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Voters in Arizona, Colorado and Oklahoma will face ballot measures Tuesday challenging a provision in the federal health care law requiring almost everyone to have health insurance. Critics of the measures say they could complicate health care issues within the states.

The two major party candidates for Governor are working feverishly to get people to the polls tomorrow. Both Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman are on whirlwind tours of California.

Researchers at UC San Diego have identified a specific gene that apparently predisposes people to become politically liberal. We'll hear about the research and discuss the difference in personalities and attitudes that separate liberals and conservatives.

Have you studied up on the candidates and propositions that will appear on your local ballot? Professors Glen Sparrow and Carl Luna join us to provide their analysis of the most important local races. Plus, KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge discusses the propositions that could reform state government.

Voters don't give much thought to who runs their state department of insurance. And in many places no one can name the person holding this office. But as key provisions of the new federal health law begin to take effect, insurance commissioners will become paramount.

The author of Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives says her research into fetal origins helped her see that pregnancy isn't just about waiting for birth — it's an opportunity to improve the health and well-being of the next generation.

Zombies, it seems, are everywhere these days, so we've hauled in an expert to prepare us for the invasion.

We look at some of the highs and lows of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's big rally on the National Mall, from words forgotten to words painted in great big fonts on signs.

On Tuesday, California voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana. But researchers at the RAND Corp. say a "yes" vote wouldn't undercut the profits made by Mexican drug cartels and eliminate the need for violent crimes.

In South Carolina's 1st District, most of the attention is focused on the state's gubernatorial race. But next week, the district's voters are likely to make Tim Scott the first black Republican elected to Congress from the Deep South since Reconstruction.