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36 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
A nonprofit called the Transparent Election Initiative was preparing to launch the Montana Plan, a ballot initiative to reduce the flow of money into Montana politics.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
Voters will weigh in on several key midterm ballot measures including billionaire tax, transgender rights and voter access.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Colorado clerks are preparing for the general election with disaster planning they did for the June 30 primary, as States Newsroom reports Trump threatens election interference.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
States Newsroom reports a flurry of news stories generating concern about the federal Department of Justice sending election monitors to polling places in Kentucky.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Dominion Energy asks the SCC to recoup Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative costs from customers, adding up to $13 to bills monthly after Virginia's return to the program.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
MI HB 6439 would provide transparency requirements for paid political advertisements; latest action (2026-11-05): bill electronically reproduced 10/28/2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MI HB 6441, amending sec 229 of 1931 PA 328, would prohibit pawnbrokers from accepting firearms in pawn
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The New York Times reports four scenarios for how the midterms could go, saying expectations are cresting for Democrats and much will depend on a few close Senate races.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Virginia voters to decide on constitutional protections for abortion and reproductive health care, with more headlines on a congressional race and cuts to $156 million in solar funding.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
A clash over trans women in sports erupted at a pro soccer game, where protesters seeking a ban on transgender athletes in women's sports protested near fans of the Portland Thorns.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging Homeland Security is scrutinizing naturalized U.S. citizens, placing them at risk of disenfranchisement, less than a week before Election Day.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)
Three labor unions say government review of immigrants' social media feeds violates the First Amendment; a federal judge who wrote 'I agree' has died.
Source: Christian Science Monitor USA (csmonitor.com)
Axios reports House progressives plan to force votes next year on Medicare for All, abolishing ICE and cutting aid to Israel, to get them on the front burner for a Democratic president in 2029.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Trump backs the proposed Constitution natural gas pipeline; New York rejected its water quality permit application in 2016 and courts upheld that decision.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
The campaign to defend access to transgender healthcare for young people in Missouri is taking an unhurried approach to talking with voters about how the ban on midterm ballots would play out.
Source: KFF Health News (kffhealthnews.org)
A new lawsuit claims the Education Department is not fully following federal rules requiring it to erase the student loans of borrowers whose colleges close suddenly.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
In Missouri, a campaign to defend access to transgender healthcare for young people is taking an unhurried approach to talking with voters about a proposed ban ahead of the midterms.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
An NPR analysis finds 70 House districts where Democrats and Republicans are each investing more than six figures in advertising during the final few days of the 2026 midterm election.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
Missouri voters could ban abortion after they just removed a ban two years ago, and California voters could tax billionaires 5% of their wealth.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
Candidates spar over fossil fuels in Texas' 9th Congressional District, where Democratic candidate Leticia Gutierrez lived six miles from a Petrobras refinery in Pasadena that accrued fines.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)