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Who picked it up when
PBS NewsHour mentioned it first (Oct 21, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT). Right-leaning outlets followed 3 days later. No least biased outlet mentioned it.
One row per source with a matching article, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.
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6 articles mention ballot measure in the last 7 days (Oct 20 to Oct 26).
| Article | |||
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| PBS NewsHour | A guide to the key ballot measures voters will decide on Election DayPBS NewsHour When Americans cast their ballots in this year's midterm elections, they'll not only be picking who represents them in Congress, but also weighing in on a range of topics that could change their state laws and constitutions. | 0.90● | |
| Fox News | California wants to spend $25 billion to put homebuyers deeper in debtFox News Proposition 37 would let California issue $25 billion in bonds for down payment assistance, but more borrowing won't solve the housing shortage. | 0.50 | |
| The Washington Times | Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One seeks to restrict them, the other to honor themThe Washington Times Parked in his truck along a rural Idaho highway on his way to an elk hunt, Neill Goodfellow pondered a question that will appear on his November ballot: which of six historic firearms to choose as the official state gun? | 0.70● | |
| Washington Examiner | Here are the states with voter ID on the ballot this NovemberWashington Examiner Voters in six states will soon decide whether to impose or expand voter identification requirements, including rules requiring mail voters to provide part of a driver’s license or Social Security number. The measures in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina, and Ohio vary in scope. Some would create new requirements, while others would place rules […] | 0.70● | |
| Vox | What will you do with your one precious wildlife?Vox When millions of voters fill out their ballots this November, they won’t just be choosing elected representatives. Many states are offering the chance to impact conservation and wildlife as well, through ballot measures focused on things like dedicating more money to habitat protection or mitigating the impacts of climate change. One could even reshape wildlife management […] | 0.50 | |
| PBS NewsHour | A look at the major state ballot measures voters will decide in the midtermsPBS NewsHour Voters will weigh in on more than 140 ballot measures next month in 40 states. From abortion to voter ID to debates over transgender rights, the measures touch nearly every corner of the political debate. Republicans are counting on some of them to energize their base in a tough midterm environment. Liz Landers discussed the issues with Reid Wilson of Pluribus News. | 0.70● |
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The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
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| Vox | 2.7% | 1 | 37 |
| PBS NewsHour | 1.3% | 2 | 159 |
| Washington Examiner | 0.3% | 1 | 324 |
| The Washington Times | 0.3% | 1 | 374 |
| Fox News | 0.1% | 1 | 732 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning2 of 15 sources
- 0.3%
- Least biased0 of 8 sources
- 0.0%
- Right-leaning3 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
Lean index −4.7: covered more by left-leaning outlets
Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright
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2 sources have no MBFC bias score and are not shown.
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.