Year: 2026
-
California voters to decide $7.5 billion science and health research bond measure in March 2028
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed Senate Bill 895 (SB 895) on Sept. 30, sending a $7.5 billion bond measure that would fund scientific and health research and development to voters on March 7, 2028. SB 895 would also establish the California Foundation for Science and Health Research within the Government Operations Agency and the California…
-
Trump saw lowest average approval rating of his second term in September
At the end of September, approval polling averages showed President Donald Trump (R) at 39% approval. Sixty percent of voters disapproved of his performance. September saw the lowest average approval rating of his second term at 38%, last seen on Sept. 29, 2026. The highest average approval rating of his second term was 54%, last…
-
Trump issued eleven executive orders in September, bringing his total across both terms to 508
President Donald Trump (R) issued 11 executive orders in September, bringing his second term total to 288 as of Oct. 1. Trump issued orders on livestock, ranching, adjustments to delegations under the Defense Production Act, veterans benefits and employment opportunities, water quality, hunting, fishing, the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program, America.gov, super intelligence, and disease-carrying pests.…
-
Arizona one of five Trump-won states where Democrats defend governorships in 2026
Incumbent Katie Hobbs (D), Andy Biggs (R), Risa Lombardo (G), and Teri Hourihan (No Labels Party) are running for governor. In 2022, Hobbs was elected 50.3% to 49.6%. In the 2024 presidential election, President Donald Trump (R) defeated Kamala Harris (D) 52.2% to 46.7% in the state. As a result, this is one of five…
-
Miller, Strickland compete for Georgia attorney general office Republicans have held since 2011
Tanya Miller (D) and Brian Strickland (R) are running in the general election for attorney general of Georgia on Nov. 3. Incumbent Chris Carr (R) ran for governor of Georgia. Political commentators have characterized Georgia's recent presidential and U.S. Senate elections as battlegrounds. In 2020, former President Joe Biden (D) won the state with 49.5%…
-
Supermajority control at stake in Ohio House of Representatives elections on Nov. 3
General elections for the Ohio House of Representatives will take place on Nov. 3. The primary was on May 5. Heading into the election, Republicans have a 64-34 majority, with one vacancy. All districts are up for election this year. In Ohio, a supermajority, which allows the party in power to override the governor's vetoes,…
-
Here's what to know about casting an absentee/mail-in ballot in the November election
As the Nov. 3 election approaches, election officials across the country are beginning to send absentee/mail-in ballots to voters. Laws governing the absentee/mail-in voting process vary from state to state. Here's an overview of what those laws look like this year. All states allow for some form of absentee/mail-in voting. Thirteen states require voters to…
-
California enacts 32 election bills in 2026, including legislation regulating law enforcement presence at polling places
The California Legislature adjourned its regular session on Aug. 31 after sending 34 election-related bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Newsom signed 32 of the bills between May and September and vetoed two of them in September. These 32 bills make California the state with the second-most election-related bills enacted so far this year, behind…