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Though Congress ended the record-setting federal government shutdown, many questions remain for states that were already wading through seismic federal changes. One major uncertainty: whether and how states will be reimbursed for the costs they incurred: stateline.org/2025/11/14/s...
Shutdown ends, but more federal chaos looms for states • Stateline
Though Congress ended the record-setting federal government shutdown, many questions remain for states that were already wading through seismic federal changes.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Though Congress ended the record-setting federal government shutdown, many questions remain for states that were already wading through seismic federal changes. One major uncertainty: whether and how states will be reimbursed for the costs they incurred: stateline.org/2025/11/14/s...
Trump said during his campaign that he would wield college accreditation as a “secret weapon” to root out DEI and other “woke” ideas from higher education. He has made good on that pledge: stateline.org/2025/11/13/a...
Accreditation of colleges, once low key, has gotten political • Stateline
When six Southern public university systems this summer formed a new accreditation agency, the move shook the national evaluation model that higher education has relied on for decades.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Trump said during his campaign that he would wield college accreditation as a “secret weapon” to root out DEI and other “woke” ideas from higher education. He has made good on that pledge: stateline.org/2025/11/13/a...
A provision significantly limiting the sale of intoxicating hemp products made its way into legislation to reopen the federal government. Its inclusion follows years of pressure from states and the marijuana industry: stateline.org/2025/11/12/c...
Congress pushes hemp crackdown after pressure from states, marijuana industry • Stateline
A provision significantly limiting the sale of intoxicating hemp products made its way into legislation to reopen the federal government. Its inclusion follows years of pressure from states and the ma...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A provision significantly limiting the sale of intoxicating hemp products made its way into legislation to reopen the federal government. Its inclusion follows years of pressure from states and the marijuana industry: stateline.org/2025/11/12/c...
In their competition for rural health care dollars from a new federal fund, states are seeking money to bolster emergency services, address chronic diseases, and recruit and train more doctors and nurses: stateline.org/2025/11/11/s...
States hope to use rural health money to keep doctors, combat chronic disease • Stateline
In their competition for rural health care dollars from a new federal fund, states are seeking money to bolster emergency services, address chronic diseases, and recruit and train more doctors and nur...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In their competition for rural health care dollars from a new federal fund, states are seeking money to bolster emergency services, address chronic diseases, and recruit and train more doctors and nurses: stateline.org/2025/11/11/s...
A year out from the 2026 midterm elections, legal fights and procedural maneuvering over ballot measures and referendums are well underway: stateline.org/2025/11/10/t...
The midterm ballot measure battles have already begun • Stateline
A year out from the 2026 midterm elections, legal fights and procedural maneuvering over ballot measures and referendums are already well underway in states across the country.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A year out from the 2026 midterm elections, legal fights and procedural maneuvering over ballot measures and referendums are well underway: stateline.org/2025/11/10/t...
Trump argues international students take university spots or jobs from American students. Its more restrictive approach
to foreign students could have major implications across U.S. higher education, including taxpayer-funded public colleges and universities: stateline.org/2025/11/05/s...
to foreign students could have major implications across U.S. higher education, including taxpayer-funded public colleges and universities: stateline.org/2025/11/05/s...
Some public universities report fewer international students amid Trump restrictions • Stateline
Coming to the United States to study has become more difficult. President Donald Trump is taking a harder line on international students, arguing that they are taking university spots or jobs from Ame...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Trump argues international students take university spots or jobs from American students. Its more restrictive approach
to foreign students could have major implications across U.S. higher education, including taxpayer-funded public colleges and universities: stateline.org/2025/11/05/s...
to foreign students could have major implications across U.S. higher education, including taxpayer-funded public colleges and universities: stateline.org/2025/11/05/s...
The Trump administration wants to let states police themselves when it comes to educating students with disabilities, a move many teachers and parents fear will end up denying vulnerable children the services they’re guaranteed under law: stateline.org/2025/11/04/s...
Special education enforcement would be up to states under Trump plan • Stateline
In its quest to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the Trump administration wants to let states police themselves when it comes to educating students with disabilities.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Trump administration wants to let states police themselves when it comes to educating students with disabilities, a move many teachers and parents fear will end up denying vulnerable children the services they’re guaranteed under law: stateline.org/2025/11/04/s...
Illicit drug overdoses and the deaths they cause are trending down this year, despite spikes in a handful of states, according to a Stateline analysis of data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: stateline.org/2025/11/03/t...
The ‘hard, slow work’ of reducing overdose deaths is having an effect • Stateline
Illicit drug overdoses and the deaths they cause are trending down this year, despite spikes in a handful of states, according to a Stateline analysis of data from the federal Centers for Disease Cont...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Illicit drug overdoses and the deaths they cause are trending down this year, despite spikes in a handful of states, according to a Stateline analysis of data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: stateline.org/2025/11/03/t...
High grocery prices have pushed more Americans to rely on food banks. But organizations providing food relief have lost more than $1 billion in federal aid and are bracing for the impact of this weekend's shutdown-caused halt in SNAP funding: stateline.org/2025/10/31/f...
Food banks were ‘operating on fumes’ even before SNAP chaos • Stateline
Even before the federal government shutdown posed an unparalleled challenge for food banks, nonprofits across the country were struggling with high costs and increased demand.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
High grocery prices have pushed more Americans to rely on food banks. But organizations providing food relief have lost more than $1 billion in federal aid and are bracing for the impact of this weekend's shutdown-caused halt in SNAP funding: stateline.org/2025/10/31/f...
In the absence of much federal action, states have enacted dozens of laws this year to lower prescription drug costs for their residents — and many more are considering following suit: stateline.org/2025/10/30/d...
Dozens of states tackle high prescription drug costs • Stateline
In the absence of much federal action, states have enacted dozens of laws this year to lower prescription drug costs for their residents — and many more are considering following suit.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In the absence of much federal action, states have enacted dozens of laws this year to lower prescription drug costs for their residents — and many more are considering following suit: stateline.org/2025/10/30/d...
Food banks, food pantries and local governments are scrambling to prepare for an onslaught of demand as some 42 million Americans are expected to lose access to SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, in a matter of days. stateline.org/2025/10/29/l...
Local leaders rush to help, but can't fill massive SNAP void • Stateline
The federal government shutdown threatens the food assistance of millions, leaving food pantries and local governments scrambling to prepare for an onslaught of demand.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Food banks, food pantries and local governments are scrambling to prepare for an onslaught of demand as some 42 million Americans are expected to lose access to SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, in a matter of days. stateline.org/2025/10/29/l...
In the wake of the LA wildfires, the state-managed “last resort” insurance pool wants a 36% rate hike. Insurance experts say it’s a national warning sign, as the effects of climate change cause private insurance companies to pull back on coverage: stateline.org/2025/10/24/c...
California’s ‘last resort’ property insurer seeks rate hike, ringing national alarm bells • Stateline
Californians who buy property insurance from the state-managed, “last resort” FAIR Plan could be facing rate hikes of 36% on average in the wake of the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles earlier th...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In the wake of the LA wildfires, the state-managed “last resort” insurance pool wants a 36% rate hike. Insurance experts say it’s a national warning sign, as the effects of climate change cause private insurance companies to pull back on coverage: stateline.org/2025/10/24/c...
Most state Medicaid programs pay dentists far less than private insurers do for the same services. As a result, not enough dentists are willing to take Medicaid patients, leaving low-income families in many states with limited options: stateline.org/2025/10/23/i...
In a small Alabama town, a dentist weighs whether to stop treating kids on Medicaid • Stateline
Even though more than half of Alabama children are enrolled in Medicaid, in some parts of the state, few pediatric dentists still accept Medicaid patients. Alabama is a vivid example of a national pro...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Most state Medicaid programs pay dentists far less than private insurers do for the same services. As a result, not enough dentists are willing to take Medicaid patients, leaving low-income families in many states with limited options: stateline.org/2025/10/23/i...
By sending National Guard troops from one state to another -- without the receiving governor's consent -- Trump has raised questions of state sovereignty and how far the president can go in using the militia of one state to exercise power in another: stateline.org/2025/10/22/t...
Trump’s National Guard deployments raise worries about state sovereignty • Stateline
As President Donald Trump prepares to send out-of-state National Guard members to Chicago and in Portland, Oregon, other cities are bracing for the arrival of troops in anticipation that the deploymen...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
By sending National Guard troops from one state to another -- without the receiving governor's consent -- Trump has raised questions of state sovereignty and how far the president can go in using the militia of one state to exercise power in another: stateline.org/2025/10/22/t...
States are rushing to inform some residents who rely on food stamps that they will soon be forced to meet work requirements. Meanwhile, the shutdown could result in millions not getting their SNAP benefits next month: stateline.org/2025/10/21/v...
Veterans, rural residents, older adults may lose food stamps due to Trump work requirements • Stateline
States are rushing to inform some residents who rely on food stamps that they will soon be forced to meet work requirements or lose their food assistance. Recent federal legislation ended exemptions t...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
States are rushing to inform some residents who rely on food stamps that they will soon be forced to meet work requirements. Meanwhile, the shutdown could result in millions not getting their SNAP benefits next month: stateline.org/2025/10/21/v...
As the federal shutdown continues, states have been forced to fall back on their own resources to spot disease outbreaks — just as respiratory illness season begins. stateline.org/2025/10/20/s...
Shutdown leaves gaps in states’ health data, possibly endangering lives • Stateline
As the federal shutdown continues, states have been forced to fall back on their own resources to spot disease outbreaks — just as respiratory illness season begins.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
As the federal shutdown continues, states have been forced to fall back on their own resources to spot disease outbreaks — just as respiratory illness season begins. stateline.org/2025/10/20/s...
A Stateline analysis of crime data shows that Trump’s National Guard deployments and proposals have not focused on the nation’s most violent cities: stateline.org/2025/10/17/t...
Trump isn’t sending troops to cities with highest crime rates, data shows • Stateline
President Donald Trump has argued that he needs to deploy National Guard troops across state lines to protect federal personnel and property or to support overwhelmed local law enforcement in cities h...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A Stateline analysis of crime data shows that Trump’s National Guard deployments and proposals have not focused on the nation’s most violent cities: stateline.org/2025/10/17/t...
Community health centers have long enjoyed bipartisan support. But the government shutdown, freezes to federal grants and looming cuts have put them under financial stress: stateline.org/2025/10/15/t...
The nation's community health centers face money troubles • Stateline
Community health centers provide care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. But the federal government shutdown, freezes to federal grants, looming cuts to Medicaid and new Trump admini...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Community health centers have long enjoyed bipartisan support. But the government shutdown, freezes to federal grants and looming cuts have put them under financial stress: stateline.org/2025/10/15/t...
Some states want to help churches with shrinking congregations and aging buildings to do good with their unused land, by acting as anchors of new housing rather than as bystanders in neighborhood redevelopment: stateline.org/2025/10/14/c...
Can states, and a little bit of faith, convert church land into affordable housing? • Stateline
Yes In God’s Backyard? Some states hope so. Lawmakers see the potential for much-needed housing on church-owned land.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Some states want to help churches with shrinking congregations and aging buildings to do good with their unused land, by acting as anchors of new housing rather than as bystanders in neighborhood redevelopment: stateline.org/2025/10/14/c...
For years, Western leaders have debated the creation of a regional energy market: a coordinated grid to pool solar power in AZ, wind in WY, hydro in WA and battery storage in CA. A new CA law could make that market a reality: stateline.org/2025/10/13/t...
The West's power grid could be stitched together — if red and blue states buy in • Stateline
For years, leaders in 11 Western states have debated the creation of a regional energy market: a coordinated grid to pool solar power in Arizona, wind in Wyoming, hydro in Washington and battery stora...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
For years, Western leaders have debated the creation of a regional energy market: a coordinated grid to pool solar power in AZ, wind in WY, hydro in WA and battery storage in CA. A new CA law could make that market a reality: stateline.org/2025/10/13/t...
Usually, states get reimbursed for federal costs they've covered once a government shutdown ends. But the Trump administration’s record of pulling funding and targeting Democratic-led states has some officials worried about what comes after this one: stateline.org/2025/10/09/t...
‘This shutdown feels different.’ States might not get repaid when government reopens. • Stateline
States are continuing to operate federally funded programs during the shutdown. But they say they can only front those costs for so long — and some are worried about getting repaid.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Usually, states get reimbursed for federal costs they've covered once a government shutdown ends. But the Trump administration’s record of pulling funding and targeting Democratic-led states has some officials worried about what comes after this one: stateline.org/2025/10/09/t...
So-called street takeovers — which are often organized on social media and can draw hundreds of people to block intersections, highways or parking lots for stunt driving — have become increasingly dangerous and difficult to contain: stateline.org/2025/10/08/i...
Illegal street takeovers — with stunts and noise — are growing as states try to crack down • Stateline
Illegal street takeovers, where drivers block roads to perform stunts, have become an increasing concern in cities across the country.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So-called street takeovers — which are often organized on social media and can draw hundreds of people to block intersections, highways or parking lots for stunt driving — have become increasingly dangerous and difficult to contain: stateline.org/2025/10/08/i...
The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline. stateline.org/2025/10/07/u...
US prison population rises for second straight year • Stateline
The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline. stateline.org/2025/10/07/u...
With threats against nurses and physicians on the rise, state lawmakers and hospital officials are scrambling to put stronger protections in place. Those include increased criminal penalties, armed security guards and violence prevention plans: stateline.org/2025/10/01/d...
Doctors and nurses are punched, choked, even shot. States want to stop that. • Stateline
Health care workers make up just 10% of the American workforce but experience 48% of the nonfatal injuries from workplace violence, according to federal data. And the threat is increasing.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
With threats against nurses and physicians on the rise, state lawmakers and hospital officials are scrambling to put stronger protections in place. Those include increased criminal penalties, armed security guards and violence prevention plans: stateline.org/2025/10/01/d...
The traditional school bus has been undercut by national bus driver shortages, worsened by the pandemic. With states stretched thin by federal funding cuts, a pathway has opened for an industry of small-car, ride-hailing and private transport services: stateline.org/2025/09/30/s...
School ride-hailing services may be nudging aside traditional buses • Stateline
A pathway has opened for an industry of small-car, ride-hailing and private transport services to ferry children to and from school.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The traditional school bus has been undercut by national bus driver shortages, worsened by the pandemic. With states stretched thin by federal funding cuts, a pathway has opened for an industry of small-car, ride-hailing and private transport services: stateline.org/2025/09/30/s...