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Washington Soup-to-nuts plan to increase WA starter home production gets boost from banks 32,742 148

Oklahoma Award Winning Podcast, Rural Healthcare, OK Insurance Commissioner Elections 3,667 32

Ohio Ohio lawmaker calls for investigation into Columbus-area Somali child care facilities 10,444 91

Pennsylvania Every year on this day, January 1, New Year's Day, the Mummers Parade is held in Philadelphia. 21,983 125

California 67-story tower with 1,019 apartments could become third-tallest building in San Francisco 39,412 288

Wisconsin @derrickvanorden For #Reublican Rep Drunken Van Orden, (#WI03) 2025 could be called the Year of the Ass, because he s 32,934 138

Montana Montana Supreme Court declines to suspend Attorney General Knudsen for misconduct 3,500 19

Georgia As the calendar flips to 2026, battle for control of the Georgia House cranks up 6,634 62

Virginia Pride flag crosswalks in Virginia Beach's ViBe Creative District defaced with homophobic slurs 16,533 75

New York LIVE: Zohran Mamdani swearing-in ceremony for New York City mayor - Associated Press 30,724 135

Kentucky Metro Councilwoman Shameka Parrish-Wright enters Louisville mayoral race 3,014 27

Massachusetts Lynnfield sets election dates 6,202 95

Alaska Petition to repeal Alaska's election reform law will go in front of voters 2,459 18

Texas Fort Bend County appoints new elections administrator 72,535 193

Connecticut South Windsor Democrats continue legal fight over election, despite victory 2,025 29

Michigan Minimum wages increase in Michigan on New Year's Day 13,075 103

District of Columbia Trump administration terminates lease for Washington's 3 public golf courses 12,065 36

Latin America Good Melissa video from a hurricane expert 92,941 138

Oregon 25 Ways I Fought for YOU in 2025 - Senator Jeff Merkley 5,105 97

Colorado Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley Conduit in Colorado 7,017 101

Arkansas Pardoned by Trump but not by Arkansas, nursing home crook reports to state prison on his birthday 5,233 29

Maryland Baltimore's election warehouse has been a safety and security risk for years 7,832 73

Idaho Secretary of state to revisit ballot policy after Ketchum election lawsuit withdrawal 1,955 14

Iowa Mason City prepares for a potential special election to fill First Ward City Council seat 13,552 46

Missouri St. Louis sheriff election push faces legal hurdles, $400K cost, and questions over who really decides 6,480 53

Kansas Feb. 24 special election set for Salina voters to decide on pit bull ban 3,564 36

Maine Incumbent wins Bucksport school board race in runoff election 5,696 43

U.S. Territories A New Year's Eve to remember 1,401 4

Louisiana Landry sets special election dates for vacant Supreme Court, BESE seats 3,052 24

Florida Santa Rosa suffered due to election delay. Bill may force governor to act faster 22,386 163

New Jersey Judge sets January trial to determine winner of tied Oakland race 4,878 55

Canada Canadian opposition leader: Pierre Poilievre not popular with young people including 64% of young men: 13,684 137

Alabama Pre-filed bill would allow Alabamians with disabilities to receive absentee ballot help 4,180 36

South Carolina As long as voters make such 'Bright decisions,' nothing will change at Statehouse 2,906 30

Illinois 64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz 8,424 102

Minnesota The Ghost of 1998: Why Minnesota's 2026 Race Won't Yield Another Jesse Ventura - David Schutz 15,280 114

United Kingdom Private Eye - The Year In Review 2025 (Video) 23,645 127

Australia Pedestrian fatalities reach 17-year-high. This trend could be why 1,936 38

Hawaii Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride (From "Lilo & Stitch") 3,096 32

Indiana MAGA Indiana Senator posts pictures of him beating up Santa: What is wrong with these people? 2,471 42

North Carolina Former intern returns to elections office as deputy director 13,744 126

Mississippi Former Mississippi attorney Carlos Moore's announcement to run for Georgia's 13th Congressional District 2,034 13

Nebraska Small Nebraska Town Is Reeling From Exit of Meatpacking Giant Tyson 1,297 15

Delaware Bipartisan bill seeks to require primaries in special elections 1,098 14

Arizona Arizona approves key 2025 election manual ahead of deadline 14,156 84

New Mexico OPINION: What Albuquerque's historical mayoral election really means 4,140 44

Utah The Utah GOP Surrenders to Public Unions 1,703 10

West Virginia Del. Brandon Steele (R) resigns from WV House, effective immediately 3,103 27

Nevada Nevada Restaurant Association starting a PAC ahead of 2026 election cycle 2,412 24

Tennessee Hamilton County Election Commission site down for a week 4,925 43

Wyoming Senators blast Wyoming's U.S. attorney as unqualified MAGA loyalist, Jan. 6 supporter 1,769 9

South Dakota S.D. Democratic Party Director: We deserve straight talk, not contradictions, about state budget from Gov. Rhoden 1,486 8

Middle East Reza Khandan: A Year in Prison for Supporting Women's Rights 1,688 57

Vermont Activist's surprise $1M gift has Vermont family shelter giving thanks 2,443 23

North Dakota Ballot measure effort seeks to provide free school meals to North Dakota students 1,117 12

Rhode Island How to win elections and influence the State House? The League of RI Businesses has a plan. 868 12

Appalachia Inside Appalachia's Most Remote Border 1,281 49

New Hampshire After 123 voters turned away at municipal elections, advocates criticize proof-of-citizenship law 1,814 25

Americans Abroad GOP's Latest Voter Suppression Target: Overseas Americans 920 87