Supreme Court allows states to count mail-in ballots that arrive late, rejecting RNC challenge

WASHINGTON — Rejecting a Republican National Committee challenge, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that elections officials may count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day if they were postmarked beforehand. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The court, divided 5-4, held that the Mississippi law … Read more

Supreme Court says states can count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to Mississippi law’s for late-arriving ballots. In the closely watched election dispute known as Watson v. Republican National Committee, the high court split 5 to 4 in finding … Read more

Dangerous fire, flood conditions prompt states of emergency

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South Korea’s proposed platform law could cost U.S. states $525B over the next decade, model estimates

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new model shows devastating economic losses for U.S. companies if South Korea adopts controversial legislation that would regulate transactions with some American firms as lawmakers warn that the country’s leadership is now “closely aligned with China.” The Online Platform Fairness Act, which is spearheaded by the … Read more

Lawyer who beat Hawaii gun law calls state’s reliance on Black Code ‘disgraceful’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The attorney who helped persuade the Supreme Court to strike down Hawaii’s private-property concealed-carry restriction on Thursday criticized the state’s reliance on a Reconstruction-era Black Code to defend the law. In a 6-3 decision in Wolford v. Lopez, the Court held that Hawaii cannot require licensed gun … Read more

States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans

TOPEKA, Kan. — As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers. Some of those companies, called pharmacy benefit managers, also own pharmacies, and one of them, CVS, has spent millions of dollars fighting the regulations. Affordability is a … Read more

Gambling disorder diagnoses spike in states that legalized sports betting, study shows

Diagnoses of gambling disorder rose more than 60% since 2018 in states that have legalized sports betting, with the biggest increase among young men, according to a new study of electronic health records across the U.S. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Gambling disorder is … Read more