On Election Day, South Dakotans will have the option on their ballot to expand Medicaid coverage, which would likely have outsized benefits for the state’s most vulnerable people. Ali Rogin speaks to Laura Santhanam, who recently returned from a reporting trip there, to learn more.
A new poll from The Washington Post and ABC finds that nearly nine in ten Americans are worried about an increased danger of politically-motivated violence. Election officials in Michigan are especially worried as the midterms approach and multiple election deniers are on the ballot. Laura Barrón-López reports.
The race for governor is in a dead heat in Oklahoma, where incumbent Republican Kevin Stitt is facing a challenge from Republican-turned-Democrat Joy Hofmeister. Hofmeister's campaign is bolstered by the first-ever collective endorsement from Oklahoma's five largest Native American tribes. Oklahoma City Communities Correspondent Adam Kemp joined Judy Woodruff to discuss the race.
Residents of Portland, Oregon, are voting on a ballot measure that would completely overhaul City Hall amid growing voter frustration over surging homelessness and crime.
Just 11% of Americans who are voting this year say abortion is the number one issue deciding their vote, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. But abortion is on the ballot in some states after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Zoe Clark of Michigan Radio and Ryland Barton of Kentucky Public Radio joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the debates taking place at the state level.