In Brief: Deadline today to vote absentee (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Voters across the state have until noon today to cast absentee ballots at municipal clerks' offices for Tuesday's elections.

Elders rely on state aid if Medicare maxes out (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
PAWTUCKET, R.I. - Joanne Devlin needs about 20 prescription drugs to regulate her blood pressure, keep her arthritic joints limber and pain-free and control her asthma.