“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.” - OK Gov Kevin Stitt, breaking with TX Gov. Greg Abbott on National Guard deployment to IL. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Lawmakers form new AI working group - Dems threaten to leave NGA over Guard deployment - CO sets upper price limit on Enbrel - MI Gov. Whitmer signs road funding bill And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - How states are tackling AI in health care - UT adopts new House maps - SCOTUS to hear challenge to conversion therapy ban - VA poll shows Dems leading all 3 statewide races And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

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In today's Pluribus AM: - Southeastern states move to protect shrimp industry - CA to allow gig workers to unionize - Spanberger posts big lead in VA GOV - Judge blocks Nat Guard deployments to Portland And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

The last time the Mariners won a playoff game at home, I was 18 years old. This feels like 1995 combined with 2001. What a thrill.

In today's Pluribus AM: - States consider neural privacy bills - Newsom threatens universities over Trump deal - Dems kill independent redistricting in NV - Tommy Thompson still thinking about WI GOV bid And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - States consider limits on institutional investors in housing - Trump blocks blue state funds - Spanberger up 10 in VA GOV poll - Frank Keating's son running for OK GOV And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

There were more than 80,000 centenarians in the US in 2020, up 50% from 2010 - www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...

In today's Pluribus AM: - SC considers near-total abortion ban - KS takes step toward redistricting fight - US Rep. Schweikert to run for AZ GOV - Chunk crowned winner of annual Fat Bear Contest And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

“Bowser retiring from Nintendo at end of year” would have been a better headline www.seattletimes.com/business/nin...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Newsom signs CA's AI safety bill - OR approves pay-by-mile program for EVs - RI Gov trails challenger in Dem primary - DNC to spend on MO redistricting referendum And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - AI industry becoming a major political player - OR sues over Guard deployments - NYC Mayor drops re-elect bid - Blue states sue Ed Dept over sex ed funding And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Blue states backfill Planned Parenthood funds - TX Gov signs bathroom bill - VA sets first-day early voting record - CA rolls back pot taxes to save struggling industry And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Lawmakers attack mRNA vaccines - OH, UT take redistricting steps - Poll shows tight SC GOP GOV race - Tressel won't run for OH GOV And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Lawmakers face threats after Kirk assassination - Newsom signs first-in-nation ban on ICE masks - UT lays out redistricting plans - AK's dividend lowest in 5 years And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

After Charlie Kirk's assassination, state lawmakers face a wave of threats - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - States tackle AI's role in rent pricing - Blue states issue vaccine guidance - Sherrill leads Ciattarelli in NJ GOV - 10 Repubs running for AK GOV And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Dems hold huge TV spending lead in VA, NJ - DOJ sues OR, ME over voter lists - Duncan (D), Raffensperger (R) enter GA GOV race - Hochul up 52-27 over Stefanik in NY GOV And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - States eye chatbot regulations - CA increases CEQA exemptions - UT Supreme Court strikes down House district lines - MI Gov. Whitmer quits Nat Govs Assn And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - CA advances AI safety, auto buyer bills - MO approves redistricting plan - DOJ sharing voter data with DHS - Sherrill, Ciattarelli to meet for 1st debate And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

Legend.

In today's Pluribus AM: - Political violence plagues America - CA backs insulin price cap - RGA dips a pinkie toe in NJ GOV - Mamdani leads two more NYC Mayor polls And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - CA sprints to the finish line - Walz promises special election on guns - MO GOP advances redistricting, ballot initiative plans - EU parliament mistakenly criticizes their own Ukraine policy And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - MO House to vote on redistricting plan - CA chatbot bill gets a boost - Mamdani leads big in NYC - Happy 175th birthday, California! And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Tech groups back CA chatbot bill - Blue states advance vaccine access plans - MO House moves redistricting bill - NYC Mayor Adams considers job offers to drop out And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - The emerging red-blue divide on vaccine policy - MO kicks off redistricting session - TX approves trans bathroom bill - Sherrill leads Ciattarelli 46-39 in NJ GOV race And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - CA AI bills go down to the wire - MN to hold special session on gun safety - Taylor Robson leads AZ GOP GOV field - TX Senate advances bill allowing citizens to sue abortion pill makers And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

Today I learned it's illegal in Massachusetts to play the Star-Spangled Banner as part of a medley, as dance music or as exit music. Violators are subject to a $100 fine - malegislature.gov/Laws/General...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Yes In God's Backyard housing bills stall - TX allows OTC ivermectin sales - AG Drummond leads OK GOP GOV field - CO buffalo suffers "an indifference to running" And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

Live look at the redistricting wars (did I meme properly?)

In today's Pluribus AM: - CO AI deal falls apart - UT enters the redistricting chat - Trump targets cashless bail - TX advances trans bathroom ban And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

JUST IN: Colorado's state Senate has voted to delay implementation of landmark AI legislation, prime sponsor blames tech industry for breakdown of negotiations - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Lawmakers seek to boost scooter, e-bike safety - NY, MD Dems take steps toward redistricting - New polls in CT, OH GOV races - OH first state to require K-12 AI policy And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - CA approves redistricting plan, MO next? - Sherrill leads NJ GOV race - Blackburn way ahead in TN GOV GOP primary - US Rep. Roy to run for TX AG And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation to ask voters to approve redistricting plans this November - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - TX House adopts new district maps - FL wants in on redistricting chaos - AK moves to ban trans care for minors - We make Elephant Butte jokes And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

Texas House approves redrawn congressional district maps - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Blue states brace for health care premium hikes - TX House set to adopt new maps today - Spanberger leads VA GOV 46-39 - DC tops state unemployment rate for 3rd straight month And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - TX, CA lawmakers return for redistricting fights - Biz groups step up lobbying against AI bills - PA Treas Garrity launches GOV bid - Beau Bayh kicks off political career And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - States move to boost restaurant industry - FL bans kratom - Bush cousin enters ME GOV race - The lawmaker who went to clown college And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

Chicago has one of the best classics departments in the field. Well, had. Tragic loss.

In today's Pluribus AM: - Lawmakers see tech issues as life-or-death - TX Dems return home - Ex-Rep. Tim Ryan considers OH GOV bid - Hochul leads Delgado in NY GOV Dem primary And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Lawmakers advance modular homes - OH GOP kicks off redistricting process - Trump endorses in GA GOV race - Hochul leads Stefanik in NY GOV poll And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

New this week, assessing violent crime in Washington, DC: Murder's plunging, carjacking's plunging, & overall violent crime is near modern lows, though it's probably not falling as fast as the public data says it is. jasher.substack.com/p/assessing-...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Emptying our notebooks from a busy week at NCSL - Lawmakers struggle to understand OBBB impacts - Dems say they're done bringing knives to the gun fight - DNC to invest $1.5m in NJ And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - New strategies to combat overdose deaths - Lawmakers weigh eVTOL advances - Dems decry redistricting push - 'I can tell you personally, hot dogs are very slippery' And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

In today's Pluribus AM: - Lawmakers increasingly turn to AI for legislative work - Abbott sues to remove TX House Dem leader - 300+ nuclear bills introduced this year - US Sen. Blackburn officially in TN GOV race And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...

Initial favorable ratings of recent popes: Benedict, 59% w/ conservatives, 43% w/ liberals Francis, 62% w/ conservatives, 54% w/ liberals Leo, 46% w/ conservatives, 65% w/ liberals Gallup: news.gallup.com/poll/693155/...

In today's Pluribus AM: - TX Repubs seek to arrest absent Dems - Redistricting wars explode everywhere - Murkowski open to AK GOV bid - USDA issues SNAP waivers to ban sugary drinks And more! Read and sign up today - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...