammy Magee as 2026 Angels in Adoption Honorees
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson, in partnership with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), recognized Pastor Damon Magee and his wife Tammy Magee as 2026 Angels in Adoption honorees. Damon, Pastor at King’s Temple United Pentecostal Church in Shreveport, and…
Press release Mike Johnson — press releases
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Dingell, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Delay 340B Rebate Model, Protect Access to Affordable Medicine
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-08), Tracey Mann (R-KS-01), and Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) introduced the 340B Rebate Model Delay Act, bipartisan legislation to delay implementation of the federal government’s 340B rebate model, citing concerns…
Press release Debbie Dingell — press releases