Manhattan

• Manhattan voters will decide on a proposed 0.5% street maintenance sales tax in the 2026 election to fund local road repairs. →
• The National Weather Service expects showers, possible thunderstorms, and wind gusts up to 40 mph across Kansas through Monday night. →
• Riley County Emergency Medical Services responded to 470 calls in September and is finalizing station alerting projects. →
• The Riley County Commission accepted the retirement of Donna Borgerding, vehicle supervisor in the treasurer's office, after 40 years. →
• Keep an umbrella handy today, Manhattan, as we're in for a cloudy, gusty day with showers and thunderstorms likely and a high of 75°F.

🌾 Kansas

• President Donald Trump rallied in Salina on Nov. 1 for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall in his final in-person appearance of the 2026 midterms, as polls show the race statistically tied or with Democrat Adam Hamilton ahead. →

• Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sent Bluestem Kansas a cease-and-desist letter Oct. 31 alleging a canvasser offered a voter a $5 gift card in violation of election-bribery laws. →

• Former patient Meischa Zimmerman filed a proposed class-action lawsuit Oct. 29 against U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and his former OB-GYN practice, alleging 18% interest on unpaid bills exceeds Kansas' 15% usury limit. →

• A Citizen Journal analysis found Democrat Adam Hamilton needs roughly one in six Republicans to cross over to defeat U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall on Nov. 3, even as the final Emerson-KSN poll shows him ahead 49%-45%. →

• The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 30 upheld a ruling that Salina violated the First Amendment by ordering the Cozy Inn to stop painting a UFO-themed mural on its building. →

🇺🇸 US

• More than 53 million Americans had voted early as of Nov. 1, already exceeding the entire 2022 midterm early vote total, ahead of Tuesday's elections that will decide all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships. →

• Open enrollment for 2027 Affordable Care Act plans began Nov. 1 with benchmark silver plan premiums rising an average of 11% on the federal marketplace and 16% in state-run exchanges, according to KFF. →

• Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on Nov. 1, while the Justice Department issued new grand jury subpoenas Oct. 29 in its probe into an alleged effort to confuse Alaska voters in that state's Senate race. →

• An attacker stole roughly $6.36 billion from Binance wallets across 10 blockchains, with TRM Labs attributing the theft—the largest crypto hack on record—with high confidence to North Korea's TraderTraitor hacking unit. →

• The Nasdaq posted its worst month since March 2025 in October, falling 5.3%, as Intel shares plunged 28.6% on weak guidance and OpenAI cut its fundraising target from $30 billion to $20 billion. →

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NOVEMBER 2, 1917: BALFOUR DECLARATION LETTER WRITTEN

The Balfour Declaration laid the diplomatic groundwork for establishing a Jewish national home in Palestine under British rule. Its vague promise to support both Jewish and Arab inhabitants helped set the stage for a century of conflict over land, rights and sovereignty.  This letter remains a key reference point in debates about the origins and course of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and wider Middle Eastern politics.

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