Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 9/19/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative We have Laura Belin, Kathie Obradovich, and Eric Woolson here to discuss Grassley’s future, an amendment on the ballot, and plenty on the governor and senate races. Read on Substack Eric Woolson joins the crew again this week, marking Sen. Chuck Grassley’s 93rd birthday […] more

Members of the Vermont Labor Relations Board are appointed by Gov. Phil Scott. “I don't understand why the governor is taking so long,” one labor leader said. Read the story on VTDigger here: The state panel handling labor disputes in Vermont is short on members at a critical moment. more

Two dangerous Chittenden County intersections have known fatal crash histories, yet proposed roundabouts to fix them face years of delay. Read the story on VTDigger here: How many crashes will it take to build a roundabout?. more

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss passed for 363 yards and two touchdowns. more

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana told a crowd of Iowa conservatives Saturday he believes current high inflation is being caused by the U.S.-Iran war — but said he sees an end to the conflict within six months. Kennedy was the keynote speaker for the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual fall fundraiser in Des […] more

Ole Miss and LSU fans packed tailgate parties Saturday before their big rivalry game in Oxford. It was the first for Lane Kiffin to appear on the Ole Miss campus since he left there as head coach before the end of the 2025 season to take over at LSU. more

ANKENY — U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming said Saturday that keeping Republicans in control of Congress was needed to ensure Democrats do not reverse changes made through the 2025 “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Act like tax cuts to tips and overtime. Barrasso joined Hinson, a Republican who is running […] more

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources estimated just under 400,000 sacks of oysters across surveyed reefs in the Mississippi Sound as of Sept. 8, up from about 275,000 sacks last year. more

he plane is expected to fly over the Ole Miss campus starting at 10 a.m., then over Vaught-Hemingway Stadium from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. as more than 68,000 fans arrive for the 6:30 p.m. kickoff. more

Many California public employees want more flexibility to work from home than Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-office policy allows. He vetoed a bill that would have encouraged departments to set their own policies. more

Just days after the primary election, the state Republican Party is in revolt over its two most prominent candidates following one’s dismissal from a forum after repeatedly misgendering U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride. The post Arminio misgendering of McBride upends Republican ticket unity appeared first on Spotlight Delaware. more

‘It keeps coming back to haunt us.’ Battery fire at Moss Landing ignites before California regulators finish investigating the last one more

On the day that his campaign announced it had accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from employees of a California-based artificial intelligence company, Democratic governor candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins said that if elected, he will seek to temporarily ban new computing data centers in Alaska. As Americans grow frustrated with artificial intelligence software and […] more

Five Missouri voters have filed a class-action lawsuit against Missouri's Secretary of State over his handling of the state's congressional map ahead of the November election. The plaintiffs … more

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that it has awarded a total of $17 million to 17 community organizations across Missouri in an effort to assist veterans who are experiencing … more

Tech giant Google is committing to help with insulating homes, upgrading windows and replacing inefficient heating and cooling systems to reduce energy bills as it builds a large data center between … more

State officials are making one last push in a federal appeals court to use the 2025 HB 1 congressional map favoring Republicans in the November midterm elections. Secretary of State Denny … more

Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order Wednesday that aims to establish parameters around the misuse of automated license plate readers, including the street-level Flock camera system used in … more

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins defended his performance of his official duties Wednesday at an event hosted by Mizzou’s Turning Point USA chapter. “Someone told me, ‘Oh, you get sued all … more

JEFFERSON CITY — More than 100 people filled the Missouri State Capitol rotunda Wednesday afternoon for a rally calling for a state moratorium on data centers. It was led by members of the No … more