Ohio's Secretary of State launches an election investigation unit, Tennessee works to attract more students of color to higher education, and New York elected officials seek more offshore wind farms.

A new federal rule mandates a 10-hour rest for airline flight attendants, SCOTUS hears oral arguments challenging Alabama's new congressional map, and President Joe Biden will tour Hurricane Ian damage in Florida.

Medicaid expansion is a key issue in Missouri's U.S. Senate race, Wisconsin pushes for policies to further manufacturing gains, and a Phoenix clinic develops a workaround for Arizona's abortion law.

The FBI says China and Russia are sowing election integrity disinformation, President Biden commits $60 million to help Puerto Rico, and New York City's mayor is bewildered by the silence over the migrant crisis.

Postal unions fight for higher standards of service, a proposed high-speed rail line could make a N.Y.-D.C. trip just an hour, and a study finds oilfield gas flares are more harmful than had been thought.

Nebraska voters to decide on a wage floor for workers, new California laws aim to improve college graduation rates, and Connecticut rides the trend of transitioning to electric vehicles.

Rescue operations continue in Florida as floodwaters rise, protests held worldwide in support of women in Iran, Pope Francis appeals for peace in Ukraine.

Hurricane Ian leaves severe flooding and millions without power in Florida, the Senate passed a spending bill to keep the government running to December, and senators aim for greater oversight of federal prisons.

Florida begins a long effort to recover from Ian, an Arkansas school works to attract more students to higher education, and Massachusetts Narcan trainers enlist the public's help to prevent overdose deaths.

Flooding and power outages are concerns as Ian ravages Florida, advocates urge remembering those with disabilities amid the hurricane, and there may be a link between flood risk and abandoned mine land.