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Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune
Republicans lost ground in rural Texas, adding to historic wipeout
James Talarico ran up the score in the Panhandle, while rural Texans living along the Louisiana border stayed home.
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Where have all the cattle ranches gone?
Decades of consolidation have reshaped America’s beef industry. Federal data shows just how much has changed.
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General election: SD voter turnout hits historic low, sales tax increases fail
What failures to pass amendments, Democratic statewide losses and local elections may mean.
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Manufactured consent: Paid social media posters are being recruited to promote Wisconsin data center
A Wisconsin political operative approached at least one writer about posting social media comments favorable to the OpenAI/Oracle/Vantage data center in Port Washington.
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Rachel Livinal for The Merced FOCUS
Young Brains, Huge Stakes: How transitional kindergarten is shaping San Joaquin Valley’s youth
As California expands transitional kindergarten statewide, this four-part series examines whether San Joaquin Valley schools can meet the needs of young learners.
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Lily Smith for Flatwater Free Press
Priced out of the Good Life
Nebraska paychecks are stagnant. Home prices continue to spiral. It’s pricing out a generation of buyers.
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Courtesy of U.S. Senate
Cardinal News 250: Virginia’s stories. A nation’s birth.
The project spotlights Virginia’s overlooked contributions to America’s march to independence ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial.
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The Buckeye Flame releases Rural NW Ohio Information Ecosystem Assessment
November 05, 2026
The IEA will help us fill coverage gaps and generate new story ideas in rural NW Ohio.
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Hundreds of uncounted ballots could send a pair of undecided midterm races in Central Florida to recounts this week.
November 04, 2026
As overseas and other ballots are being counted, candidates wait for razor-thin margins to find a winner.
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Here’s how Southern Southeast Alaskans voted in Tuesday’s election
November 04, 2026
Around 4,700 people in House District 1 cast their ballot this election, compared to nearly 8,700 in 2024.
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Photos: Scenes from Election Day in Minnesota
November 04, 2026
A look at scenes leading up to Minnesota’s 2026 midterm election, from candidate town halls to early voting.
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Rural Voters Helped Democrats Win South Carolina’s US Senate Seat
November 04, 2026
Democratic candidate Annie Andrews won by a slight margin in South Carolina, turning the reliably-red state blue for the first time in decades.
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Election results: Democrats double their seats in the Legislature, unlocking greater sway in the statehouse
November 04, 2026
Democrats will have more than 20 House seats, according to unofficial election results, giving them the numbers to get amendment votes on the record and stop lawmakers from fast-tracking legislation.
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Democrats Win Congress Control, Flipping 2 House Seats in Mid-Hudson Valley and Northeast PA
November 04, 2026
Democrats have won full control of Congress, flipping both NY-19 and PA-8, that sent a sharp rejection of President Donald Trump.
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Four things we learned from Tuesday’s Democratic tsunami in Wisconsin
November 04, 2026
The Walker Republican era is over; diversity won, but equity lost; the GOP gerrymander is exposed again; billionaires don’t control elections.
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Election 2026: See how New Jersey residents voted by county in congressional and U.S. Senate races
November 04, 2026
Explore interactive maps showing where candidates received the strongest support and how voting patterns varied county by county across the state.