AMERICANTHINKER - In defense of North Carolina's HB 144
North Carolina conservatives appear to be fumbling an opportunity to free the state Board of Education from the grip of the Democrats.
DAILYCALLER (Derek VanBuskirk) - The Left’s Obsession With Early Voting May Lose Them Seats In Virginia
'A million people had already voted'
NYTIMES (David W. Chen) - What to Know About Democrat Emily Gregory’s Win in Florida
A mother of three and won a statehouse seat that includes Mar-a-Lago, while a union electrician leads in a State Senate race in conservative West Tampa.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Rep. Pete Aguilar calls out Trump for voting by mail in Florida special election
Aguilar called out Trump for voting by mail in the special election for the statehouse district that includes his Mar-a-Lago estate in spite of his longstanding rhetoric against voting by mail.
AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Democrats flip Florida state seat in Trump's backyard
Democrats on Tuesday flipped a Republican-leaning Florida state House seat that encompasses President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, per AP . The big picture: Democrat Emily Gregory beat the Trump-endorsed Republican Jon Maples in a special election in the Palm Beach County-based district that the president won by 11 points. - Trump voted for Maples by mail, despite repeatedly railing against mail-in voting . Zoom out: Republicans have been getting creamed in dozens of state legislative elections since Trump took office last year. - Democratic candidates running for state legislative seats this year have outperformed 2024 presidential candidate Kamala Harris ' vote totals by nearly 11 points, according to The Downballot , a site that…
NYTIMES (Kellen Browning) - Primaries Offer Warning Signs to Incumbents in Both Parties
Even as some top targets held on, lawmakers in both parties were pushed into runoffs by challengers in Texas, while some in the North Carolina state legislature lost.
NYTIMES (David W. Chen and Eduardo Medina) - In Tuesday’s North Carolina Primaries, the Left Is Aiming for Democrats
From a Durham-area House race to three statehouse races, North Carolina liberals are signaling that their tolerance for Democratic stalwarts may be coming to an end.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Newly released records reveal 725% increase in Medicaid for Illinois children without SSNs
After more than a year of digging, Statehouse candidate Bailey Templeton’s most public records collection shows 1,085 Illinois children under 18 without SSNs had Medicaid bills of $66 million in 2025. That’s up 725% from $8 million for 450 children in 2021.
AI:Newly released records reveal a significant surge in Medicaid costs for Illinois children without Social Security numbers. In 2021, 450 children accounted for $8 million in bills; by 2025, that figure rose to $66 million for 1,085 children, representing a 725% increase.Open