States routinely purge voter rolls in order to maintain accuracy in who is eligible to vote. Researchers from Everything Policy dug into the data to see who is purged, why they were purged, and how frequently purges happen. Are there differences across states based on the political affiliation of election officials?

In October 2024’s news coverage of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and their catastrophic damage, some stories argued that climate change has increased the severity of such storms. This brief evaluates this hypothesis: are severe storms becoming more common?