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Smartphone showing an abstract secure birth credential beside a blank certificate folder at an Arizona motor-vehicle service counter

State News

Arizona Accepts Digital Birth Credentials at MVD Statewide

Arizona-born residents can now present a verified digital birth credential from a smartphone at MVD offices statewide. The first-in-the-nation option supplements paper certificates but is not yet a universal digital ID.

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State News

Alabama Broadens Contractor Licensing Exemptions October 1

Sep 18, 2026

Conceptual rural medical clinic with an unbranded mobile health van, telehealth room and renovation materials.

State News

South Carolina Awards 228 Rural Health Grants Totaling $167.3 Million

Sep 17, 2026

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Theme Parks

Frontier City Fright Fest Opens September 26 With Separate Maze Pass

Sep 17, 2026

An unbranded amusement park midway at dusk with a roller coaster silhouette, autumn lights and theatrical fog.

Theme Parks

Great Adventure Fright Fest Opens September 18 With Separate Maze Pass

Sep 17, 2026

Conceptual autumn amusement park at twilight with pumpkins, fall foliage and a roller coaster silhouette.

Theme Parks

Six Flags New England’s Halloween Events Start September 26

Sep 17, 2026

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Theme Parks

Lake Compounce 2027 Passes Start at $89.99

Sep 17, 2026

Audit documents, a calculator and vaccine shipping containers arranged in a government conference room

State News

Alabama Audit Flags $27.9 Million in Vaccine Grant Reimbursements

Sep 17, 2026

A voter places a blank ballot into a neutral ballot box in a quiet polling room.

State News

Alabama Posts Sample Ballots for November 3 Election

Sep 17, 2026

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Theme Parks

Dollywood Opens Harvest Festival; Boo Bash Requires Separate Ticket

Sep 16, 2026

Modern diagnostic and telehealth equipment in a sunlit rural medical examination room

State News

Mississippi Awards $104 Million Across 167 Rural Health Projects

Sep 16, 2026

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Theme Parks

Six Flags New England Opens Halloween Events September 26

Sep 16, 2026

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State News

Alabama Approves First Charter-School Merger for 2027 Career Campus

Sep 16, 2026

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State News

Alabama Approves First Workforce Pell Program for Lineworker Training

Sep 16, 2026

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Theme Parks

Kings Dominion Opens Two Halloween Events September 18–19

Sep 15, 2026

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Politics

Supreme Court Keeps Postal Ballot Restrictions Blocked Before Midterms

Sep 15, 2026

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Politics

Second Judge Blocks Postal Service Mail-Ballot Rules

Sep 14, 2026

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Breaking News

Appeals Court Keeps USPS Ballot Rule Blocked, Citing Millions at Risk

Sep 10, 2026

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