New: At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn't access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories. propub.li/3N7xPgN

The University of Wisconsin System is no longer reporting enrollment by campus, making it more difficult for the public to know where their local campus stands financially amid a string of branch campus closures. jsonline.com/story/news/edu…

For this National Voter Registration Day, I remind you all that a Wisconsinite once used an underage drinking ticket to provide proof of residency when he registered to vote

Chamber of Progress has released an AI-generated song encouraging Gavin Newsom to veto SB 1047. youtube.com/watch?v=8Bqtn8…

NEW: California bans deceptive campaign “deepfakes,” country’s broadest AI elections law Gavin Newsom signs the bill after slamming Elon Musk for sharing a doctored Kamala Harris video, saying today Musk’s move was “wrong on every level” and “malicious” politico.com/news/2024/09/1…

NEW: Harris campaign just started targeting digital ads spotlighting her words on 'human suffering in Gaza' in very specific communities around Detroit Ads appear to be the first Gaza-related paid advertising from Harris camp nbcnews.com/politics/kamal… with Ben Kamisar for NBC News

NEW: The California Legislature quietly spent $5.2 million shipping millions of pounds of granite from CA to Italy for stonework for the Capitol Annex project. Project leaders said this was the most affordable option, but refuse to prove it. kcra.com/article/califo…

Emboldened Fed lowers interest rates by half-point via The Hill thehill.com/business/48864…

California's prison population has driven politics for years, from SCOTUS order to penalty-slashing initiatives. Inmate numbers have steadily declined. A new ballot initiative could add thousands back. Lindsey Holden takes a look: politico.com/newsletters/ca…

New Public Policy Institute of California poll on November props 2 (school $): 54-44 3 (gay marriage): 68-21 4 (water $): 65-33 5 (bond approval): 49-50 6 (prison labor): 46-50 32 (min wage): 50-49 33 (rent control): 51-46 34 (AHF): 53-43 35 (Medi-Cal): 63-34 36 (sentencing): 71-26 ppic.org/publication/pp…

PACs have spent over $18.7 million on the Wisconsin Senate race between U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde, but whose money is it? By: Ty Javier via The Daily Cardinal dailycardinal.com/article/2024/0…

Sabato's Crystal Ball changes Wisconsin's 3rd CD held by Derrick Van Orden from "likely Republican" to "leans Republican" in its ratings:

Breaking via CNN: ‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum #ncpol cnn.com/2024/09/19/pol…

Email address belonging to Mark Robinson found on Ashley Madison ow.ly/gjkV105JfqO

I sat down with Speaker Mike Johnson today to talk AI, deepfakes & election interference for The Hill. He describes himself as a “limited government conservative," while recognizing the concerns over the emerging tech. Read here: thehill.com/policy/technol…

Penn State removed The Daily Collegian’s newsstands and papers from their on-campus locations on Wednesday night without notifying the Collegian. psucollegian.com/news/campus/a-…

"By 2016, CA AG prosecutors noticed "the increasing prevalence of Backpage.com in sex-trafficking cases'' & began exploring criminal charges against those who owned and ran it. Kamala Harris "was really concerned about the victims.” politi.co/3ZpEHx1 POLITICO