Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

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Kansas and Missouri are among 19 states that don't regulate AI-generated political ads, which have already appeared in races from the U.S. Senate to the Missouri House. Why it matters: AI-generated political ads are becoming more common, but Kansas and Missouri have no rules requiring campaigns to tell voters what's fake. By the numbers: Wesleyan Media Project tracked 10 AI-generated ads in Kansas and three in Missouri through Oct. 11, according...

More than 282,000 ballots have been cast early in Kansas. Secretary of State Scott Schwab discusses election security, mail-in ballot deadlines and GOP efforts to reach voters amid rising costs.

Ad spending in Kansas’ Senate race has jumped tenfold in weeks as Democrats pour money into Republican-heavy districts in the final days before the midterms.The economy appears to be growing at a solid pace,

AI-generated ads have aired in races ranging from Kansas' U.S. Senate contest to a Missouri House race, and neither state requires disclosure to voters.

Prominent Republicans in key Senate races have endorsed Democratic candidates, including in South Carolina, Kansas and Texas.

Gov. JB Pritzker is honorary chair of the PAC that was launched in September and vowed to spend $15 million to help Democrats in districts that President Donald Trump had previously won.