19+ hour, 30+ min ago   (579+ words) (The Center Square) – Redrawn districts and tight polling are bringing national attention to candidates in Alabama who are divided on tariffs, healthcare and education policy. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed Alabama’s use of a 2023 congressional map that would…...

20+ hour, 19+ min ago   (719+ words) (The Center Square) – The fight for control of Congress, focused on mid-decade redistricting, is in Ohio ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Ohio legislature redrew its congressional map in October 2025 to favor Republicans. The new map, which voters will use…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (545+ words) Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, left, and Democratic challenger Aaron Ford, right. Gage Skidmore / Flickr /CC BY-SA 2.0, Eric Bridiers / United States Mission Geneva via Flickr (The Center Square) - Gubernatorial candidates in Nevada have stressed the need to regulate artificial intelligence-powered…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (276+ words) (The Center Square) – AARP Virginia has canceled an October debate between Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa after Warner’s campaign said he could not commit to participating. The People’s Debate had been scheduled for Oct. 7 at…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1001+ words) Eric Zimmerman Questions Data Used to Justify LEAD Program (The Center Square) - False information led Congress and others to appropriate tens of millions of dollars in cities across the nation for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion model, data shows. As…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (773+ words) West Richland City Councilmember John Smart says he'll vote against Data Centers if concerns aren't addressed. (The Center Square) - Data centers have become an increasingly prominent topic in West Richland this month, with discussions continuing through City Council and Planning…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (561+ words) (The Center Square) – In the words of Charles Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, showed the worst of mankind, while bringing out the best in humanity, uniting the…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (336+ words) (The Center Square) – A bill designed to prevent homelessness in California is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature after it passed the Legislature late last month. Under the legislation, the strategies have to be submitted in a report due on July…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (662+ words) Screen shot of news conference with former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes and Mayor Katie Wilson (The Center Square) - Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle acknowledged receiving a long-awaited formal explanation from Mayor Katie Wilson’s administration regarding the forced resignation of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (405+ words) (The Center Square) – An election integrity group has released a 720-page report investigating the 2020 election results in Michigan. The report by the Michigan Fair Elections Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, examined the election’s administration and the developments that have occurred…...