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Rhode Island Governor’s Race Reignites CVS Opioid Settlement Dispute as Foulkes’ Pharmacy Record Faces New Scrutiny★ New Hampshire Enforces Mixed-Use Housing Law as Towns Weigh Density Limits★ Federal Housing Law Clears Hurdle, But Investor Restrictions Unlikely to Ease Massachusetts Shortage★ Alaska Lawmakers Convene Third Special Session on Natural Gas Pipeline With Little Progress in Sight★ Trump Pressures Senate to Remain in Session Until Voter ID Bill Passes★ Honolulu Rail Project Faces Probable One-Year Delay as Cost Tops $10 Billion★ Political Memoirs Reveal Selective Memory: Biden, Vance Works Criticized for Key Omissions★ Trump Defends Tariffs at Michigan Plant as Retaliatory Duties From Canada Loom★ Rhode Island Governor’s Race Reignites CVS Opioid Settlement Dispute as Foulkes’ Pharmacy Record Faces New Scrutiny★ New Hampshire Enforces Mixed-Use Housing Law as Towns Weigh Density Limits★ Federal Housing Law Clears Hurdle, But Investor Restrictions Unlikely to Ease Massachusetts Shortage★ Alaska Lawmakers Convene Third Special Session on Natural Gas Pipeline With Little Progress in Sight★ Trump Pressures Senate to Remain in Session Until Voter ID Bill Passes★ Honolulu Rail Project Faces Probable One-Year Delay as Cost Tops $10 Billion★ Political Memoirs Reveal Selective Memory: Biden, Vance Works Criticized for Key Omissions★ Trump Defends Tariffs at Michigan Plant as Retaliatory Duties From Canada Loom★
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Rhode Island Governor’s Race Reignites CVS Opioid Settlement Dispute as Foulkes’ Pharmacy Record Faces New Scrutiny

Why It Matters Helena Buonanno Foulkes’ leadership of CVS Pharmacy during a period when the chain allegedly filled prescriptions from illegal pill mills has become a central issue in her...

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R.I.
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New Hampshire Enforces Mixed-Use Housing Law as Towns Weigh Density Limits

Why It Matters New Hampshire’s shift toward allowing residential housing in commercial zones, which took effect July 1, represents a significant reordering of local land-use authority. The state law overrides...

N.H.
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Federal Housing Law Clears Hurdle, But Investor Restrictions Unlikely to Ease Massachusetts Shortage

Why It Matters Massachusetts faces a critical housing shortage with a goal to build 222,000 new units by 2035, yet the federal government’s first major housing law in decades offers...

Mass.
1h ago

Alaska Lawmakers Convene Third Special Session on Natural Gas Pipeline With Little Progress in Sight

Why It Matters Alaska’s third special legislative session of 2026 opened Monday as state lawmakers attempt to revive a stalled natural gas pipeline project that could reshape the state’s energy...

Alaska
1h ago

Trump Pressures Senate to Remain in Session Until Voter ID Bill Passes

Why It Matters President Donald Trump is escalating pressure on Senate Republican leadership to cancel the chamber’s scheduled August recess and remain in session until passage of the SAVE America...

Alaska
1h ago

Honolulu Rail Project Faces Probable One-Year Delay as Cost Tops $10 Billion

Why It Matters The Honolulu rail project, one of the nation’s most expensive transit systems, is slipping further behind schedule. Federal advisors now project the final segment will not open...

Hawaii
2h ago

Political Memoirs Reveal Selective Memory: Biden, Vance Works Criticized for Key Omissions

Why It Matters Recent memoirs by prominent political figures have drawn scrutiny for what they leave out—raising questions about how politicians shape their legacies through selective storytelling and whether readers...

Hawaii
2h ago

Trump Defends Tariffs at Michigan Plant as Retaliatory Duties From Canada Loom

Why It Matters Michigan’s struggling labor market and its status as a swing state make tariff policy a high-stakes electoral issue ahead of November’s midterm elections. The administration’s trade measures...

Mich.
3h ago

Massachusetts House Passes Bill to Expand Abortion Access Beyond 24 Weeks Before Session Deadline

Why It Matters Massachusetts patients facing late-pregnancy medical crises are currently required to travel out of state for certain abortion procedures, a burden that a bill advancing through the Massachusetts...

Mass.
3h ago
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Maine Maine Democrats Nominate Jackson to Face Collins in Senate Race Md. Maryland School Systems Navigate Teacher Pay Mandate With Varied Budget Trade-Offs Md. USDA Employees and Union Leaders Push Back on Plan to Relocate 2,500 Headquarters Workers N.H. New Hampshire Prepares for Surge of Poll Observers as Election Season Intensifies N.H. New Hampshire Study Warns Leaving Regional Power Grid Would Raise Electricity Bills 14 Percent R.I. Rhode Island Federal Judge Set to Lift Block on Cannabis Retail Licenses After Residency Rule Repealed R.I. Rhode Island Settlement Requires State House Rotunda Stay Open for Protests During Governor’s Address N.H. Democratic State AGs Challenge Trump Administration’s Wind Project Freeze Vt. Vermont Commentator Urges State to Abandon Political Party Structure Maine Maine Reports $148 Million Surplus, Restores Transportation Funding
SOUTH
Ala. Alabama Congressman Advances Bill to Ban Sediment Spraying in Mobile Bay Ga. Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp Earns UNESCO World Heritage Designation S.C. Democrats Keep South Carolina First on 2028 Presidential Primary Calendar Ark. Missouri Man Dies in Police Custody; Sikeston Residents Demand Investigation Into Circumstances Ark. Federal Judge Invalidates FDA Mifepristone Restrictions, Orders Agency to Reconsider Rules Okla. Oklahoma Voters to Decide on Manufacturing Tax Exemption Funding Ky. Several States Cap Student Screen Time in Classrooms as National Movement Gains Momentum Ga. Georgia Teen Pleads Guilty in Apalachee High School Shooting That Left Four Dead Ala. Federal Judge Ends Oversight Decree for Alabama Women’s Prison After DOJ Settlement N.C. Trump Expands Ratepayer Protection Pledge With GOP Governors to Shield Consumers From Data Center Costs
MIDWEST
Ill. Illinois to Cut Half of Staff at Troubled Choate Mental Health Facility Near Anna Kan. Kansas Police Encryption Blocks Public Access to Dispatch Communications Neb. Nebraska State Suspends Grant to Omaha Filmmaker After Eight Months, Citing Financial Management Issues Neb. Nebraska Governor Signs Bill Criminalizing Foreign Pathogen Imports as Part of China Defense Effort S.D. South Dakota’s 911 Consolidation Fund Advances Dispatch Center Mergers Statewide Wis. More Than 200 U.S. Mayors Urge Senate to Halt SNAP Eligibility and Cost-Sharing Changes Minn. Violent Crime Drops Sharply Across Major U.S. Cities, Continuing Downward Trend Wis. Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Life Plus 40 Years for Murders of State Democratic Leaders Ill. Illinois Governor Says He Hasn’t Reviewed Details of Fatal State Police Shooting in East St. Louis Wis. Madison, Wisconsin Officer Fatally Shoots Man After Foot Chase; Videos Surface
WEST
Alaska Alaska Native Villages Brace for Worker Influx as New Mining Projects Advance Idaho Middle East Disruptions Push Idaho Gas Prices to 12th Highest in Nation Calif. San Diego’s Arts Community Grapples With Funding Cuts, Wage Stagnation Amid National Decline Ariz. Arizona Doctors Warn Biggs Record Shows Divergence on Healthcare, Abortion Access Idaho Cyclosporiasis Cases Surge Past 4,100 Across U.S.; Michigan, Indiana Report Heaviest Toll Wash. Washington’s Government Misconduct Payouts Reach $537 Million, Straining State Budget Calif. Federal Agencies Canceled $2 Billion in UC Research Grants Using Keyword Searches, Court Documents Show Ariz. Trump-Backed Candidates, Including 2020 Election Denier, Win Arizona GOP Primary Races Calif. California Supreme Court to Address Racial Disparities in Death Penalty Cases N.M. PNM, Blackstone Reverse $400M Stock Purchase, Push Acquisition to 2027
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