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Moving the Chiefs to Kansas will spur economic development, but the complexity and lack of details about the deal make it difficult to determine what taxpayers will ultimately pay.
via @kansasreflector.com
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Chiefs’ move to Kansas leaves experts grappling with possible revenue drain, massive unknowns
TOPEKA — Moving the Chiefs to Kansas will spur economic development, but the complexity and lack of details about the deal make it difficult to determine what taxpayers will ultimately pay.The…
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January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Moving the Chiefs to Kansas will spur economic development, but the complexity and lack of details about the deal make it difficult to determine what taxpayers will ultimately pay.
via @kansasreflector.com
via @kansasreflector.com
A key program aimed at helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain access to home care may be getting a refresh in 2026.
via @georgiarecorder.com
via @georgiarecorder.com
Georgia agency proposes changes to waiting list for services for people with disabilities
A key program aimed at helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain access to home care may be getting a refresh in 2026.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A key program aimed at helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain access to home care may be getting a refresh in 2026.
via @georgiarecorder.com
via @georgiarecorder.com
Episode 9 is live! This week, we’ll hear from our States Newsroom colleagues at @lailluminator.com.
For their podcast called The Light Switch, they took a deep dive into kratom as Louisiana lawmakers debated the ban in 2025.
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For their podcast called The Light Switch, they took a deep dive into kratom as Louisiana lawmakers debated the ban in 2025.
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Kratom Collision Course | News From The States
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January 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Episode 9 is live! This week, we’ll hear from our States Newsroom colleagues at @lailluminator.com.
For their podcast called The Light Switch, they took a deep dive into kratom as Louisiana lawmakers debated the ban in 2025.
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/krat...
For their podcast called The Light Switch, they took a deep dive into kratom as Louisiana lawmakers debated the ban in 2025.
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/krat...
When Maine lawmakers return to Augusta in January, they will face an agenda shaped as much by federal policy shifts as by ongoing state issues held over from last session.
via @mainemorningstar.com
via @mainemorningstar.com
The major issues likely to shape debate in the Maine Legislature this year
When Maine lawmakers return to Augusta in January, they will face an agenda shaped as much by federal policy shifts as by ongoing state issues held over from last session, including rising health…
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
When Maine lawmakers return to Augusta in January, they will face an agenda shaped as much by federal policy shifts as by ongoing state issues held over from last session.
via @mainemorningstar.com
via @mainemorningstar.com
State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to start affecting Idahoans in 2026.
via @idahocapitalsun.com
via @idahocapitalsun.com
Changes to Idaho SNAP food program coming in 2026
State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to start affecting Idahoans in 2026.
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to start affecting Idahoans in 2026.
via @idahocapitalsun.com
via @idahocapitalsun.com
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A last look back at 2025, from @jennifershutt.bsky.social in the @statesnewsroom.com DC bureau: Deportations, tariffs, court clashes, record shutdown mark a historic year in Washington, D.C.
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Deportations, tariffs, court clashes, record shutdown mark a historic year in Washington, D.C. • Wisconsin Examiner
This year produced an array of history-making events and changes to immigration policy, tariffs, the Education Department and health care.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
A last look back at 2025, from @jennifershutt.bsky.social in the @statesnewsroom.com DC bureau: Deportations, tariffs, court clashes, record shutdown mark a historic year in Washington, D.C.
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Lawmakers and Indiana’s education secretary preview legislative priorities that are likely to be debated in the coming weeks.
via @indianacapitalchronicle.com
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From cellphones to STEM, these are the education issues to watch in Indiana’s 2026 session
Stricter cellphone bans, more focus on STEM and increased school “efficiency” are shaping up as some of the highest-priority education debates Indiana lawmakers will tackle during a fast 2026…
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Lawmakers and Indiana’s education secretary preview legislative priorities that are likely to be debated in the coming weeks.
via @indianacapitalchronicle.com
via @indianacapitalchronicle.com
The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office has received over 220 complaints of open records violations this year, with the numbers increasing since a public complaint form launched, officials said.
via @oklahomavoice.com
via @oklahomavoice.com
Complaints of open records violations increased with launch of Oklahoma AG’s compliance portal
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office has received over 220 complaints of open records violations this year, with the numbers increasing since a public complaint form launched,…
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office has received over 220 complaints of open records violations this year, with the numbers increasing since a public complaint form launched, officials said.
via @oklahomavoice.com
via @oklahomavoice.com
A handful of Missouri lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would help improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
via @missouriindependent.com
via @missouriindependent.com
Missouri lawmakers hope 2026 is the year maternal and infant health get the spotlight
Missouri has some of the worst rates for maternal and infant mortality in the country. This isn’t old news. Nor are the solutions that lawmakers like state Rep. LaKeySha Bosley, a St. Louis Democrat,…
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A handful of Missouri lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would help improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
via @missouriindependent.com
via @missouriindependent.com
Fifty-two bears were “harvested” during the recently wrapped 2025 bear hunt in Florida, the first in a decade.
via @floridaphoenix.com
via @floridaphoenix.com
Fish and wildlife commission: 52 bears ‘harvested’ in sanctioned hunt
Fifty-two bears were “harvested” during the recently wrapped 2025 bear hunt, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a release Tuesday.The bears were physically checked by FWC…
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Fifty-two bears were “harvested” during the recently wrapped 2025 bear hunt in Florida, the first in a decade.
via @floridaphoenix.com
via @floridaphoenix.com
Fifteen Virginia health centers are suing the state government, claiming it has violated state and federal law through underpayments on Medicaid reimbursements.
via @virginiamercury.com
via @virginiamercury.com
Federally Qualified Health Centers in Va. sue state for low Medicaid reimbursements
Fifteen Virginia health centers on Tuesday announced they are suing the state government, claiming it has violated state and federal law through underpayments on Medicaid reimbursements. The…
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Fifteen Virginia health centers are suing the state government, claiming it has violated state and federal law through underpayments on Medicaid reimbursements.
via @virginiamercury.com
via @virginiamercury.com
In his veto letter, President Trump blamed the Miccosukee Tribe for having “actively sought to obstruct reasonable immigration policies that the American people decisively voted for when I was elected.”
via @floridaphoenix.com
via @floridaphoenix.com
Trump vetoes Miccosukee flood protection, citing tribe’s opposition to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The Miccosukee Tribe’s lawsuit contesting an immigration detention facility in the Everglades cost them federally funded flood protection, at least if President Donald Trump gets his way.
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In his veto letter, President Trump blamed the Miccosukee Tribe for having “actively sought to obstruct reasonable immigration policies that the American people decisively voted for when I was elected.”
via @floridaphoenix.com
via @floridaphoenix.com
As South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announces state economic development grants for communities, opponents criticize the announcements as campaigning.
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
Governor hits the road to award more state grants; opponents call it campaigning
BROOKINGS — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced state economic development grants in two more communities Tuesday, drawing criticism from opponents in the race for governor who equated the…
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
As South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announces state economic development grants for communities, opponents criticize the announcements as campaigning.
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
A mandate that public schools offer free meals to all students appears to have failed to capture widespread support in the GOP-controlled Oklahoma Legislature after being ignored by school districts.
via @oklahomavoice.com
via @oklahomavoice.com
Walters’ free school meals policy not a GOP priority, lawmakers say
OKLAHOMA CITY — A mandate that public schools offer free meals to all students appears to have failed to capture widespread support in the GOP-controlled Oklahoma Legislature after being ignored by…
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A mandate that public schools offer free meals to all students appears to have failed to capture widespread support in the GOP-controlled Oklahoma Legislature after being ignored by school districts.
via @oklahomavoice.com
via @oklahomavoice.com
A federal judge in California found the Trump administration unlawfully terminated temporary protections for more than 60,000 nationals from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.
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Judge slams Noem over termination of temporary legal status for 60,000 immigrants
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in California Wednesday found the Trump administration unlawfully terminated temporary protections for more than 60,000 nationals from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A federal judge in California found the Trump administration unlawfully terminated temporary protections for more than 60,000 nationals from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/judg...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/judg...
In our Evening Wrap newsletter this week, we spotlighted photos from each States Newsroom outlet, illustrating some of the top stories of 2025.
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Welcome to Part 1 of our 2025 special photo edition of Evening Wrap. Our daily newsletter is on a break until Jan. 5, but in the meantime, here are some of the most compelling images of the year from...
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December 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In our Evening Wrap newsletter this week, we spotlighted photos from each States Newsroom outlet, illustrating some of the top stories of 2025.
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Maryland ends the year with almost 15,000 fewer federal jobs than it had at the start of the year.
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Maryland lost almost 15,000 federal jobs in 2025, a 9% drop in the workforce, state data shows
Maryland ends the year with almost 15,000 fewer federal jobs than it had at the start of the year, according to the latest estimates from the Maryland Department of Labor.The department reported this ...
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December 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Maryland ends the year with almost 15,000 fewer federal jobs than it had at the start of the year.
via @marylandmatters.org
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via @marylandmatters.org
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In a case headed for the Kansas Supreme Court, Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach filed scorched-earth briefs outlining disagreement over authority to advance federal litigation.
via @kansasreflector.com
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via @kansasreflector.com
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Kansas litigation conflict paints AG as ‘kingly’ gatekeeper, claims governor seeks ‘coronation’
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach filed scorched-earth briefs outlining their disagreement on who possessed authority to advance federal litigation on behalf of the state of K...
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In a case headed for the Kansas Supreme Court, Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach filed scorched-earth briefs outlining disagreement over authority to advance federal litigation.
via @kansasreflector.com
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via @kansasreflector.com
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Throughout his military career, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow said he always took “compliance with the law and morality very seriously.”
via @coloradonewsline.com
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via @coloradonewsline.com
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Called a traitor by Trump, Jason Crow understands military orders from years of combat leadership
In December 2003, Jason Crow landed in the Baltimore airport on a Delta flight from Kuwait. Christmas music played in the terminal. The airport was decorated for the holidays. Families were preparing ...
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December 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Throughout his military career, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow said he always took “compliance with the law and morality very seriously.”
via @coloradonewsline.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/call...
via @coloradonewsline.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/call...
After a settlement, the Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research.
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Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants
The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research.
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
After a settlement, the Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
As part of last summer’s budget, Ohio lawmakers axed the state’s existing independent campaign watchdog and replaced it with a new office under control of the secretary of State.
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
New Ohio Election Integrity Commission begins to take shape
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has tapped leadership for the new Ohio Election Integrity Commission. As part of last summer’s budget, state lawmakers axed the state’s existing independent…
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
As part of last summer’s budget, Ohio lawmakers axed the state’s existing independent campaign watchdog and replaced it with a new office under control of the secretary of State.
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
With college students returning to class after the New Year, international students face heightened uncertainty including visa bans and disruptions to application processing.
via @virginiamercury.com
via @virginiamercury.com
Study: Virginia faces $23 million revenue loss due to international student enrollment changes
With college students returning to class after the New Year, international students face heightened uncertainty in Virginia, as ongoing federal actions — including visa bans and disruptions to…
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
With college students returning to class after the New Year, international students face heightened uncertainty including visa bans and disruptions to application processing.
via @virginiamercury.com
via @virginiamercury.com
As immigration enforcement and a federal task force descended on Tennessee, John Partipilo, photographer for @tennesseelookout.com, was there.
The year in photos:
The year in photos:
Through a glass darkly: The photographs that told 2025’s stories
Trump administration immigration crackdown targets Tennessee
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December 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
As immigration enforcement and a federal task force descended on Tennessee, John Partipilo, photographer for @tennesseelookout.com, was there.
The year in photos:
The year in photos: