U.S.SHOULD YOU BE WORRIED?
These Legislatures Could See Big Changes in November
Statehouses shape health care and education and may redraw congressional districts before twenty twenty-eight, so more than six thousand one hundred seats on the ballot carry real weight.
On air: Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield on Should You Be Worried?Published
At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “These Legislatures Could See Big Changes in November”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 9:21 AM ET on Should You Be Worried?, by Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield.
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- The New York TimesThese Legislatures Could See Big Changes in November
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCould the people deciding your health care, your kid's school and the shape of your congressional district be strangers you've never heard of?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, that's a little scary, because I can't name one of them.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere is the story from the New York Times.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMore than six thousand one hundred legislators will be elected on November third, and statehouses may redraw congressional districts ahead of twenty twenty-eight.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSix thousand one hundred?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSix thousand one hundred. And you're telling me you know none of them.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI know my rideshare driver's rating. That's the closest thing I have to a civic record.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe verdict is mildly worried, and the fix is to look up your state representative before November third.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip is out reporting now, and I'm hoping he actually knows his state representative.
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