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Millionaire businessman Eric Hovde handily won Wisconsin's GOP Senate primary Tuesday, officially setting up his bid to oust two-term Democrat Tammy Baldwin. Why it matters: It's one of at least nine competitive Senate seats Republicans aim to flip to take back the majority in November. The AP called the race...

Eric Hovde wins Wisconsin Senate GOP primary

Washington State

Axios Seattle

Democrats are still fighting to avoid being shut out of the race for Washington's public lands commissioner, more than a week after the Aug. 6 primary election.Why it matters: Under Washington's top-two primary, two members of the same party can advance to the general election — an outcome that looked more than possible in early vote counts, when two Republicans were in the lead.The latest: In the latest results from the Aug. 6 vote-by-mail election, Democrat Dave Upthegrove, a King County Council member, was about 2,300 votes ahead of Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson, a retired utility analyst and former power...

After a week, state lands commissioner race still too close to call

Georgia State

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Fulton County, GA

Atlanta, GA

The Current GA

ATLANTA — Four years after the 2020 election, a newly GOP-aligned election board in Georgia is pushing to reinvestigate the state’s largest county for its handling of the vote.

In a 2020 flashback, Georgia’s GOP-aligned election board wants to reinvestigate election results

Columbia University president Minouche Shafik resigned on Wednesday following months of criticism from students, donors and members of Congress over how she handled pro-Palestinian protests on campus, she announced in a letter addressed "to the Columbia community." Why it matters: Shafik is the third Ivy League president to step down...

Columbia University president resigns over response to Gaza protests

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Boulder County, CO

Boulder County is looking to give low-income parents with young children cash payments as part of a new experiment to help families with the rising cost of living. State of play: The $300-a-month payments — funded with $6 million in federal pandemic relief dollars — are designed to reach families without access to other social safety net benefits, particularly immigrants who reside in the country illegally.

Boulder experiments with giving cash to parents with young children

Crisp County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Washington, DC

D.C. is known as a big brunch town, but weekend lunches are on the rise here and nationally. Why it matters: Restaurant spending is shifting from weekday lunch hours to the weekends, per Square data, partly as a reflection of pandemic behavior changes. By the numbers: Overall restaurant transactions for...

Weekend, not weekday, lunch is on the rise in D.C.

Thomson, GA

A Georgia city mayor has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation following an investigation and a grand jury indictment, officials announced on Wednesday. According to GBI officials, the Thomson Police Department requested the agency to investigate an allegation that Thomson City Mayor, 52-year-old Benjamin Cary Cranford, provided alcohol to an inmate on work detail within the city limits on June 4, 2024.

Georgia City Mayor Arrested for Allegedly Giving Alcohol to an Inmate on Work Det

Winder, GA

A 50-year-old former jailer has been charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) with cruelty to inmates and violation of oath of office. On Sunday, July 21, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an incident involving one of their jailers, Lolita Lightner of Winder, Georgia.

Former Jailer at Georgia County Jail Arrested

Appling County, GA

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

D.C. has seen one of the steepest drops in violent crime among major U.S. cities in the first half of the year, per new preliminary data. Why it matters: D.C. ended last year with dire crime statistics — 274 homicides, the most since the late '90s, and nearly double the number of carjackings.

Violent crime drops sharply in D.C.

Des Moines, IA

Federal officials upgraded Des Moines' flood protection rank this week — a major win for the city's mitigation efforts and a financial score for residents. Why it matters: Starting in October, some property owners' flood insurance premiums will drop as much as 25%, Axios has learned. Catch up quick:...

Scoop: Des Moines' flood prevention leads to insurance break

New Orleans, LA

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden may have been in New Orleans on Tuesday for a serious topic — cancer — but it didn't get in the way of them cracking jokes about the stifling heat and Tulane's private tuition. Why it matters: They announced about $150...

President Biden jokes about Tulane's tuition during New Orleans visit

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Election Day: U.S. Senate on the ballot

Thursday is Election Day. Polls are open 7am-7pm. Why it matters: Voters will select candidates to represent Tennessee in Congress and at the state Capitol. Local...

Election Day: U.S. Senate on the ballot

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