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From @amandavhernan.bsky.social: Families of Black homicide victims in the United States are more likely than any other group to seek financial assistance through state victim compensation programs — and they are the most likely to be denied, according to a new study.
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Black homicide victims’ families most likely to be denied compensation • Stateline
Families of Black homicide victims in the United States are more likely than any other group to seek financial assistance through state victim compensation programs — and they are the most likely to b...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
From @amandavhernan.bsky.social: Families of Black homicide victims in the United States are more likely than any other group to seek financial assistance through state victim compensation programs — and they are the most likely to be denied, according to a new study.
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A provision significantly limiting the sale of intoxicating hemp products made its way into legislation to reopen the federal government just a day before the Senate approved the bill. Its inclusion follows years of pressure from states and the marijuana industry.
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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 2:04 PM
A provision significantly limiting the sale of intoxicating hemp products made its way into legislation to reopen the federal government just a day before the Senate approved the bill. Its inclusion follows years of pressure from states and the marijuana industry.
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States have submitted grant applications to the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, showing a variety of priorities from rural workforce development to technological advancements.
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States hope to use rural health money to keep doctors, combat chronic disease
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…
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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
States have submitted grant applications to the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, showing a variety of priorities from rural workforce development to technological advancements.
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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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The midterm ballot measure battles have already begun • South Dakota Searchlight
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 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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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Congress created the competitive program in response to concern from rural health care providers — as well as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle — about the effects of Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Donald Trump signed this summer. By @stateline.org #nc #ncpol
States hope to use rural health money to keep doctors, combat chronic disease • NC Newsline
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 10:32 PM
Congress created the competitive program in response to concern from rural health care providers — as well as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle — about the effects of Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Donald Trump signed this summer. By @stateline.org #nc #ncpol
From Amanda Watford: The Federal Communications Commission voted to roll back limits on how much companies can charge incarcerated people and their families for phone and video calls.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/11/fcc-allows-prisons-jails-to-charge-more-for-phone-and-video-calls/
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FCC allows prisons, jails to charge more for phone and video calls • Stateline
The Federal Communications Commission voted to roll back limits on how much companies can charge incarcerated people and their families for phone and video calls. The 2-1 vote in late October reverses rate caps the FCC adopted last year under a 2023 law that allows the agency to set limits on prison phone and video call […]
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November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
From Amanda Watford: The Federal Communications Commission voted to roll back limits on how much companies can charge incarcerated people and their families for phone and video calls.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/11/fcc-allows-prisons-jails-to-charge-more-for-phone-and-video-calls/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/11/fcc-allows-prisons-jails-to-charge-more-for-phone-and-video-calls/
With a new federal fund, states are seeking money to bolster emergency services, address chronic diseases and recruit more staff, Nada Hassanein reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/11/states-hope-to-use-rural-health-money-to-keep-doctors-combat-chronic-disease/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/11/states-hope-to-use-rural-health-money-to-keep-doctors-combat-chronic-disease/
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 nurses.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
With a new federal fund, states are seeking money to bolster emergency services, address chronic diseases and recruit more staff, Nada Hassanein reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/11/states-hope-to-use-rural-health-money-to-keep-doctors-combat-chronic-disease/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/11/states-hope-to-use-rural-health-money-to-keep-doctors-combat-chronic-disease/
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Stateline asked for international enrollment data from every public university in the Big 12 Conference — 13 schools spread across the country, many with major research programs likely to attract international students.
Some public universities report fewer international students amid Trump restrictions • Oklahoma Voice
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…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Stateline asked for international enrollment data from every public university in the Big 12 Conference — 13 schools spread across the country, many with major research programs likely to attract international students.
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Not only are low-income Ohioans facing disruption of federal food help as the Trump administration has refused to release it. With nighttime temperatures dipping into the 30s, the future of federal assistance for heating and cooling is in doubt as well. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/10/f...
Future of Ohio's federal energy assistance unclear as government shutdown wears on • Ohio Capital Journal
Not only are low-income Ohioans facing disruption of federal food help as the Trump administration thus far refused to release it. With nighttime temperatures dipping into the 30s, the future of…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Not only are low-income Ohioans facing disruption of federal food help as the Trump administration has refused to release it. With nighttime temperatures dipping into the 30s, the future of federal assistance for heating and cooling is in doubt as well. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/10/f...
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The United States Supreme Court has declined to revisit the 2015 landmark ruling that gave same-sex couples marriage equality, a failure for former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis.
From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social:
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Kentucky clerk’s bid to challenge same-sex marriage fails • Kentucky Lantern
The United States Supreme Court has declined to revisit the 2015 landmark ruling that gave same-sex couples marriage equality.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The United States Supreme Court has declined to revisit the 2015 landmark ruling that gave same-sex couples marriage equality, a failure for former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis.
From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social:
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From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social:
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The future of health care coverage is at risk for millions of Americans, through changes to the ACA and Medicaid. Don't miss our debut episode of Stories From The States, which explores this issue over 25 mins. Listen now.
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‘I could die’: A Wisconsin woman fears impending Medicaid cuts, while others celebrate | News From The States
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November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The future of health care coverage is at risk for millions of Americans, through changes to the ACA and Medicaid. Don't miss our debut episode of Stories From The States, which explores this issue over 25 mins. Listen now.
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/i-co...
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/i-co...
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States’ death penalty policies are heading in sharply different directions. Colorado is among states that have abolished the death penalty.
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States’ death penalty policies are heading in sharply different directions | Colorado Newsline
States are moving in sharply different directions on the death penalty. Colorado is among states that abolished it.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
States’ death penalty policies are heading in sharply different directions. Colorado is among states that have abolished the death penalty.
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President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have issued orders aimed at expediting energy production on federal lands. Burgum has repeatedly referred to federal lands as America’s “balance sheet,” pushing for increased oil and gas extraction, logging and mining.
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A state public lands commissioner grapples with shifting federal policies • Michigan Advance
The Trump administration has proposed significantly shifting management of the nation’s public lands toward producing more revenue.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have issued orders aimed at expediting energy production on federal lands. Burgum has repeatedly referred to federal lands as America’s “balance sheet,” pushing for increased oil and gas extraction, logging and mining.
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Via Anna Claire Vollers and Stateline: More than a dozen states have taken steps to keep medical debt from hurting credit scores. But new guidance from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau repeals a Biden-era rule that allowed states to impose their own bans. https://ow.ly/apz350XoqSS
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Via Anna Claire Vollers and Stateline: More than a dozen states have taken steps to keep medical debt from hurting credit scores. But new guidance from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau repeals a Biden-era rule that allowed states to impose their own bans. https://ow.ly/apz350XoqSS
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A new Trump administration rule issued late last month would override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for millions of Americans. From @stateline.org.
New Trump administration rule would override state medical debt protections • Tennessee Lookout
A new Trump administration rule issued last month would override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt
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November 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A new Trump administration rule issued late last month would override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for millions of Americans. From @stateline.org.
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Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, battles are already underway across the country over state ballot measure campaigns.
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The midterm ballot measure battles have already begun
When Missouri Republican lawmakers approved a new district map in September to help their party in Congress, progressive activist Richard von Glahn was ready. Hours after the state legislature passed…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, battles are already underway across the country over state ballot measure campaigns.
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NEW - A year out from the midterms, intense battles that will shape what state-level ballot measures go before voters — and how they’re described — are already underway in courtrooms and statehouses across the country
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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.
stateline.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
NEW - A year out from the midterms, intense battles that will shape what state-level ballot measures go before voters — and how they’re described — are already underway in courtrooms and statehouses across the country
My latest for @stateline.org
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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, Jonathan Shorman reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/10/the-midterm-ballot-measure-battles-have-already-begun/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/10/the-midterm-ballot-measure-battles-have-already-begun/
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.
stateline.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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, Jonathan Shorman reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/10/the-midterm-ballot-measure-battles-have-already-begun/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/10/the-midterm-ballot-measure-battles-have-already-begun/
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A new Trump administration rule overrides state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, Anna Claire Vollers reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/06/new-trump-administration-rule-would-override-state-medical-debt-protections/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/06/new-trump-administration-rule-would-override-state-medical-debt-protections/
New Trump administration rule would override state medical debt protections • Stateline
A new Trump administration rule issued late last month would override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for millions of Americans. In recent years, more than a dozen states have taken steps to keep medical debt from hurting residents’ credit scores, passing laws with bipartisan support. […]
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November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A new Trump administration rule overrides state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, Anna Claire Vollers reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/06/new-trump-administration-rule-would-override-state-medical-debt-protections/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/06/new-trump-administration-rule-would-override-state-medical-debt-protections/
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In an interview with Stateline, Washington state Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove discussed how Trump administration proposals on the management of public lands are playing out in his state.
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A state public lands commissioner grapples with shifting federal policies
The Trump administration has proposed significantly shifting management of the nation’s public lands toward producing more revenue. President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have…
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In an interview with Stateline, Washington state Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove discussed how Trump administration proposals on the management of public lands are playing out in his state.
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Since coming back into office, President Donald Trump has taken a harder line on international students, arguing that they are taking university spots or jobs from American students, though some research shows international students help subsidize domestic students.
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Some public universities report fewer international students amid Trump restrictions • Utah News Dispatch
President Donald Trump is taking a harder line on international students, arguing they take university spots or jobs from American students.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Since coming back into office, President Donald Trump has taken a harder line on international students, arguing that they are taking university spots or jobs from American students, though some research shows international students help subsidize domestic students.
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In recent years, more than a dozen states have taken steps to keep medical debt from hurting residents’ credit scores.
But new guidance from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau repeals a Biden-era rule that allowed states to impose their own bans.
From @stateline.org
But new guidance from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau repeals a Biden-era rule that allowed states to impose their own bans.
From @stateline.org
New Trump administration rule would override state medical debt protections • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A new Trump administration rule issued late last month would override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for mil...
penncapital-star.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In recent years, more than a dozen states have taken steps to keep medical debt from hurting residents’ credit scores.
But new guidance from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau repeals a Biden-era rule that allowed states to impose their own bans.
From @stateline.org
But new guidance from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau repeals a Biden-era rule that allowed states to impose their own bans.
From @stateline.org
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States are moving in sharply different directions on the #DeathPenalty, with some looking to broaden when and how executions occur while others try to scale them back or end them entirely, reports @stateline.org.
States’ death penalty policies are heading in sharply different directions • South Dakota Searchlight
States are moving in sharply different directions on the death penalty, with some looking to broaden when and how executions occur while others try to scale them back or end them entirely.
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
States are moving in sharply different directions on the #DeathPenalty, with some looking to broaden when and how executions occur while others try to scale them back or end them entirely, reports @stateline.org.
Washington Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove discusses public land sales, funding cuts, wildfires and more.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/07/a-state-public-lands-commissioner-grapples-with-shifting-federal-policies/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/07/a-state-public-lands-commissioner-grapples-with-shifting-federal-policies/
A state public lands commissioner grapples with shifting federal policies • Stateline
The Trump administration has proposed significantly shifting management of the nation’s public lands toward producing more revenue.
stateline.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Washington Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove discusses public land sales, funding cuts, wildfires and more.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/07/a-state-public-lands-commissioner-grapples-with-shifting-federal-policies/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/07/a-state-public-lands-commissioner-grapples-with-shifting-federal-policies/