Barb Barrett
@bbarrettnc.bsky.social
Managing Editor at Stateline
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One of the small but interesting parts of Colvin's story: She said her action was inspired in part by a week of learning Black history from a teacher who also described the injustices in the South at length.
“For these historical, iconic women I had been taught so much about, I just couldn’t move,” Colvin told the Montgomery Advertiser in 2019. “I just couldn’t move. That’s the only way I knew how to resist, to not move. So they just dragged me off the bus.”
Claudette Colvin, who challenged Alabama's segregation laws, dies at 86 | Alabama Reflector
Colvin was just 15 years old when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated Montgomery bus.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:07 AM
One of the small but interesting parts of Colvin's story: She said her action was inspired in part by a week of learning Black history from a teacher who also described the injustices in the South at length.
Claudette Colvin, who challenged Alabama’s segregation laws, dies at 86
As a 15-year-old, Colvin refused to give her seat to a white passenger. Her challenge presaged Rosa Parks’ and helped integrate Montgomery’s buses.
alabamareflector.com/2026/01/13/c...
As a 15-year-old, Colvin refused to give her seat to a white passenger. Her challenge presaged Rosa Parks’ and helped integrate Montgomery’s buses.
alabamareflector.com/2026/01/13/c...
Claudette Colvin, who challenged Alabama's segregation laws, dies at 86 | Alabama Reflector
Colvin was just 15 years old when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated Montgomery bus.
alabamareflector.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Claudette Colvin, who challenged Alabama’s segregation laws, dies at 86
As a 15-year-old, Colvin refused to give her seat to a white passenger. Her challenge presaged Rosa Parks’ and helped integrate Montgomery’s buses.
alabamareflector.com/2026/01/13/c...
As a 15-year-old, Colvin refused to give her seat to a white passenger. Her challenge presaged Rosa Parks’ and helped integrate Montgomery’s buses.
alabamareflector.com/2026/01/13/c...
US Supreme Court reviews trans athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...
US Supreme Court reviews trans athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed whether Idaho and West Virginia laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams are constitutional. The o...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
US Supreme Court reviews trans athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...
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The Trump administration seems intent on blocking local prosecutors from even bringing charges against the ICE officer minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/09/m...
Minnesota prosecution of ICE officer faces new political obstacles under Trump • Minnesota Reformer
The Trump administration made its opinion known almost immediately after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday: The officer acted heroically in defending himself from Renee ...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
The Trump administration seems intent on blocking local prosecutors from even bringing charges against the ICE officer minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/09/m...
Happy Friday! I love this story so much. A beautiful read from @amandavhernan.bsky.social for @stateline.org
‘Teaching us how to grow with our babies’: How prisons allow mothers and infants to nest for months
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‘Teaching us how to grow with our babies’: How prisons allow mothers and infants to nest for months
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'Teaching us how to grow with our babies': How prisons allow mothers and infants to nest for months • Stateline
Prison nursery programs allow babies to live behind walls with their mothers — a rare and controversial approach that forces states to confront how punishment, public safety and early childhood develo...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Happy Friday! I love this story so much. A beautiful read from @amandavhernan.bsky.social for @stateline.org
‘Teaching us how to grow with our babies’: How prisons allow mothers and infants to nest for months
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‘Teaching us how to grow with our babies’: How prisons allow mothers and infants to nest for months
stateline.org/2026/01/09/t...
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Many left-leaning states and cities are trying to protect their residents’ personal information amid the immigration crackdown.
https://stateline.org/2026/01/08/worried-about-surveillance-states-enact-privacy-laws-and-restrict-license-plate-readers/
https://stateline.org/2026/01/08/worried-about-surveillance-states-enact-privacy-laws-and-restrict-license-plate-readers/
Worried about surveillance, states enact privacy laws and restrict license plate readers • Stateline
Many left-leaning states and cities are trying to protect their residents’ personal information amid the immigration crackdown. But a growing number of conservative lawmakers also want to curb the use of surveillance technologies.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Many left-leaning states and cities are trying to protect their residents’ personal information amid the immigration crackdown.
https://stateline.org/2026/01/08/worried-about-surveillance-states-enact-privacy-laws-and-restrict-license-plate-readers/
https://stateline.org/2026/01/08/worried-about-surveillance-states-enact-privacy-laws-and-restrict-license-plate-readers/
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
Vigil for Renee Nicole Good becomes a call to action against ICE
Full coverage of yesterday's shooting from our sister outlet @minnesotareformer.com
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/v...
Full coverage of yesterday's shooting from our sister outlet @minnesotareformer.com
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Vigil for Renee Nicole Good becomes a call to action against ICE • Minnesota Reformer
Good’s death has already become a rallying cry for the people working to disrupt President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
minnesotareformer.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Vigil for Renee Nicole Good becomes a call to action against ICE
Full coverage of yesterday's shooting from our sister outlet @minnesotareformer.com
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/v...
Full coverage of yesterday's shooting from our sister outlet @minnesotareformer.com
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/v...
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis
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ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis • Minnesota Reformer
The driver then slowly backs up and appears to be leaving, when another officer fires three shots.
minnesotareformer.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis
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Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5M immigrants in 2025 stateline.org/2025/12/30/r...
Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5M immigrants in 2025 • Stateline
Since Inauguration Day, more than 1.5 million immigrants have either lost or will lose their temporary legal status, including their work authorizations and deportation protections, due to President D...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5M immigrants in 2025 stateline.org/2025/12/30/r...
Jim Hunt, NC governor who won four terms and shaped legacy on education, has died ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/j...
Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt dies • NC Newsline
“It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of my beloved daddy and hero, former Gov. Jim Hunt,” Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt said.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Jim Hunt, NC governor who won four terms and shaped legacy on education, has died ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/j...
Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents.
“States do not have the luxury of waiting for the federal government."
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“States do not have the luxury of waiting for the federal government."
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Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents. • Stateline
Calls from businesses for federal guidance on how to handle the elimination of the penny have so far gone unanswered, pushing some states to take up the issue.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents.
“States do not have the luxury of waiting for the federal government."
stateline.org/2025/12/18/w...
“States do not have the luxury of waiting for the federal government."
stateline.org/2025/12/18/w...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Stateline's on this list! @stateline.org
....along with our parent network @statesnewsroom.com and our individual state capital outlets across the country.
Our news coverage reporting the trends from legislature to legislature can't be found anywhere else. Appreciate this, @alexip718.com!
....along with our parent network @statesnewsroom.com and our individual state capital outlets across the country.
Our news coverage reporting the trends from legislature to legislature can't be found anywhere else. Appreciate this, @alexip718.com!
Not enough tampons. Not enough pads.
Incarcerated women often don’t have enough period products. Some states are doing something about it.
Important reporting from @amandavhernan.bsky.social and @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/12/17/i...
Incarcerated women often don’t have enough period products. Some states are doing something about it.
Important reporting from @amandavhernan.bsky.social and @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/12/17/i...
Incarcerated women often don’t have enough period products • Stateline
Many incarcerated women face challenges accessing menstrual products, even in facilities that provide them for free.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Not enough tampons. Not enough pads.
Incarcerated women often don’t have enough period products. Some states are doing something about it.
Important reporting from @amandavhernan.bsky.social and @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/12/17/i...
Incarcerated women often don’t have enough period products. Some states are doing something about it.
Important reporting from @amandavhernan.bsky.social and @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/12/17/i...
States, unimpressed with Trump's executive order, say they'll keep passing AI laws
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@maddyfitz.bsky.social @stateline.org
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States will keep pushing AI laws despite Trump’s efforts to stop them • Stateline
State lawmakers of both parties say they plan to keep passing laws regulating artificial intelligence despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop them.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
States, unimpressed with Trump's executive order, say they'll keep passing AI laws
@maddyfitz.bsky.social @stateline.org
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Stateline analysis: An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record
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An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record • Stateline
Immigration arrests under the Trump administration continued to increase through mid-October, reaching rates of more than 30,000 a month. But, rather than the convicted criminals the administration ha...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Stateline analysis: An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record
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Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls.
https://stateline.org/2025/12/10/republicans-in-congress-eye-more-power-for-states-to-remove-voters/
https://stateline.org/2025/12/10/republicans-in-congress-eye-more-power-for-states-to-remove-voters/
Republicans in Congress eye more power for states to remove voters • Stateline
Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls, seeking to reinforce the Trump administration’s own push to scrub the lists.
stateline.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls.
https://stateline.org/2025/12/10/republicans-in-congress-eye-more-power-for-states-to-remove-voters/
https://stateline.org/2025/12/10/republicans-in-congress-eye-more-power-for-states-to-remove-voters/
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The 13-state electric grid operator that serves Ohio is holding its second capacity auction of the year — setting a baseline electricity cost that will get baked into consumers’ bills in June 2027. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/e...
Energy market watchers see Ohio electric bills rising as data center demand continues • Ohio Capital Journal
The 13-state electric grid operator that serves Ohio is holding its second capacity auction of the year — setting a baseline electricity cost that will get baked into consumers’ bills in June 2027.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The 13-state electric grid operator that serves Ohio is holding its second capacity auction of the year — setting a baseline electricity cost that will get baked into consumers’ bills in June 2027. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/e...
Republicans in Congress eye more power for states to remove voters — seeking to reinforce the Trump administration’s own push to scrub the lists.
from @jonshorman.bsky.social and @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/12/10/r...
from @jonshorman.bsky.social and @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/12/10/r...
Republicans in Congress eye more power for states to remove voters • Stateline
Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls, seeking to reinforce the Trump admi...
stateline.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Republicans in Congress eye more power for states to remove voters — seeking to reinforce the Trump administration’s own push to scrub the lists.
from @jonshorman.bsky.social and @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/12/10/r...
from @jonshorman.bsky.social and @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/12/10/r...
The trickle-down effect here could mean fewer primary care health providers, especially in America's rural communities.
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@nhassanein.bsky.social and @stateline.org
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New student loan rule could dissuade people from advanced nursing degrees • Stateline
Zoe Clarke became a hospital registered nurse two and a half years ago, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother. Clarke, an ICU nurse in Asheville, North Carolina, wants to get her ma...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The trickle-down effect here could mean fewer primary care health providers, especially in America's rural communities.
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@nhassanein.bsky.social and @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/12/08/n...
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@nhassanein.bsky.social and @stateline.org
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4 Republican states agree to help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records with personal data
from @jonshorman.bsky.social and @stateline.org
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from @jonshorman.bsky.social and @stateline.org
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4 Republican states will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records • Stateline
Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hun...
stateline.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
4 Republican states agree to help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records with personal data
from @jonshorman.bsky.social and @stateline.org
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from @jonshorman.bsky.social and @stateline.org
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4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects stateline.org/2025/12/01/4...
4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects • Stateline
Four-day school weeks are gaining in popularity, especially in rural districts.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects stateline.org/2025/12/01/4...
Trump administration wants driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents in every state.
Trump is building a powerful citizenship verification program amid the clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration.
via @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org
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Trump is building a powerful citizenship verification program amid the clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration.
via @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/11/25/h...
Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program • Stateline
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illega...
stateline.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trump administration wants driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents in every state.
Trump is building a powerful citizenship verification program amid the clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration.
via @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/11/25/h...
Trump is building a powerful citizenship verification program amid the clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration.
via @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/11/25/h...
Trump allows more foreign, immigrant ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms
It's a tacit admission that American food production needs these workers.
stateline.org/2025/11/21/t...
It's a tacit admission that American food production needs these workers.
stateline.org/2025/11/21/t...
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms • Stateline
In a tacit admission that U.S. food production requires foreign labor, the Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to employ guest workers from other countries. At the same time, U.S. Imm...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Trump allows more foreign, immigrant ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms
It's a tacit admission that American food production needs these workers.
stateline.org/2025/11/21/t...
It's a tacit admission that American food production needs these workers.
stateline.org/2025/11/21/t...