Republicans’ projected “Red Wave” was reduced to a ripple in congressional contests and subsumed by a blue undertow in state elections with Democrats winning most key gubernatorial races and gaining control of four state legislative bodies nationwide in the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Before noon on Nov. 14, the GOP held a 212-204 lead in…

First-time Democratic candidate Wesley Moore, an author and former CEO of an anti-poverty nonprofit, has been elected Maryland’s first black governor, according to projections. Moore, 43, a U.S. Army Ranger war veteran and investment banker who had the vocal backing of TV maven Oprah Winfrey, was projected to beat Del. Dan Cox (R-Frederick) in their…

If reelected Nov. 8, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’ll fix Florida’s property insurance crisis, make teacher salary hikes a permanent component of the education budget, eliminate sales taxes on “baby items” and pet food, and lobby lawmakers to amend a state statute that requires death sentences for convicted murders be handed down only by…

The Kansas State Fair kicked off its annual 10-day run with a noteworthy bang on Sept. 9 as Stillwell farmer Matt Jacobs’ 1,280-pounder broke the state’s all-time pumpkin record and ribbons were awarded for best scarecrows, biscuits, and butter sculptures. Staged in Hutchison, the state fair is a late-summer celebration of tradition, innovation, and novelty…