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☆ Election experts raise alarms about vote counting delays in battleground states
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | Sara Murray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Election observers worry that delays in counting mail ballots could give the public a false sense of who’s winning the election. In Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, election officials are still barred from beginning to process mail ballots before 7 a.m. on Election Day – even though election workers in both states have clamored for change. Georgia's State Election Board members discuss proposals for election rule changes at the State Capitol in Atlanta on September 20, 2024. The new law could delay by an hour or more – depending on the county – the posting of unofficial early results, state election officials have said. In Maricopa County, the general election ballot covers both sides of two pages – twice the length of the ballot voters encountered four years ago.

Persons: CNN —, Seth Bluestein, Ann Jacobs, “, Al Schmidt, Donald Trump, Chris McGrath, Joe Biden, Donald Trump baselessly, Rudy Giuliani, Biden, Trump, ” Jacobs, parroting, Daniel Acker, ” Schmidt, ”, Jacobs, David Becker, Sen, Jeremy Moss, Moss, Mike Stewart, Harris, “ It’s, Karen Brinson Bell, I’ll, won’t, Robyn Beck, Stephen Richer, ” Richer, Katie Hobbs, Jennifer Liewer, Liewer, “ We’ve, ” CNN’s Ethan Cohen, Marshall Cohen, Jason Morris Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, Keystone State, ” Police, Philadelphia Convention Center, White, Democratic Milwaukee, Biden, Wisconsin State Assembly, Trump, Reuters, ”, Workers, US, Department, Election Innovation, Research, National Conference of State Legislatures, Democratic Detroit, Capitol, Michigan Senate, State Capitol, North Carolina State Board, Getty, Republicans, Gov, Democrat Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, “, Wisconsin, Georgia, Keystone, Democratic, Kenosha , Wisconsin, Michigan, Detroit, Atlanta, North Carolina, Phoenix, AFP, Arizona, Maricopa County, Maricopa

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Battleground state election officials from both parties are pushing back against a falsehood that has proven pervasive ahead of the 2024 reaction: that noncitizens are voting in widespread numbers. The comments came as former President Donald Trump and his GOP allies have talked up efforts to crack down on noncitizens voting, which is already illegal. Maricopa County has sued seeking clarity on whether those voters can vote in state and local elections this fall. Republicans at the national and state level have fueled unfounded noncitizen voting claims in the run-up to this year's presidential election. Election officials said Thursday they were taking steps to debunk conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 election.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, ”, Al Schmidt, Schmidt, they’re, Jocelyn Benson, Benson, ” Benson, —, Bob Bauer, Ben Ginsberg, Brad Raffensperger, ” Raffensperger, we’re, Mike Johnson, Ken Paxton, they're, it's, Karen Brinson Bell, It's, Stephen Richer, Katie Hobbs, Richer, Kim Pytleski Organizations: GOP, Department of Transportation, The, Republican, Republicans, Texas, Arizona Gov Locations: Mich, —, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Michigan, American, Arizona, Maricopa County, Georgia, Oconto County , Wisconsin

A top election official in Arizona said he would file a suit Tuesday that could bar almost 100,000 residents from voting in state and local races this fall, claiming they have not provided citizenship documents required under state law. The planned suit from Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer is related to a specific part of Arizona election law that requires residents to provide documents that prove citizenship to vote in state and local elections. Such documents are not required for Arizona residents to register to vote or cast a ballot in federal elections. Since 1996, Arizona has required residents to provide proof of citizenship to obtain a driver’s license. Hobbs said her office would implement "an independent audit to ensure that MVD systems are functioning as necessary to support voter registration."

Persons: Stephen Richer, ”, Richer, ” Richer, Donald Trump, Justin Heap, Adrian Fontes, ” Fontes, “ We’re, Fontes, “, we've, —, Katie Hobbs, Hobbs Organizations: U.S, Citizens, Republican, GOP, Senate, NBC News, Motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle Department, MVD, Gov, Fontes Locations: Arizona, Maricopa County, U.S, United States, America

☆ GOP-aligned group airs antisemitic ads in Michigan featuring Doug Emhoff and highlighting Harris’ Jewish ties
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( David Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Future Coalition PAC has spent nearly $60,000 running several YouTube ads targeting Michigan, according to Google’s Ads Transparency Center. Each of the ads emphatically states Harris’ support for Israel, and many pointedly highlight her husband, Doug Emhoff, who is Jewish. “Kamala Harris is a strong leader for these difficult times. Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff: making history, standing up for what’s right, supporting Israel.”Another one of the ads opens, “Vice President Harris has chosen a side, the right side. And joining Kamala will be her husband and top advisor, Doug Emhoff, who would be the first Jewish presidential spouse ever.

Persons: Kamala Harris’s, Harris, Doug Emhoff, Emhoff, Harris ’, ”, Biden administration’s, Joe Biden, Donald Trump ., “ Kamala Harris, Kamala, Kamala Harris, Benjamin, Netanyahu, she’ll, let’s, Cabell Hobbs, Ron DeSantis ’ Organizations: CNN, Republican, Israel, Future Coalition PAC, Democratic, Muslim, Future Coalition, DC, White, ”, Federal, Commission, Florida Gov Locations: Michigan, Gaza, Israel, Emhoff, Palestine, America

The man whose teen son is accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school asked a judge on Wednesday for protection from fellow inmates due to the “incalculable number of threats” he faces behind bars. Gray needs to be separated from other inmates being held by the Barrow County Sheriff's Office, his lawyers Jimmy Berry and Brian Hobbs wrote. Last week's shooting has impacted almost everyone in the city of Winder and greater Barrow County, defense lawyers said. “In fact, so many lives in the community of Barrow County have been touched in unfathomable ways, it would be reckless to assume there are NO inmates, either currently or in the near future, being housed in the Barrow County Detention, who wish to harm the Defendant." A representative for the Barrow County Sheriff's Office could not be immediately reached for comment on Thursday.

Persons: Colin Gray, Colt Gray, Gray, Jimmy Berry, Brian Hobbs, ”, “ Organizations: Apalachee High School, Office, Detention, Court Locations: Georgia, Barrow, Winder, Barrow County

The group most directly affected by restrictions on abortion — women of reproductive age — are broadly against them, new survey results have found. Nearly half of Republican women of reproductive age said abortion should be legal in most or all cases. The report released Wednesday focuses more narrowly on how women of reproductive age view abortion, based on 3,900 responses. KFF’s survey results in Florida suggest that 72% of reproductive-age women there think abortion should be legal, including roughly half of Republican women. Frederiksen said her research shows that many women are unaware of or misinformed about their states’ abortion landscapes.

Persons: KFF, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Brittni Frederiksen, Trump, Harris, ”, Sen, Lindsey Graham, JD Vance, Trump’s, Vance, Frederiksen, Katie Hobbs, Arizonans Organizations: Republican, Survey, Gallup, Congress, CBS, Pew Research Center, ”, Gov, CBS News Locations: U.S, Arizona, Missouri, R, Ohio, Florida, Arizonans

The secretary of state's office estimates that 577,971 valid signatures were turned in by Arizona for Abortion Access, a coalition of reproductive rights organizations that includes the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona. The Arizona for Abortion Access Act will go before voters under the title "Proposition 139." “This is a huge win for Arizona voters who will now get to vote YES on restoring and protecting the right to access abortion care, free from political interference, once and for all,” Cheryl Bruce, campaign manager for Arizona for Abortion Access, said in a statement. In a video shared by the Arizona secretary of state's office, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes acknowledged the legal hurdles the ballot proposal is likely to face. "This is going to certify that the initiative has made the ballot," said Fontes.

Persons: JP Martin, ” Cheryl Bruce, it’s, ” Chris Love, Dobbs, Roe, Wade, Katie Hobbs, Adrian Fontes, —, Fontes Organizations: NBC, Abortion, American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, Arizona, U.S, Supreme, Democrats, Democratic, Republican Locations: Arizona

☆ ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus to host panel with female governors during DNC
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Julia Louis-Dreyfus will host a panel during the Democratic National Convention with the Democratic Governors Association to put a spotlight on the United States’ female governors, the actress’ publicist confirmed to CNN. Louis-Dreyfus – who played the first fictional female vice president of the United States on HBO’s Emmy-winning “Veep” – is a longtime Democratic supporter and has spoken out publicly on women’s issues throughout her career. The panel, which will be held on August 21 during the week of the DNC in Chicago, will feature the country’s eight Democratic women governors: Arizona Gov. “I’m looking forward to our conversation and the opportunity to shine the spotlight on these accomplished leaders.”Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Veep" Season 7. As if life was imitating art, fans have noted the real-life similarities to the scripted show in which Louis-Dreyfus played the first female vice president who then became the first female president.

Persons: Julia Louis, Dreyfus, Louis, Dreyfus –, Veep, Katie Hobbs, Laura Kelly, Janet Mills, Maura Healey, Gretchen Whitmer, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Kathy Hochul, Tina Kotek, Seinfeld, ” Louis, “, ” Julia Louis, HBO Max Louis, Selina Meyer, –, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, ” Armando Iannucci, ”, CNN’s Lisa Respers Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Convention, Democratic Governors Association, United, Warner Bros ., DNC, Kansas Gov, Maine Gov, Massachusetts Gov, New, New Mexico Gov, New York Gov, Oregon Gov, “, Hollywood, HBO Locations: United States, Chicago, Arizona, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, CNN’s Lisa Respers France

☆ Kamala Harris is going on the offensive on border security. It could keep Arizona blue and cut off Trump's path to victory.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewLast Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. AdvertisementTrump can't take Arizona for grantedBefore Biden won Arizona in 2020, it last voted for a Democratic presidential nominee in 1996. AdvertisementHowever, for Trump, a Harris win in Arizona would be a huge blow in his attempts to win a second term. Biden's 2020 victories in Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada — as well as his wins in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — effectively cut off Trump's path to victory that year. Should Harris neutralize the border security issue — a feat that seemed unimaginable when Biden was still the presumptive nominee — it'll give her a major opening to win Arizona.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, It's, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Harris, Trump, it's, Greg Abbott —, Biden, scrambles, Biden's, Democrat Mark Kelly, Katie Hobbs, Donald Trump's, Mario Tama, — it'll Organizations: Service, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, State, Business, Trump, Arizona, Republican, Texas GOP Gov, Biden, Republicans, Central America, Democrat, White House, GOP, — Locations: Glendale , Arizona, Phoenix, Mexico, New York, Chicago, California, Central, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Arizona's, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

☆ Cole Hocker stuns the world, outkicks Josh Kerr to win men’s 1500m title Olympic gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

He was courageous enough to try to do one of the hardest things in running, win a race from the front, wire-to-wire. 😱 A STUNNING upset in the men’s 1500m as AMERICAN COLE HOCKER takes gold! This was the race that all running nerds had circled on their Olympic schedules, but not because of Hocker. Oldest brother Henrik finished fifth in the 1,500 meters at the 2012 Olympics. He said he tried to respond, but ran out of gas – 1500 meters had proven “just 100 meters too much.”“I ruined it for myself by going way too hard,” he said.

Persons: Cole Hocker, outrunning Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Josh Kerr, Hocker —, Steve Prefontaine —, Kerr, Yared, outkicked Ingebrigtsen, Ingebrigtsen, Scot, allen, ould, O, “, egan, ake W, ruth, ake, ike Organizations: United States, University of Oregon, Olympic, ust Locations: Indianapolis, ictory

☆ Secretaries of State say X's AI shared false election information
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Five secretaries of state on Monday urged Elon Musk to fix his social media platform X’s artificial intelligence search assistant after it allegedly shared false information about the 2024 presidential election. “In all nine states the opposite is true,” said the letter, which was first reported by The Washington Post. In Monday’s letter, the secretaries of state wrote that Grok’s false claim was “shared on multiple social media platforms” within hours of Biden’s announcement. But “the false information about ballot deadlines has been captured and shared repeatedly in multiple posts — reaching millions of people,” the officials wrote. “Furthermore, Grok continued to repeat this false information for more than a week until it was corrected on July 31, 2024,” the letter alleged.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, chatbot Grok, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, Kamala Harris, ‘, Steve Simon, “, ”, Simon, Al Schmidt, Pennsylvania, Simon Steve Hobbs, Michigan’s Jocelyn Benson, Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Schmidt, Grok, X, OpenAI’s Organizations: Monday, SpaceX, Democratic, The Washington Post, Republican, CNBC, Trump, Republicans, America PAC Locations: Pennsylvania , Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Alabama , Indiana , Ohio , Texas, Washington, United States

The state’s GOP Senate candidate, Kari Lake, has long challenged her Democratic competitor, Rep. Ruben Gallego, to take the debate stage. Hobbs still did not agree to the Arizona Clean Elections proposal for a traditional debate, saying Lake would create a "spectacle." Hobbs then participated in a separate Q&A with Arizona PBS, which has no affiliation with Arizona Clean Elections. Given Hobbs’ Q&A was not affiliated with Arizona Clean Elections, the organization’s executive director says Lake’s frustration is misplaced. “Traditionally, for the last, I think, three Senate races, every Senate debate has happened at the Clean Elections debate,” Gallego said last week.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Kari Lake, Ruben Gallego, Gallego, ”, Lake, “, chuckles, ” Lake, Katie Hobbs, Hobbs, Thomas Collins, Collins, ” Gallego, proclivity, Harris Organizations: PHOENIX, Arizona Senate, GOP Senate, Democratic, Lake, NBC News, GOP, Arizona, Elections, Republican, Arizona Clean, Arizona PBS, Trump Locations: Arizona, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, ’, Gallego

☆ Elon Musk's X AI shared false election information after Biden dropped out, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Five secretaries of state on Monday urged Elon Musk to fix his social media platform X's artificial intelligence search assistant after it allegedly shared false information about the 2024 presidential election . Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, had endorsed Republican presidential nominee Trump before Biden quit the race and backed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. "In all nine states the opposite is true," said the letter, which was first reported by The Washington Post. Musk has previously said that he created and is donating to a political action committee that is supporting Trump and Republicans. That group, America PAC, is being investigated by Benson's office over its efforts to collect voter data in key swing states.

Persons: Musk, chatbot Grok, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Trump, Biden, Kamala Harris, Steve Simon, Simon, Al Schmidt, Steve Hobbs, Jocelyn Benson of, Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Schmidt Organizations: Monday, SpaceX, Democratic, The Washington Post, Pennsylvania, Republican, CNBC, Trump, Republicans, America PAC Locations: Pennsylvania , Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Alabama , Indiana , Ohio , Texas, Washington, United States, Jocelyn Benson of Michigan

Some of that is changing. “It’s a really big worry,” Hobbs said. “You cannot have a strong and prosperous economy without affordable housing.”You cannot have a strong and prosperous economy without affordable housing. “There are people who want to work, who want to be here — want to live here, want to be part of the businesses that are here — who are struggling to find the housing,” she said. Landwehr worries about sustaining the “diversity of the population” needed to power the economy and keep the area desirable for both residents and visitors if the problem deepens: “We’ll start to see kind of a division, if you will, of who’s here.”

Persons: “, ” Hobbs, Kelsi Hobbs, Shannon Landwehr, ”, Landwehr Organizations: TD Bank, University of Maine, Regional Chamber of Commerce Locations: Maine, Rockland, Penobscot, who’s

☆ How to survive Phoenix heat: Icy body bags and mobile coolers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Buy the bigger ice machines,” Phoenix Fire Captain Robert McDade tells emergency managers who call for advice from around the world. “Be willing to change what you’ve done.”An unhoused man finds little respite from the heat in the shade of a bus stop in Phoenix. Phoenix first responders are stocking body bags filled with ice to treat victims of heat stroke, bringing their core body temperature down on the way to the hospital. Julian Quinones/CNNFirst responders at Fire Station 61 are treating more victims of heat illness as temperatures soar in Phoenix. Every summer we learn, and we improve.”A heat respite center at Burton Barr Central Library just north of downtown Phoenix.

Persons: it’s, Coroners, “, Robert McDade, Julian Quinones, CNN McDade, McDade, ”, ” McDade, John Prato, Kate Gallego, we’ve, ” Gallego, didn’t, Evelio Contreras, Katie Hobbs, Eugene Livar, Arizona’s, there’s, Jennifer Vanos, Vanos, MaRTy ”, CNN Evelio Contreras Organizations: CNN, Phoenix, Harvard, Phoenix City Council, Burton Barr Central Library, CNN Arizona, Arizona State’s School of Sustainability, Vanos Locations: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Chicago, Albuquerque, Arizona, ”

☆ States target AI and deepfakes as election interference threat looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Piper Hudspethblackburn | Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

While Michigan, Washington, Minnesota, Texas and California already had laws regulating deepfakes, Minnesota updated their law this year to require a candidate to forfeit their office or nomination if they violate the state’s deepfake laws, among other provisions. In states such as New York, New Mexico and Alabama, victims can seek a court order to stop the content. Katie Hobbs signed his proposal into law in May, along with another AI bill that requires disclosures in campaign ads. Big Tech has already taken some steps to moderate deepfake content. TikTok and Meta (the parent company of Instagram, Threads and Facebook) announced plans in recent months to label AI content, while YouTube requires creators to disclose when videos are AI-created.

Persons: deepfakes, Amy Beth Cyphert, Cyphert, Alexander Kolodin, Kolodin, it’s, ”, Katie Hobbs, Robert Weissman, Chuck Schumer, Sen, Mitch McConnell, Weissman, Sean Cooksey, It’s, Jessica Rosenworcel, ” Jonathan Uriarte, there’s, Dar’shun Kendrick, “ there’s, ” Kendrick, Alex Curtas, CNN’s Oliver Darcy, Sean Lyngaas, Donie O’Sullivan, Yahya Abou, Ghazala Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democrat, Department of Homeland Security, West Virginia University’s College of Law, ” Arizona Democratic Gov, Big Tech, Meta, YouTube, Swift, Public Citizen, House, Federal, Commission, Federal Communication Commission, FCC, . State Locations: Florida, Hawaii , New York , Idaho , Indiana, New Mexico , Oregon , Utah , Wisconsin , Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Washington , Minnesota , Texas, California, deepfakes, Minnesota, New York, New Mexico, Alabama, Florida , Mississippi, Utah, Wisconsin, Oregon and Mississippi, statehouses, robocalls, Georgia, . Arizona

☆ How Harris may win back a critical group of voters who abandoned Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

With Harris at the top of the ticket, Democrats now see a chance to refocus voters on the issue and restore their margins among the abortion rights voters who had notably drifted away from Biden. In both the 2020 and 2022 campaigns, voters who backed legal abortion provided overwhelming support to Biden and other Democratic candidates. Across all of those battleground states, Biden this year was performing well below that level with voters who support legal abortion, polls have found. Those abortion rights voters also split about evenly on whether Biden or Trump was better for the economy. “Many of them aren’t single issue abortion voters; they are worried about the economy and inflation, they are worried about immigration,” McLaughlin said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, wasn’t, Donald Trump’s, Harris, Biden, ”, Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg, “ It’s, Dobbs, Charles Franklin, Tony Evers, Katie Hobbs, Josh Shapiro, Gretchen Whitmer, Whitmer, Shapiro, Franklin, Trump, Roe, Wade, “, Lake, Melissa Williams, ” Harris, Tresa Undem, ‘ what’s, –, Greenberg, ” Greenberg, —, John Della Volpe, Della Volpe, energize, Jason Cabel Roe, ” Trump, He’s, “ Donald Trump, Jim McLaughlin, McLaughlin, ” McLaughlin, Williams, JD Vance, ” Williams Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Edison Research, Democratic House, Democrats, Marquette Law School, SSRS, Quinnipiac University, Yahoo, Quinnipiac, Trump, Times, YouGov, Biden, Catholic, ” Voters, GOP, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, Republican Party, “, Republicans, White House Locations: The Marquette, Pennsylvania , Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, London, Harris, Iowa, America, Trump

CNN —With President Joe Biden’s support unleashing a flood of endorsements from many prominent Democrats across the country, Kamala Harris has emerged as the favorite to take his place as the party’s nominee for president. The campaign formally amended filings with the Federal Election Commission to rename its principal committee and declare Harris a candidate for president. Cooper previously waved off speculation that he might be on the shortlist for vice presidential nominees if Biden steps aside and Harris becomes the nominee. “Are you at least open to the possibility of being a running mate to Vice President Harris?,” Beshear was asked on MSNBC Monday morning. “I’m not going anywhere.”Whitmer, first elected governor in 2018, emerged as a prominent executive during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Kamala Harris, Harris, Biden, Roy Cooper, Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, Jeff Zeleny, Shapiro, ”, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Corey Comperatore, Trump, “ Corey, Corey, ” Shapiro, ” Roy Cooper, “, Cooper, ” Cooper, Mark Kelly Arizona Sen, Gabby Giffords, Kelly, Katie Hobbs, Andy Beshear, Beshear, ” Beshear, He’s, Steve Beshear, J.B, J.B . Pritzker, Pritzker, Wade, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Pete Buttigieg, It’s, Buttigieg, Mike Pence, Vance, Bill Maher ”, ” Vance, ” Buttigieg, Gretchen Whitmer, “ I’m, ” Whitmer, Whitmer, She’s, That’s, Abby Phillip, who’s, ” Gavin Newsom California, Gavin Newsom, Ron DeSantis, X, Donald Trump’s, @KamalaHarris, Newsom, CNN’s Tami Luhby, Ethan Cohen, Jasmine Wright, Devan Cole, Gregory Krieg, Edward, Isaac Dovere, Dan Merica Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Federal, Commission, Democratic National Convention, North Carolina Gov, Arizona, Democrats, ” CNN, ” Roy Cooper North Carolina Gov, Republicans, Republican, Biden, North Carolina House of, North, Democratic Party, MSNBC, Senate, GOP, Affordable, Pritzker, Pritzker Illinois Gov, South, Chicago Mayor, White, Transportation Department, Fox News, Yale Law School, Harvard, Trump Republican, Gov, Detroit News, Trump, Golden, Electoral College Locations: Chicago, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Butler , Pennsylvania, America, North Carolina, Raleigh, Andy Beshear Kentucky, Bluegrass, Kentucky, Pritzker Illinois, Midwest, South Bend , Indiana, Afghanistan, East Palestine , Ohio, Michigan, Covid, Napa, San Francisco

☆ As the RNC ends, swing states’ efforts to fight misinformation ramp up ahead of the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Shania Shelton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“2024 is the first American presidential election year at this intersection of election-related mis- and disinformation and the rapid growth of AI generated content. Misinformation spread rapidly through Pennsylvania during the 2020 election as the swing state faced baseless allegations about voting in Pennsylvania, perceived unfairness toward Republican poll-watchers and violations of election rules. Sabir said the misinformation fighting efforts will target voters where they are, including social media, billboards and radio ads. Fontes was recognized in May for his office’s work creating election security tabletop training exercises aimed to protect the state’s election infrastructure. Bellamy said it’s critical to fight misinformation going into this election, and elections are gaining a lot of negative attention.

Persons: CNN —, Ginny Badanes, Ashley O’Rourke, Badanes, O’Rourke, ”, it’s, Megan Bellamy, Donald Trump, Seth Bluestein, “ It’s, ” Bluestein, Omar Sabir, ” Sabir, Sabir, Lawrence Norden, Brennan, ” Norden, Adrian Fontes, Fontes, He’s, ” Fontes, Bellamy, it’ll, ” Bellamy, “, Alexander Kolodin, Kolodin, Katie Hobbs, David Edmonson, TechNet’s, ” Edmonson, Tony Evers, Adam Neylon, they’re, ” Neylon, Lia Holland, ” Holland, I’ve, Trump Organizations: CNN, Republican National Convention, Microsoft, State, Republican, Arizona, Arizona Republican, HB, Democratic, Wisconsin Gov Locations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Atlanta , Milwaukee, In Arizona, Arizona, Wisconsin

☆ These 10 U.S. states have America’s best economies in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

We consider economic growth and job growth. We measure the breadth of each state's economy by looking at how many major corporations are headquartered there. Delaware's economy turned in a lackluster performance in 2023 — the only state economy to shrink last year. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesThe Grand Canyon State's surging chip sector is delivering many dividends, including strong job growth and a healthy housing market. But he noted that construction employment grew at a healthy pace last year, evidence that the state economy still has steam left.

Persons: Dupont De Nemours, Ethan Miller, Kevin C, George Frey, Mark Knold, Knold, Zions, Mario Tama, Katie Hobbs, Allison Joyce, they've, Andrew Berger, Gross, Berger, Nina Dietzel, Lawrence Kessler, Kessler, Brandon Bell, Joe Raedle Organizations: Companies, Business, Delaware, Istock, Getty, Fortune, Census, Commerce Department, Aaa, Direct Investment, Corporate, Gem State, Micron Technology, Lamb Weston Holdings, Silver State, Pew, Major Corporations, Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts, Benz, Cox, Mercedes, Nestlé, Purina, Adidas, Georgia Department of Economic, U.S . Commerce Department, Assurant, Intercontinental, Contractors, Bloomberg, Utah's Department of Workforce Services, Arizona Workers, Gov, Democrat, Major, Technology, North, Health, Employers, North Carolina Department of Commerce, Corporate Headquarters, Bank of America, Duke Energy, Tennessee, University of Tennessee, The Volunteer State, FedEx, Texas Employees, Lone Star State, Entrepreneurship, Oracle, Tesla, Amerant Locations: States, Wilmington, New Castle County , Delaware, Delaware, Incyte, Idaho, Boise , Idaho, USA, Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas , Nevada, Southern California, Vegas, Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia, Peach, Utah, Provo , Utah, U.S, Beehive, Buckeye , Arizona, Arizona, North Carolina, Wilmington , North Carolina, Carolina, Tennessee Nashville , Tennessee, Luling , Texas, The Texas, North Dakota, California, Texas, Florida, Sunrise , Florida

☆ These are America's 10 worst states for quality of life in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

2024 Quality of Life Score: 119 out of 325 Points (Top States Grade: D-) Strengths: Crime, Voting Rights, Worker Protections Weaknesses: Air Quality, Reproductive Rights, Health Care9. 2024 Quality of Life Score: 98 out of 325 points (Top States Grade: F) Strength: Air Quality Weaknesses: Voting Rights, Crime, Reproductive Rights6. 2024 Quality of Life Score: 96 out of 325 points (Top States Grade: F) Strengths: Child Care, Air Quality Weaknesses: Crime, Inclusiveness, Health Care5. 2024 Quality of Life Score: 85 out of 325 points (Top States Grade: F) Strength: Air Quality Weaknesses: Reproductive Rights, Health, Worker Protections, Voting Rights3. 2024 Quality of Life Score: 83 out of 325 points (Top States Grade: F) Strength: Child Care Weaknesses: Voting Rights, Inclusiveness, Worker Protections2.

Persons: CNBC's, Rebecca Noble, Katie Hobbs, Kansas Thomas Barwick, Bacchus, Chandan Khanna, Wesley Bell, Michael B, Thomas, Michael Pomante, Bill Lee's, Seth Herald, Bill Lee, Oklahoma Dr, Franz Theard, Paul Ratje, Dobbs, Oklahomans, Elijah Nouvelage, Darwin Varela, Brandon Bell Organizations: Business, Arizona, Abortion, Arizona House Republicans, American Lung Association, American Hospital Association, Democratic, Health, Kansas, Digitalvision, Getty, FBI, Louisiana Police, AFP, United Health Foundation, Louisiana Department of Education, Louis County Board, United Democracy Center ., Tennessee Educators, The Tennessee Bureau, Investigation, Volunteer State, Rights, Republican Gov, Care, National Conference of State Legislatures, Reproductive Clinic, Washington, Washington Post, Guttmacher, Sooner State, Alabama Voters, Alabama, Center, Election Innovation, Research, Oxfam America, State, Indiana, Getty Images Indiana, Hoosier State, Reproductive, Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center Locations: States, Arizona, Phoenix , Arizona, Sunflower, America . Kansas, Kansas, New Orleans, Pelican, Louisiana, Missouri, Louis, Louis County, St, Ann , Missouri, United Democracy Center . Missouri, Tennessee, Nashville, Nashville , Tennessee, Seth, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Santa Teresa , New Mexico, Oxford , Alabama, Delaware , Mississippi, New Hampshire, Alabama, Hoosier, Indiana, Eagle Pass , Texas

San Miguel Gate, Tohono O’odham Nation CNN —The thermometer hit 111 Fahrenheit as we rolled up to a battered tent deep in the Tohono O’odham Nation reservation in Arizona. Chairman Verlon Jose, leader of the Tohono O’odham Nation, considered addressing them, and then turned away. CNNPeople wait to be taken in by Border Patrol after crossing the US-Mexico border near the San Miguel gate on the Tohono O'odham reservation, Arizona in June 2024. Evelio Contreras/CNNYou could drive for miles on the sprawling Tohono O’odham reservation without encountering anyone beside the free-ranging cattle. Some Tohono O’odham Nation members put out water or food for the migrants, others are afraid to.

Persons: Verlon Jose, ”, Evelio Contreras, Jose, ” Jose, Katie Hobbs, we’re, Annette Mattia, “ We’re, you’ll, ” Annette Mattia, “, Ariel Mattia, Raymond Mattia's, who’ve, CNN –, ” Norma, You’ve, ain’t, Mike Wilson, ” Wilson, Raymond Mattia, ” “, Mattia, Biden, That’s, Trump, CNN’s Rachel Clarke Organizations: CNN, Patrol, Border Patrol, US Border Patrol, US Customs, Border Protection, CNN CNN, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, San, CNN Migrants, CNN Border Patrol, CNN Security, US, Plymouth Rock Locations: Miguel Gate, Arizona, Pima County , Arizona, Mexico’s, Cortez, Mexico, United States, San Miguel, Arizona’s Tucson, Menagers, , Arizona, Pima County, America, Tucson, Arizona's, illegals, American, Atlanta

☆ Is abortion rights your top issue? Here's a guide to each 2024 candidate's stance.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Two years later, abortion rights remain a major issue in the 2024 election. Vice President Kamala Harris has taken the lead in the Biden campaign's push to highlight abortion rights on the campaign trail. The Senate filibuster requires a de facto 60-vote majority for legislation that would enshrine nationwide abortion rights protection into law. AdvertisementSome legal experts have also questioned whether Congress has the power to guarantee abortion access. Project 2025, an unofficial partnership of right-wing think tanks, has outlined an ambitious series of plans to curtail abortion rights if Trump wins in November.

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☆ Arizona is a cautionary tale for school vouchers as a wave of states are giving parents cash to send their kids to private school
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThe prominence of school vouchers continues to surge across the country — but they might not benefit the families who need them the most. Over the past few years, states like Ohio and Arkansas have expanded their school voucher programs to allow most or all parents to receive funding to send their kids to private schools. The modern school voucher movement started to grow in the 1990s under the idea that the government would give parents a certain amount of money to put toward private school tuition. A new report from the Brookings Institution delved further into the implications of Arizona's voucher program. AdvertisementHave you received a school voucher or decided not to participate in your state's program?

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☆ Republicans are divided on whether Kari Lake's Arizona Senate candidacy should be a top investment for the GOP
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewWhen Kari Lake jumped into the Arizona GOP Senate primary last October, many conservatives were thrilled with the decision, confident she'd energize base voters in the general election. It's still early in the campaign, but the numbers are a sign that she has so far not consolidated GOP support around her candidacy. "Ultimately, the Republican Senate committee is probably going to realize before too long that there's far better opportunities for victories in other parts of the country," he added. But in addition to Arizona, they're angling to flip seats in Montana, Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

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