Election day -- what you need to know - Tuesday, November 08, 2022 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | November 08, 2022 [Web version](   [Election Day 2022: Voters in DC, Md., Va. head to the polls]( Find more details on where and how to vote, as well as a full list of candidates and questions WTOP asked them. [READ MORE](   [Election Day tests voters, voting systems amid election lies]( Months of tumultuous campaigning culminate in midterm elections that will decide control of Congress and top governorships. Tuesday's vote potentially will help shape economic policy, access to abortion and even how elections are held. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Are you ready for Open Season 2023? Let Federal News Network help]( Want to know what to consider when evaluating plans or weighing changes? Find out from OPM and benefits experts what you need to know as you make your health and dental benefits selections for the coming year.   [Veterans pitch in at the polls to ‘help make democracy happen']( "It's really important that folks understand that we're operating at the level of civics and not politics." [READ MORE](   [Powerball announces delay to record-breaking $1.9B drawing]( Hold on to your tickets. The winning numbers will be posted to Powerball's website and YouTube channel. [READ MORE](   Insight by Capitol Canary [This election will shake up advocacy organizations - no matter who wins]( Regardless of whether control of Congress shifts in November's election, America's advocacy organizations will be facing an entirely new world after Election Day.    [Va. attorney general who disagreed over role of SROs tours Alexandria High School]( Alexandria leaders wanted Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares to see the diversity of the city's only high school. Earlier in the school year, Miyares urged the city's school system to "draw a hard line against crime." [READ MORE](   [‘Stop playing games' - DC mayor, teachers' union remain at odds as contract talks reach arbitration]( Mayor Muriel Bowser urged the union to accept an outstanding contract offer. The union says it hasn't had a a new contract in three years. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Commemorate Black Catholic History Month with The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.]( On July 24, 1990, the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus of the US designated November as Black Catholic History Month to celebrate the long history and proud heritage of Black Catholics. Learn more now through The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.   [When all lanes of the Roosevelt Bridge might finally reopen after emergency work]( As crews started repairs on the bridge, they found that additional work needed to be done, and then supply chain issues further complicated the work. [READ MORE](   [Average price of gas rises nationally, but what about the DC area?]( A check of average gas prices around the D.C. region, according to AAA, showed the national trend is not entirely true in the District, Maryland and Virginia. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by So Others Might Eat [So Others Might Eat races against hunger this Thanksgiving Day]( America's Trot for Hunger's in-person event will take place on November 24, Thanksgiving morning, at Freedom Plaza. As a family friendly event, the Trot will have something for everyone.   [Access to maternity care on the decline in greater DC area]( Lack of access to maternity care is a growing issue nationwide. "It's going to take a number of different interrelated solutions for us to really see the progress that we hope to see." [READ MORE](   [2 Asian elephants move in at National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute]( The mother and daughter elephant duo is expected to make a public debut sometime next month. 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