Election skeptics are running some county election boards in Georgia. A new rule could allow them to exclude decisive votes by Doug Bock Clark and Heather Vogell, ProPublica
Neighbors helping neighbors takes many forms in Western North Carolina by Sarah Melotte, The Daily Yonder
Trump ramps up personal attacks on Harris during Erie rally, and says he ‘hated’ paying overtime by Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Kamala Harris navigates race, origin, and accent beautifully – it is her allies and the press who struggle with this and make it an issue by Mark Yonkman
How North Carolina made its hospitals do something about medical debt by Noam N. Levey and and Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer Illustration by Oona Zenda
Did a Georgia hospital break federal law when it failed to save Amber Thurman? A Senate committee chair wants answers by Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica
Ohio teachers connect presidential election to classroom curriculum by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
Georgia senator seeds fortunes of state’s Black farmers as gridlock stalls federal farm bill by Chaya Tong, Georgia Recorder
Harris speaks on earning Black men’s votes, abortion rights and gun control in Philly interview by Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Georgia’s top GOP lawmaker seeks tougher action against students who make threats. But it may not make schools safer by Aliyya Swaby, Propublica
Same Brain Siblings: A trio of Appalachian artists are making waves in West Virginia and Tennessee by Lindsay Fleuriet
Good Question: Does campaigning in rural America actually work for Democrats? by Claire Carlson, The Daily Yonder
Trump and Harris to meet in long-anticipated debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia by Ashley Murray, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
As record heat sweeps the US, some must choose between food and energy bills by Melba Newsome, KFF Health News
Postindustrial hears from the Georgia candidate taking on Marjorie Taylor Greene by Postindustrial Staff
As election nears, Michigan, other states confront intimidation of clerks by Peggy Dodd, Pierce Gentry, Shelby Rickert, & Olivia Talkington
Harris and Biden campaign in Pittsburgh as presidential race enters the home stretch by Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Michigan plots “drone zone” to test package delivery tech of the future by Paula Gardner, Bridge Michigan
Cornel West is relying on right-wing lawyers to advance his left-wing presidential campaign by Jon King, Michigan Advance
Safeguarding America’s electoral integrity – not to mention Democracy – is popular again! by Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, former US Rep. Melissa Hart, former US Rep. Jim Gerlach, and former Pennsylvania House Speaker Keith McCall
How Kamala Harris can win on EVs, please rural voters and unions, and accelerate the greening of U.S. transportation by Mark Yonkman
A 10-year-old pointed a finger gun. The principal kicked him out of his Tennessee school for a year by Aliyya Swaby, Propublica
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro energizes the DNC with a call for “freedom” by Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Democrats trying to reverse election losses in rural America urge focus on economy by Jacob Fischler, Kentucky Lantern
Inside the political fight to build a rural Georgia hospital by Andy Miller, Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News
