50 ★ States

ALABAMA Montgomery: Facebook briefly took down Gov. Kay Ivey’s campaign page Tuesday, indicating it had been mistakenly flagged as an imposter account, though Ivey suggested the move was prompted by her criticism of President Joe Biden’s vaccination-or-testing mandate.

ALASKA Anchorage: Overwhelmed by a surge in COVID-19 patients, the state’s largest hospital has implemented crisis standards of care. ARIZONA Phoenix: The state Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an effort by the Arizona Senate to keep secret records of its review of the 2020 election that are in the possession of recount contractors.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: The state reported 36 new COVID-19 deaths and over 1,500 new cases Tuesday.

CALIFORNIA Olympic Valley: A ski resort whose name included a derogatory term for Native American women changed its name to Palisades Tahoe on Monday, leaving behind the Squaw Valley Ski Resort moniker.

COLORADO Arvada: Visiting the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Flatirons Campus on Tuesday, President Joe Biden tried to advance domestic spending plans by warning about climate change’s dangers while highlighting how clean-energy proposals would create well-paying jobs.

CONNECTICUT Hartford: Gov. Ned Lamont said he wants to extend a school mask mandate beyond the month’s end, arguing another 90-day extension of his pandemic-related emergency powers is warranted.

DELAWARE Newark: Faculty and students are split over a University of Delaware policy that bars instructors from telling students if a classmate tests positive for the coronavirus.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington: The Broccoli City music festival has again been canceled over COVID19 concerns, WUSA-TV reports. FLORIDA Tallahassee: GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis said people who decide not to get a COVID-19 shot might be making the wrong choice but defended their right to make that choice.

GEORGIA Atlanta: At least 18 of the 20 gorillas at the city’s zoo have now tested positive for the coronavirus’ delta variant, officials said Tuesday.

HAWAII Honolulu: Gov. David Ige said there would not be another “fullscale shutdown” in the state despite a surge in COVID-19 cases. Any further restrictions would likely be curfews or reduced social gathering limits, Ige told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

IDAHO Boise: Public health officials say crisis standards of care are now imminent for relatively populous areas as unvaccinated COVID-19 patients swamp hospitals.

ILLINOIS Chicago: The City Council agreed Tuesday to pay $20.5 million to two of at least a dozen men who have had murder convictions dismissed after allegedly being framed by the same police detective.

INDIANA Indianapolis: The state Supreme Court has created a task force to help landlords and tenants resolve their disputes and access federal rental assistance resources.

IOWA Des Moines: The state lost an estimated 7.2 million trees, including more than 13% of its urban trees, in last year’s derecho, a Department of Natural Resources report finds.

KANSAS Topeka: A legislator accused of kicking a high school student in the testicles pleaded guilty Monday to three misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and was placed on a year’s probation.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: The state Department of Revenue is granting filing extensions to taxpayers affected by Hurricane Ida in 25 parishes.

MAINE York: A new high-speed toll plaza opened Wednesday near the state’s southern border.

MARYLAND Easton: Officials have voted to relocate a Confederate monument, thought to be the last still standing on public property in the state besides cemeteries and battlefields, off a courthouse lawn.

MASSACHUSETTS Boston: For the first time, the city’s voters have narrowed the field of mayoral candidates to two women of color who will face off against each other in November: City Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George.

MICHIGAN Ann Arbor: Provocative pro-Palestinian protests outside a Jewish synagogue are protected by the First Amendment, a federal court appeals said Wednesday.

MINNESOTA Minneapolis: Attorneys asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a new manslaughter charge against a former police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop this spring. They argued that state statutes define first-degree manslaughter as endangering someone by recklessly handling a dangerous weapon and that the officer didn’t consciously realize she was holding a gun.

MISSISSIPPI Olive Branch: A local startup is trying to turn a rice byproduct into a way to avoid water shortages and reduce carbon emissions. Glanris makes water-filtrating activated carbon from rice hulls.

MISSOURI St. Louis: As the state recorded a new COVID-19 death in a child, Missouri’s new health czar lamented to lawmakers Tuesday that the pandemic has become so embroiled in politics, saying that “we failed, as a nation, public health because we got to this point.”

MONTANA Helena: A group advocating for “right-to-work” policies is suing to strike down the state’s Clean Campaign Act, saying it violates political speech protections.

NEBRASKA Omaha: Creighton University plans to invest $37 million in a new residence hall.

NEVADA Henderson: The city and Las Vegas Valley Water District are joining forces for enforcement patrols to identify water wasters.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester: Two agencies in the state are working on resettlement plans for Afghan refugees being screened at military bases before their arrival.

NEW JERSEY Trenton: The state intends to divest assets from the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s after a preliminary review found the ice cream maker engaged in a boycott of Israel or Israeli-controlled territories, the Division of Investment announced Tuesday.

NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled state law doesn’t require that vehicle taillights all be working perfectly – only that they work well enough for their intended use.

NEW YORK New York: Theater royalty welcomed back boisterous audiences to “Wicked,” “Hamilton” and “The Lion King” on Tuesday for the first time since March 2020, in Broadway’s unofficial return.

NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh: The GOP-led General Assembly gave final approval Wednesday to legislation limiting the Democratic attorney general’s ability to enter legal settlements over absentee ballots.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: A state official told a legislative panel Tuesday that the state’s most expensive leased office space is now mostly utilized, after it sat nearly vacant for months because of remote work.

OHIO Columbus: Three guards involved in inmate Michael McDaniel’s death were previously disciplined for excessive use of force or not intervening when inmates were in danger or guards used unjustified force, records show.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Southeastern Oklahoma State University, found to have discriminated against a transgender English professor, must reinstate her with tenure, a federal appeals court ruled.

OREGON Salem: Silver Falls State Park officials are planning to log about 100 backcountry acres in forest that was partially burned by the Beachie Creek Fire last September.

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia: Police announced a new three-year contract with the city Tuesday that offers raises, along with a $1,500 bonus, but lets the city make some of the disciplinary reforms it sought.

RHODE ISLAND Wakefield: Researchers at the Atlantic Shark Institute have tagged and released eight great white sharks that are younger and smaller than most tracked in the past, hoping for insights into lingering questions about the species.

SOUTH CAROLINA Camden: Gov. Henry McMaster toured an elementary school Wednesday that he said is an excellent example of how to fight COVID-19 in schools without requiring masks, a move prohibited under a state budget signed by the Republican governor. Camden Elementary School uses thermal scanners, isolation rooms and contact tracing aimed at highly targeted quarantines.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: Within days after authorities began investigating allegations of a guard sexually abusing prisoners at the South Dakota State Penitentiary, two of the alleged victims were dead. But it’s unclear if the April deaths played a part in Gov. Kristi Noem’s firing of prison administrators this summer.

TENNESSEE Franklin: An alderman says he was “appalled” to see the state make headlines as recent school board meetings devolved into chaos, threats and heckling. John Schroer likened COVID-19 protections to barring indoor smoking because of secondhand smoke and asked Volunteers to care for one another.

TEXAS Midland: Federal officials have cleared the way to build a dump in West Texas that could hold spent nuclear fuel for up to 40 years, just days after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill that purports to prohibit the storage or transportation of high-level nuclear waste through the state. UTAH Salt Lake City: A judge tossed out a lawsuit filed by James Huntsman, a member of one of the state’s most prominent families, against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over millions of dollars in contributions he said were misspent.

VERMONT Burlington: The University of Vermont is planning to freeze tuition for the fourth straight year.

VIRGINIA Richmond: A conservation nonprofit and the state’s largest electricity utility say they plan to develop a large-scale solar project on former surface mines in coal fields. WASHINGTON Seattle: State Department of Natural Resources lands east of the Cascades will reopen to public access Thursday.

WEST VIRGINIA Huntington: Tests show a type of bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease has resurfaced at a state-run hospital.

WISCONSIN Madison: County election clerks are reacting with concern and confusion to the first inquiry by a special investigator hired by Republicans to examine the 2020 election, with some not receiving it, flagging it as a security risk or saying they wouldn’t be taking requested actions.

WYOMING Casper: State Rep. Chuck Gray is no longer among Republicans challenging Liz Cheney for a U.S. House seat in 2022. Two others also dropped out after ex-President Donald Trump backed Harriet Hageman.