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Sofia Resnick
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National reproductive rights reporter for @statesnewsroom. Tips to sresnick(at)statesnewsroom(dot)com.
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BREAKING Deal to end shutdown gains traction in US Senate as vote nears -- @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/deal...
Deal to end shutdown gains traction in US Senate as vote nears
WASHINGTON — A deal was within reach Sunday night to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, when it appeared enough U.S. Senate Democrats had agreed to join Republicans to temporarily...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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elishabrown.bsky.social
New from me: Voters in NJ and VA elected Democratic women governors who vowed to protect abortion access. Dems swept the VA races, too, basically ensuring a repro ballot measure in 2026. And PA retained 3 judges bound to take up abortion-related cases. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/demo...
Democrats who back reproductive rights win key races
Despite less focus on abortion in the 2025 election, voters Tuesday supported Democratic candidates who back reproductive rights in New Jersey and Virginia, and retained Democratic justices in Pennsyl...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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statesnewsroom.com
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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statesnewsroom.com
Missouri legalized abortion 1 year ago.

Here’s what’s happened since the landmark vote.

via @missouriindependent.com
Missouri legalized abortion 1 year ago. Here’s what’s happened since the landmark vote
One year ago today, Missourians voted to enshrine abortion rights into the state Constitution.But access remains fragmented as court battles and proposed abortion bans introduce more confusion into…
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November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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juliannemcshane.bsky.social
Reps for a dozen nonprofits that lost federal funding to do community violence intervention work—due to Trump's DOJ cancelling their grants—say they've had to cut staff & programs, which will undermine public safety.

Here's the story of one, Equal Justice USA, that didn't survive. @motherjones.com
How Trump’s DOJ wiped out a pioneering anti-violence nonprofit
“We’re just the tip of the iceberg.”
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November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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amymaxmen.bsky.social
More in my latest piece on how the Trump admin quietly withheld funds for public health this yr.

Thanks to @kffhealthnews.org for allowing me time to investigate. It's a huge deal that's underreported. Stay tuned for KFFs version w/fab illus by @oonazenda.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/Health/red-t...
Red tape and budget constraints: How the White House is undercutting public health
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly undercut outbreak response, HIV treatment and dementia care.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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christinalords.bsky.social
Though thousands of Idahoans relied on the health care provided through Title X for over 50 years, the state made no public announcements as the decision took effect in April, leading to the closure of 28 out of 43 — about 65% — Title X-funded family planning clinics in public health districts.
idahocapitalsun.com Idaho Capital Sun @idahocapitalsun.com · 9d
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding, leaving patients statewide without free and low-cost contraception and reproductive health care services from a key family planning program.
While some states fight to restore Title X family planning funding, Idaho chooses to forfeit it • Idaho Capital Sun
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly declined its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding, leaving patients statewide without free and low-cost contraception and reproductive health ...
idahocapitalsun.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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northdakotamonitor.com
Mothers demand TSA follow its own breast milk and formula rules

By @sofiaresnick.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom
Mothers demand TSA follow its own breast milk and formula rules • North Dakota Monitor
Despite a federal law, women continue to report issues with TSA security in airports across the country, saying many workers are not trained on their own policy.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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fischler.bsky.social
Lots of developments in SNAP payments fight today, most notably a defiant Trump vowing no payments until Democrats cave on shutdown. Story for @statesnewsroom.com:
A defiant Trump vows no SNAP payments until Democrats cave on shutdown
President Donald Trump backtracked Tuesday on a pledge by his administration in court filings to partially fund November food assistance during the government shutdown, posting on social media that be...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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stateline.org
Despite President Donald Trump’s claim that deadly military strikes on alleged drug boats are necessary to save American lives, overdoses and the deaths they cause were trending down this year.

https://stateline.org/2025/11/03/the-hard-slow-work-of-reducing-overdose-deaths-is-having-an-effect/
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 Control and Prevention.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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janenorman.bsky.social
NEWS FROM HERE: @statesnewsroom.com Washington, D.C., Bureau reporter wins award for coverage of Congress www.newsfromthestates.com/article/stat...
States Newsroom Washington, D.C., Bureau reporter wins award for coverage of Congress
WASHINGTON — Senior reporter Jennifer Shutt of the States Newsroom Washington, D.C., Bureau has been named the recipient of the 2025 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congr...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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southdakotasearchlight.com
On Nov. 7, @statesnewsroom.com is launching Stories From The States, a weekly podcast designed to help you make sense of the dizzying swirl of news happening in our country.

We hope you’ll listen: buff.ly/l8tKu1w
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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alabamareflector.com
Via Sofia Resnick: A 2016 law states that breast milk, formula and toddler drinks are considered “medically necessary liquids” and are allowed in carry-on baggage in quantities greater than 3.4 ounces. But many women say TSA staff are not trained on that policy. https://ow.ly/A63x50Xl0oK
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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With airport delays increasing during the federal shutdown, it's a good time to remind that breast milk, formula, toddler drinks over 3.4 oz along with ice & gel packs are allowed in carry-on baggage -- though TSA agents are not always trained on the policy: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/moth...
Mothers demand TSA follow its own breast milk and formula rules
Brinda Sen Gupta was traveling by plane for work last month without her infant but with gel packs she would need to keep her breast milk cool on the return flight. Knowing how hard it can be to get th...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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kelciemmorris.bsky.social
If you aren't that worried about women with children because they have WIC, please take a look at the average monthly benefit amounts provided by WIC
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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fischler.bsky.social
BREAKING: Trump administration blocked from cutting off SNAP benefits as two judges issue orders. @statesnewsroom.com story w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
Trump administration blocked from cutting off SNAP benefits as two judges issue orders
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Boston ruled Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to pause a food assistance program for 42 million people was illegal — but gave the Trump administrat...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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What a hell of a story. This reporter moved mountains in this one. 70+ sources, threats from officials, and more but he just kept on it
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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NEW w/ @meganmesserly.bsky.social: Trump's IVF policies came nowhere close to fulfilling his campaign trail pledge to make fertility treatments free. Anti-abortion activists, who lobbied the admin for more than a year, are claiming credit for that.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘The pro-life movement still has some real juice’: How Trump’s promise of free IVF fizzled
A lobbying blitz by social and religious conservatives paid off last week when Trump announced policies that fell short of his promise to make fertility treatments, which they oppose, free.
www.politico.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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elishabrown.bsky.social
A majority of Black adults in 10 states say Medicaid is important to them or their families, per a new poll shared exclusively with @statesnewsroom.com. The findings come as Planned Parenthood clinics in Black communities have closed due to Medicaid cuts. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/more...
More than 90% of Black people polled say Medicaid is crucial as cuts loom
At least 90% of Black people surveyed for a new poll said Medicaid is important to them or their families, and more than half either have public insurance or a family member who relies on the program....
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October 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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tennesseelookout.com
Just in from @anitawadhwani.bsky.social: In a defeat for Gov. Bill Lee’s administration, a three-judge panel ruled against the state’s effort to end a longstanding lawsuit challenging the vagueness and inadequacy of exceptions to Tennessee’s near-total abortion ban.
Signaling skepticism that exceptions to TN abortion ban are adequate, judges rule against state • Tennessee Lookout
A three-judge panel ruled against Tennessee's effort to end a lawsuit challenging the inadequacy of exceptions to the state's abortion ban.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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janenorman.bsky.social
Trump seeks to approve his own $230M payback from DOJ over past probes -- @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
Trump seeks to approve his own $230M payback from DOJ over past probes
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said late Tuesday he is personally owed a massive payment from the Department of Justice and would have the authority to approve it, saying he was “damaged very gre...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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kelciemmorris.bsky.social
Miraya Gran is the kind of person Trump and his administration say they are going to help. But unless the cost of IVF goes down a lot, she can’t afford to give her daughter a sibling.

“I’ve got two embryos waiting for me, and I’m not accessing them due to lack of insurance coverage."

New from me:
Trump's IVF announcement disappoints patients, raises concerns for doctor
Miraya Gran is the kind of person who Republican President Donald Trump and his administration say they are going to help with new policies on in vitro fertilization.
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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azmirror.com
Trump says he's targeting crime with National Guard deployments. In reality, he's focusing on large Democratic cities in blue states.
Trump is focusing National Guard deployments on political targets, not crime data | Arizona Mirror
Trump National Guard deployments crime rates data show focus on Democratic cities despite lower violent crime levels
azmirror.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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“I’m not donating to them until I know for sure that leadership of our Planned Parenthood Southeast is leadership that shares a progressive political lens, that supports women’s rights, that supports non-binary rights, that supports the rights of the people that never get a voice,” said one donor.
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Without the CDC, states must rely on ‘DIY’ disease surveillance, by @timhenderson.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shut...
Shutdown leaves gaps in states’ health data, possibly endangering lives
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.The shutdown has halted dashboards ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM