Coloradans voted Tuesday to increase taxes on wealthy households to fully fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school kids and bolster the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps. The Associated Press projected that Proposition MM would pass at 8:25 p.m. when 57% of the votes counted were in support of the measure and 43% were opposed. The increased taxes on households earning at least $300,000 will shore up funding for free school meals for all public school children, provide raises for school meal staff, and support school district efforts to buy locally-sourced food...

Voters in California have approved Proposition 50 (Prop 50), the redistricting plan backed by Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom. The Details: As of Tuesday night, more than 64% of voters were in favor of the proposal, which will allow California to replace the current boundaries drawn by the state's independent Citizens Redistricting Commission and to adopt a new congressional map. This map will give Democrats the chance to flip several Republican seats as they seek to gain a majority in the U.S. House after mid-term elections in 2026. The seats that could turn to Democrats include seats in Districts 1, 2, and 3, as well as other swing districts in California. Key Quote: "We stood tall and we stood firm in response to Donald Trump's recklessness," Newsom said at a Tuesday briefing...

Maine voters defeated a voter ID ballot initiative and approved "red flag" gun restrictions in Tuesday’s off-year election. The voter ID and absentee ballot initiative, referred to as "Question 1," was resoundingly rejected by voters and projected to fail shortly after polls in the state closed. "Question 1" would have required voters to present a photo ID for both in-person and absentee voting. It would also have imposed limits on the number of election drop boxes to one per municipality and required absentee voters to submit a written application before each election, according to The Associated Press...

New Jersey was supposed to be last night’s tough race for Democrats. An unpopular incumbent Democratic governor, Phil Murphy, combined with Trump’s 2024 over-performance, particularly with Hispanic voters, weighed heavily. Democrats whispered that the party’s nominee, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, was running an underwhelming campaign and perhaps wasn’t ready for the limelight of a statewide race. History was also working against Democrats. After all, it’s been more than six decades since any political party has won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the Garden State...

A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical on Wednesday about President Donald Trump ’s ability to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs, putting at risk a cornerstone of his agenda in the biggest legal test yet of his unprecedented presidency. Three conservative justices raised questions about whether an emergency law gives Trump near-limitless power to set and change duties on imports, with potentially trillion-dollar implications for the global economy...

After a wave of stinging results in several state contests -- in an election considered a referendum on him and Republicans -- President Donald Trump has tried to dismiss the bad news. “TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,” according to Pollsters," he posted, but not naming the pollsters...