Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature are preparing the Secure the Border Act for a public referendum in November following vetoes of border security measures by Governor Katie Hobbs, allowing lawmakers to circumvent the governor should Arizona voters agree. Both State Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Gilbert) and House Majority Leader Ben Toma (R-Peoria) have confirmed their support as of Wednesday for HCR 2060, the Secure the Border Act ballot initiative that would strengthen penalties for submitting false information to E-Verify and require new safeguards to keep illegal immigrants from receiving public welfare benefits.

The Georgia State Election Board voted 2-1 on Tuesday to send a Letter of Reprimand to Fulton County for numerous violations of state law during the 2020 election and recount and direct the establishment of a monitor for the November 2024 general election, which, if not completed by July, would require referral to the Georgia Attorney General. State Election Board (SEB) Member Edward Lindsey proposed the Letter of Reprimand due to the "clear evidence that in 2020 there were numerous violations of regulations and statutes" in Fulton County.

Dave McCormick, Pennsylvania's Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, estimated there are about 500 protesters who remain at at the anti-Israel encampment constructed at the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday. McCormick made the remarks following his visit to the Penn campus last week, telling The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show what he witnessed was a "disgrace" and a "travesty."

If a push to increase Ohio's minimum wage fails to make the November ballot, there's a backup plan in the state Senate. That plan, though, moves increases more slowly and eventually keeps the tipped wage at half of the non-tipped wage. If the proposed constitutional amendment reaches the ballot and is passed, the tipped- and non-tipped wage would eventually become equal.

Virginia ranked second in the Spring 2024 Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade state rankings for patient safety in hospitals. The Leapfrog Group survey ranks states based on the share of hospitals that earn “A” grades.