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Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 and the Value of Standardized Tests
A ballot initiative targets tests rather than fixing problems in the system.Top stories - The New York Times - 9 hours ago -
3 key ballot measures to watch on Election Day
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story 3 key ballot measures to watch on Election Day The presidential election between former President ...Politics - The Hill - 9 hours ago -
Most ballot box fire voters identified
Authorities identified most of the voters whose ballots were destroyed in dropbox fires in Washington and Oregon. Homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga reports.Top stories - CBS News - 7 hours ago -
How redistricting challenges shape some 2024 ballots
By Wednesday, 57 million Americans had voted early in the 2024 election, some of whom did so in brand-new congressional districts. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser explains how redistricting legal ...Top stories - CBS News - 7 hours ago -
Pennsylvania top court rules provisional ballots must be counted after mail ballot rejections
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a 4-3 decision that state law provides voters whose mail ballots are rejected an opportunity to vote by provisional ballot. More than 1.1 million ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Last Kmart store closes down
Shoppers bid farewell to the final Kmart store in Bridgehampton, New York, while snagging great deals before the store shut its doors for good. Shanelle Kaul has the story.Top stories - CBS News - October 20 -
Shanghai cracks down on Halloween costumes
Authorities in the Chinese city fear a repeat of last year’s crowds, when some wore politically provocative dressBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
The cost of college is quietly going down
The cost of college in the U.S. is going … down? With lower tuition, less student debt and more grant aid, College Board data released last week shows a hopeful future for higher education costs, ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Analyzing the impact of gerrymandering on 2024 races
This election season, many voters are casting their ballots in legislative districts that have been newly redrawn to account for population changes based on the 2020 census. In some states, the ...Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
The human race is suffering from success
Treating today’s mental and physical conditions may be a challenge, but their prevalence is actually a good signBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
Why Some Republicans Are Praising An Agency They Hate
Not long ago, the CFPB's survival was a question mark. Its latest rule looks built to last.Politics - Politico - 6 days ago -
EU races to prepare for a Trump win
Bloc seeks to bolster aid to Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and trade policy in case Republican is re-electedBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Have Democrats found a way to win over rural America? Look at what's happening in Wisconsin.
The party’s hot streak in statewide elections faces a crucial test in out-state districts long held by Republicans.Politics - Politico - 3 days ago -
Members of Congress have taken hundreds of AIPAC-funded trips to Israel in the past decade
The nonprofit arm of “America’s pro-Israel lobby” is spending big to shape US lawmakers’ views of Israel’s conservative government.Politics - Politico - 23 hours ago -
Congressional races to watch in the 2024 election
Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House and Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate which means down-ballot races will carry profound weight in this presidential election. CBS News ...Top stories - CBS News - 15 hours ago -
Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot process could cause vote count lag
Voters in Pennsylvania will likely need to wait until after Election Day to find out which presidential candidate won the state's 19 electoral votes.Top stories - CBS News - October 13 -
Florida government finds fault with abortion ballot measure over ads and petitions
Florida's government has threatened TV stations over an ad promoting an abortion-rights ballot measure and is now alleging fraud in petitions to get it before votersHealth - ABC News - October 14 -
Half of voters plan to cast ballots early — with a stark partisan divide
Americans are more eager to vote early than they were before the pandemic, but a deep partisan divide on early voting remains, the latest national NBC News poll shows.Politics - NBC News - October 15 -
Abortion, voting rights, other key issues on the ballot in states this election
While the presidential race may be getting the spotlight this election season, key regulations are up for grabs in several states way down at the bottom of the ballot.Top stories - ABC News - October 15 -
Judge mulls new Georgia election rules, including ballot hand-count
A Georgia judge must decide whether to squash new state election rules, including a controversial change requiring hand-counted verification of ballots, in the final weeks before November’s ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Georgia judge blocks election rule requiring hand counting of ballots
A Georgia judge has blocked a new rule that would have required ballots in the state to be hand-counted after election night, saying the timing of the rule's passage makes its implementation wrong. ...Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Why a judge blocked Georgia's election ballot-counting rule
A Georgia judge has blocked a new policy that would have required the state's election ballots to be counted by hand. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Georgia judge blocks election rule requiring hand counting of ballots
The judge wrote that there was "a substantial threat of irreparable harm," if the hand count rule were to be implemented for the upcoming election.Politics - CBS News - October 16 -
Jimmy Carter votes in Georgia, fulfilling wish to cast ballot for Harris
Former President Jimmy Carter, the first president in U.S. history to reach the age of 100, cast an early vote in Georgia.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
As North Carolina begins voting, hurricane devastation complicates casting ballots
State officials are tracking impassable roads and contacting voters who requested absentee ballots to try to get them delivered.Top stories - NBC News - October 17 -
More than 600K ballots cast in Georgia early voting
Georgia residents are casting early voting ballots in record numbers with more than 600,000 votes recorded as of Wednesday, according to the office of Georgia's secretary of state. “As of 3:30pm we ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states. Here's where the measures stand
Voters in 10 states will decide this November whether to adopt constitutional amendments that could shape the future of abortion access in their states. Most of the measures seek to protect ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
More than 350,000 ballots cast as early voting opens in North Carolina
More than 350,000 ballots have been cast in North Carolina on the first day of early voting, according to data reported by the state's elections board. The North Carolina State Board of Elections ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Many GOP voters worried poll workers could tamper with ballots: Survey
More than half of Republican voters in a new survey said they are worried poll workers could tamper with ballots during the 2024 election, now less than three weeks away. The poll, released Friday ...Politics - The Hill - October 19 -
Here's what to do if you lose an absentee ballot before Election Day
While misplacing a ballot can be stressful, there are still ways to make sure your vote is counted.Politics - The Hill - October 20 -
Republicans head to court in expanding battle about overseas ballots
Overseas voting has become the latest battlefront in Republicans’ legal challenges leading up to the election. Judges in two crucial battleground states, Michigan and Pennsylvania, this week heard ...Politics - The Hill - October 20 -
More than 1 million voters cast early ballots in North Carolina
Nearly 1.01 million North Carolinians have already voted in the November general election, state officials reported Sunday. The North Carolina State Election Board said 1,008,123 ballots have ...Politics - The Hill - October 20