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New York Candidates for Governor Clash Over Energy Policy
At CNN town hall, Senate candidate James Talarico woos moderate and undecided voters
Fusionism and its Limits
Texas transgender rights group says it didn’t send texts that prompted call for an investigation
Local Texas election officials clear voter registration backlog caused by state error
Ken Paxton to close Senate campaign with “Come and Take It” bus tour ending at the Alamo
It’s not just Talarico. New Texas poll shows Dems statistically tied in key statewide races
House Republicans pull $3 million reserved for ads against Henry Cuellar
Ohio's Democrat Momentum
After a decade of wildfires, an overlooked election could shape California’s climate future
Today in Supreme Court History: October 14, 1911
New Mexico and El Paso Spent Millions on Climate Plans. Three New Data Centers Could Undo Them.
In competitive North Texas Senate race, GOP candidate sheds her “ultra MAGA” label
Despite tough talk from Abbott and Paxton, Texas penalties for data center violations are light
Open Thread
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Democrats are defending five governorships in states Trump won in 2024, Republicans are defending two in states Harris won
New Lawsuit Seeks to Oust Kushner From Envoy Position Amid Profit-Seeking
Most Americans Say Trump’s Presidential Profits Are Illegal or Unethical
As Inflation Goes Up, New Poll Shows 4 in 10 Struggle to Pay Basic Necessities
Progressives Shouldn’t Call on Trump to Restore Military Exercises in Korea
Trump’s New Press Sec Faces Scrutiny Over Lawyer Claims, Anti-Abortion Views
A Trump Appointee Says the President Likely Violated the First Amendment by Banishing Disfavored Journalists
Trump Admin Killed Insider Trading Referral Probing Iran War-Related Oil Sales
Supreme Court to Hear Trump Admin’s Arguments to Keep Musk’s DOGE Records Secret
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Groups challenge ‘unnecessary’ data-center-fueled gas pipeline
Meta Has Paid Far Right Accounts for Their Posts Ahead of the Midterms
Report Finds “Forever Chemicals” Pollute 83 Percent of 1,602 US Waterways Tested
Mike Rogers’s Wealth Soared as His Wife’s Firm Won Billion-Dollar Contracts
Netanyahu Orders Investigation and Prosecution of Israeli Soldiers in NAZA
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Sen. Raphael Warnock says Scott Colom could flip Senate seat Democratic like his Georgia upset
Kamala Harris to campaign in Columbus for Scott Colom
Democrats’ identity crisis takes center stage in California insurance commissioner race
California’s Billionaire Tax Promises Healthcare Relief. The Fine Print Is Murkier.
Israeli Forces Raid Palestinian NGOs in the West Bank Ahead of Israeli Elections
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The Center Square4d
Republicans aim to retake Arizona’s executive branch
(The Center Square) - Senate President Warren Petersen and U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs are vying to give Republicans back control of Arizona’s executive branch.
The Center Square4d
Seattle transportation eyes $63.5M interfund loan amid massive cash flow issue
(The Center Square) - The Seattle City Council appeared reluctant on Wednesday to sign off on Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposal to “bail out” the transportation department with a $63.5 million interfund…
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Feds pressure California to purge noncitizens from voter rolls
(The Center Square) – Federal officials urged the California secretary of state this week to ensure that no noncitizens are registered to vote in the Nov. 3 midterm election, threatening “emergency…
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McCormick highlights research funding while touring Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., emphasized the importance of funding the National Institute of Health, NIH, and what role he sees Pennsylvania playing in the future of life…
Global Voices4d
Norway’s Telenor telecom faces lawsuit for giving user data to Myanmar junta
The state-owned company is accused of abetting crimes against humanity
The Conversation4d
Yemen’s Houthis are bringing their war to Saudi Arabia – and reframing the narrative of being an Iranian proxy
A deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh’s international airport has highlighted how the Yemeni group is reframing its perceived “Iran proxy” role and shifting its regional focus to its ongoing battle…
The Real News Network4d
Meta acknowledges the reduced reach of Lula’s profiles
This story originally appeared in Panamerican Dispatch on Oct. 14, 2026, and is shared here with permission.
Common Dreams4d
Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 3.6% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries
The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the announcement that there will be a 3.6% cost-of-living (COLA) benefit…
The Center Square4d
McCormick: ‘I don’t like the idea’ of live streamed Fort Hood execution
(The Center Square) – Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., opposes U.S. Sec. of War Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the execution of a man convicted for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood.
Mississippi Today4d
Coach who recorded young gymnasts undressing is sentenced to 90 years in prison
A once prominent youth gymnastics coach was sentenced to 90 years in prison Wednesday for secretly recording his young female students undressing and using the bathroom at a Mississippi gym, in a…
ProPublica4d
Estas mujeres intentaban escaparse del abuso doméstico. Sin embargo, ICE las detuvo.
Eran víctimas, no abusadoras. Eso fue lo que le dijeron a policías, abogados, visitantes y a cualquiera que las escuchara. Pero no importó. A las mujeres se las llevaron a un extenso centro de…
The Center Square4d
Elderly parole law could cost taxpayers millions to keep sex offenders in prison
(The Center Square) – A new law taking effect in 2027 will cost taxpayers millions of dollars annually to keep convicted sex offenders incarcerated longer.
The Center Square4d
Saudi national arrested in alleged AI espionage case
(The Center Square) - A Saudi national has been arrested in an alleged corporate espionage case and is charged with attempting to steal artificial intelligence technology from a California company.
The Center Square4d
Cyber attacks on the rise; lawmakers want guidance for solutions
(The Center Square) – State lawmakers sought input Wednesday from multiple panels of experts to learn about the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats as cyber threats and crime have surged…
The Conversation4d
Cystic fibrosis patients got their ‘miracle drug’ thanks to federal research funding – new Trump administration rules may cut future miracles short
The hardest disease to care for when I was training as a pediatrician in the late 1970s was cystic fibrosis, a disease in which abnormally thick mucus secretions block the lungs’ airways and make it…
The Center Square4d
Wisconsin hospitals highly concentrated, new report shows
(The Center Square) – A new study of healthcare in Wisconsin shows Wisconsin hospitals are highly concentrated, including being more concentrated than neighboring Illinois.
Mongabay4d
From paper parks to lasting protection, here’s what works in marine conservation
In recent years, there has been a steady stream of ocean conservation pledges, from French Polynesia extending marine protection across its nearly 5 million-square-kilometer exclusive economic zone…
Mongabay4d
Artificial mangrove roots offer a stopgap for Thailand’s eroding coastline
Residents of Phra Samut Chedi, one of Thailand’s most erosion-prone districts, have long struggled against coastal erosion. It’s located in the muddy heart of the Chao Phraya River Delta, where…
Mongabay4d
Chinese social media used to promote illegal wildlife trade in Laos
“The wet markets in Laos are like wildlife parks; however, while you can only look at the animals in our zoos back in China, the wild animals in Lao markets can be eaten.” So proclaimed a Chinese…
Mongabay4d
“Stunningly short-sighted” NOAA grant cuts threaten US climate resilience
After Donald Trump began his second term as president of the U.S. in 2025, his administration moved to dramatically cut federal funding for agencies including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
The Center Square4d
WATCH: Bad timing? Washington income tax history site vanishes, then reappears
(The Center Square) - As Washington voters are preparing to decide whether to repeal the state's new 9.9% income tax, a longtime online resource documenting Washington's income tax voting history…
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County officials respond to election workers controversy
(The Center Square) – The dust has yet to settle in Arizona’s largest county after a pair of Maricopa County employees were seen on camera in the late-night hours of Oct. 7 in what has become an…
Mississippi Today4d
AccelerateMS seeks $2.5M budget increase to expand staff and workforce programs
Mississippi’s workforce development agency is seeking more state money to add staff as it launches and expands job training programs. The request comes as the state prepares for thousands of jobs to…
The Center Square4d
Policy group calls for data center power studies, tax break reviews
(The Center Square) – Advancing American Freedom Foundation wants Congress to see how much electricity data centers use. It also wants states to reveal how much their data center tax breaks cost.
Chalkbeat4d
Facing an enrollment drop, Denver superintendent says school closures could be coming
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Chicago Public Schools watchdog closes Hilario Dominguez investigation with “no actionable finding” of misconduct
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New Jersey Local Finance Board approves Newark’s nearly $500M elementary school lease
New Jersey finance officials voted Wednesday to approve Newark Public Schools’ nearly $500 million lease agreement for a new elementary school, advancing a controversial proposal despite concerns…
Chalkbeat4d
Scholarship delays hit recently expanded CUNY community college program
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Reason Magazine4d
Kansas Ban on Private Parties' Partially Prefilling Voters' Mail Ballot Applications Upheld
A short excerpt from today's longish Tenth Circuit opinion in VoteAmerica v. Schwab, by Judge Timothy Tymkovich, joined by Judges Michael Murphy and Joel Carson:
Reason Magazine4d
Florida "Addictive Features" Social Media Restrictions on Minors Likely Constitutional, Eleventh Circuit Holds
Some short excerpts from the long opinion in Computer & Comm. Indus. Ass'n v. Uthmeier, decided today by Judge Kevin Newsom, joined by Judges Robert Luck and Gerald Bard Tjoflat:
Reason Magazine4d
Lawsuit Alleging Bank Played Role in Facilitating "Jeffrey Epstein's … Sex-Trafficking Operation" Can Go Forward
From Molchonova v. FirstBank Puerto Rico & First Bancorp, decided today by Judge Jed Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.):
The Center Square4d
Op-Ed: Michigan voters rely on strong local news
I've spent a good part of my life in the trenches of Michigan politics – running the state Republican Party, working campaigns, and watching up close how voters actually make up their minds. If…