While the federal baseline remains $7.25 per hour under the Fair Labor Standards Act—the same rate since it was last raised in 2009—many states have their own minimum wage rules in place, and will be implementing higher rates that will take effect mostly at the start of the year.

Since 2013, "kissing bugs" have been reported in 31 states. In eight of these states, humans were reported to have locally-contracted Chagas disease, according to the study, which was published in September on the CDC's website and in PubMed.

Missouri has become the third state to embrace a mid-decade redesign of its U.S. House districts in a quest for partisan advantage.

A panel of three federal judges are considering whether Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that boosts Republicans and has launched a widening redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.