Oct 30 Thomas Menino, Boston's longest-serving mayor, dies at 71 By Bob Salsberg, Associated Press Thomas Menino, whose folksy manner and verbal gaffes belied his shrewd political tactics to govern as Boston's longest-serving mayor and one of its most beloved, died Thursday. He was 71. Continue reading
Oct 30 Do quarantines actually work? Experts question effectiveness By Erica Werner, Associated Press The Spanish flu pandemic a century ago prompted the last large-scale quarantines in this country. Now the Ebola outbreak is raising new questions about whether ordering quarantines is an effective way to fight deadly disease in the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 30 The six bellwether counties of 2014 By Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe Some of us can’t wait for Election Night. Instead of pundit talk, we get actual raw vote. There’s a lot to keep track of, especially for what to watch in the race for the Senate. There are several counties to… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Forget the Senate: These are the midterm contests that will affect people By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Why Obama has stuck to fundraising and friendly territory ahead of midterms By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 29 Join an election live chat and viewing with NewsHour's politics team By Anya van Wagtendonk Throughout the 2014 campaign season, PBS NewsHour has been reporting on some of the most exciting races directly from the field. With a week left until Election Day, revisit some of our favorite segments alongside the producers and reporters who… Continue reading
Oct 29 From guns to booze, 11 midterm ballot measures to watch By Lisa Desjardins Across the country, 147 state ballot initiatives, questions and constitutional amendments will determine powerful policy: affecting things like how much money people earn, whether they can buy a beer, what shoppers know about their food, the kind of health care… Continue reading
Oct 29 Will shame drive Alaska's voters to the polls? By Liz Ruskin, APRN The latest tactic being employed to drive Alaskans to the polls? Shame. Continue reading
Oct 29 How concerned should Coloradans be about voter fraud? By Grace Hood, KUNC With Colorado's eligible voting population around 4 million and several tight midterm races, the state's new vote-by-mail system is being put to the test in 2014. Continue reading
Oct 29 President Obama knows where he's not welcome By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe President Obama largely has been missing from the campaign trail during this 2014 campaign. And the places where this campaign is playing out, where the most competitive Senate races are, are in states he lost by double-digits during the 2012… Continue reading