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November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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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/
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
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apnews.com
BREAKING: Federal appeals court says full SNAP benefits must be paid for November. The Trump administration is expected to appeal.
States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments
States are facing uncertainty about providing full monthly benefits for a federal food program serving 42 million Americans.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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nytimes.com
Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga lead this year’s Grammy nominations. See the full list of nominees ahead of next year's ceremony in February. nyti.ms/47LJRX2
Kendrick Lamar, in a dark shirt and beanie, raps into a microphone onstage with a large crowd visible behind him. A headline reads: Kendrick Lamar Leads the 2026 Grammy Nominees. See the Full List." Photo by Graham Dickie/The New York Times.
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
maddyfitz.bsky.social
#noticing...
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
maddyfitz.bsky.social
ICYMI: Four governors are exploring fast track approval for data centers that agree to deliver dependable power to the grid as part of the connection process.

via @insideclimatenews.org

insideclimatenews.org/news/3010202...
Four Governors Whose States Rely on PJM Want Data Centers to Guarantee Their Own Power - Inside Climate News
The governors are exploring fast track approval for data centers that agree to deliver dependable power to the grid as part of the connection process.
insideclimatenews.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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coloradonewsline.com
"What bills will I have to skip to make sure there is food in the fridge for the kids?" said Angel Rojas at the Weld Food Bank on Monday. About 600K Coloradans, like Rojas, rely on SNAP benefits, which paused due to the federal government shutdown.
By @sarawilson.bsky.social
Colorado food banks begin work to meet increased need as SNAP benefits pause | Colorado Newsline
More Coloradans are turning to food banks for groceries as federal food assistance benefits pause during the government shutdown.
coloradonewsline.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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bbarrettnc.bsky.social
Violence is a public health crisis among American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian women. A new survey looks at traumatic brain injuries.

from @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/10/31/d...
Domestic violence in Native communities is focus of new survey • Stateline
Abigail Echo-Hawk, director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, recalled a Native mother in her 30s who started having memory loss and other dementia-like symptoms. The woman had suffered multiple b...
stateline.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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jessicacalarco.com
GOP-led states are blocking college students from registering to vote with campus addresses.

In the context of broader attacks on vote-by-mail and early voting, these efforts will systematically disenfranchise young people across the US.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
NAACP sues Virginia officials, accusing them of disenfranchising student voters
The NAACP has sued Virginia state election officials, accusing them of disenfranchising students by rejecting voter registration forms from students that do not include details like dormitory names, room numbers and campus mailbox information.
www.reuters.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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statesnewsroom.com
THREAD 🧵

On Nov. 7, we’re launching Stories From The States, a new weekly podcast designed to help you make sense of the dizzying swirl of news happening in our country.
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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stateline.org
From Shalina Chatlani: States have enacted dozens of laws this year to lower prescription drug costs for their residents — and many more are considering following suit.

https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/dozens-of-states-tackle-high-prescription-drug-costs/
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.
stateline.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
In October, 'Washington Post' editorials fail to disclose Bezos interests

My story for NPR

www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
www.npr.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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npr.org
Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all. n.pr/3JAjrzh
Want to opt out of AI? State labeling laws might help
Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all.
n.pr
October 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
maddyfitz.bsky.social
Really great series about how people, policies and systems affect Black patients in need of organ transplants (from @wordinblacknews.bsky.social)

wordinblack.com/on-borrowed-...
On Borrowed Time
“On Borrowed Time" examines the people, policies, and systems that hurt or help Black patients in need of an organ transplant.
wordinblack.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
maddyfitz.bsky.social
Really good story from @acvollers.bsky.social!
October 23, 2025 at 3:20 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....
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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virginiamercury.com
The Virginia Commission on Youth unanimously approves a new study urging major reforms to the special-education compliance system — including detaching the Parent Ombudsman’s office from the Virginia Department of Education to bolster neutrality and trust.

virginiamercury.com/2025/10/22/c...
Commission adopts study to improve Va.’s special education compliance system • Virginia Mercury
A Virginia commission on Tuesday unanimously accepted a study recommending that policymakers separate the Parent Ombudsman for Special Education’s office from the Virginia Department of Education to i...
virginiamercury.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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jonshorman.bsky.social
As the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on Trump’s National Guard deployments, the president’s decision to order guard members to cross state borders into non-consenting states underscores fears about encroachments on state sovereignty

My dive for @stateline.org

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...
stateline.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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washingtonpost.com
Breaking news: Republican state senators in North Carolina approved redrawing the state’s congressional map in hopes of gaining another U.S. House seat and protecting their narrow majority in next year’s midterm elections.
North Carolina lawmakers vote to add GOP House seat, in win for Trump
The redrawing of North Carolina’s congressional map comes as President Donald Trump presses Republicans to add more GOP seats to protect their majority in 2026.
wapo.st
October 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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virginiamercury.com
🏛️ The University of Virginia says no thanks to the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education from the Donald Trump administration — making clear that federal research funding should be merit-based, not conditional on ideological requirements.

virginiamercury.com/2025/10/20/u...
UVA declines to join Trump administration’s education compact • Virginia Mercury
The University of Virginia declined to accept an offer from President Donald Trump‘s administration to sign an agreement, granting federal funding and privileges in exchange for support of the adminis...
virginiamercury.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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npr.org
While AI is increasingly used to write code, every line is still reviewed by humans. Some engineers complain about having to clean up AI-generated code. n.pr/4qmYRCS
Tech CEOs say the era of 'code by AI' is here. Some software engineers are skeptical
While AI is increasingly used to write code, every line is still reviewed by humans. Some engineers complain about having to clean up AI-generated code.
n.pr
October 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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nysfocus.bsky.social
Statewide diversion courts could keep thousands out of jail, but they’ll need more investments in treatment to succeed.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/17/m...
Lawmakers, Top Judges Push to Expand Mental Health Courts
Statewide diversion courts could keep thousands out of jail, but they'll need more investments in treatment to succeed.
nysfocus.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
maddyfitz.bsky.social
Moved to Philly a few weeks ago! Fellow foodies - please send your recs!
October 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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stateline.org
President Donald Trump has argued that he needs to deploy National Guard troops to support local law enforcement in cities he claims are “overrun” by crime.

But a Stateline analysis shows that Trump’s deployments 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...
stateline.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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stateline.org
As the federal shutdown continues, states are falling back on their own resources to spot disease outbreaks — just as respiratory illness season begins, @timhenderson.bsky.social reports:

https://stateline.org/2025/10/20/shutdown-leaves-gaps-in-states-health-data-possibly-endangering-lives/
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.
stateline.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM