Midterm battlegrounds two weeks out, plus a Louisiana eviction court

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd Kansas is on the list. Republican Senator Roger Marshall is in a tighter-than-expected race against Democrat Adam Hamilton, who is a megachurch pastor.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorKansas! Early voting just started in Texas too, where Democrats are hoping to break through for the first time in thirty-two years.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCNN says nearly twenty million dollars in ads will hit Michigan's Seventh District in the last two weeks.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThose voters are about to be so well informed.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTwenty million. In one district.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMeanwhile, the Guardian reports a little-known Louisiana court system churns out thousands of evictions and millions in fees for judges.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBolts Magazine says Justice Steven Sanders' court collected six hundred twenty-nine thousand dollars in fees in twenty twenty-three, and the state pays him about five thousand.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHis take-home was nearly two hundred fifty-five thousand dollars. So the five thousand is basically a welcome gift.