Matt Vasilogambros
@mattvas.bsky.social
Democracy for @statesunited.org; hiker and diver; completed the Pacific Crest Trail; former bylines: Stateline, The Atlantic, National Journal, Outside
I'm excited as I head to @statesunited.org to continue my work defending democracy. Elated to join that great group and begin this next chapter.
March 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I'm excited as I head to @statesunited.org to continue my work defending democracy. Elated to join that great group and begin this next chapter.
I mean, what sort of job lets you eat roadkill stateline.org/2019/03/06/w...
Why Eating Roadkill Makes Roads Safer for People and Animals • Stateline
NAMPA, Idaho — It’s taco night at the Lindskoog household in this suburban community 20 miles west of Boise. Nate Lindskoog has seasoned the red meat sizzling in his cast-iron skillet with a mixture o...
stateline.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I mean, what sort of job lets you eat roadkill stateline.org/2019/03/06/w...
Profiling the Tucson woman who wanted fairer political representation in Arizona, led the independent redistricting commission and saw her life turn upside down stateline.org/2019/11/26/t...
The Tumultuous Life of an Independent Redistricting Commissioner • Stateline
TUCSON, Ariz. — A warm breeze blew past Colleen Coyle Mathis and her husband, Christopher, as they lounged on the back porch of their Spanish Colonial Revival-style house one evening earlier this mont...
stateline.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Profiling the Tucson woman who wanted fairer political representation in Arizona, led the independent redistricting commission and saw her life turn upside down stateline.org/2019/11/26/t...
Heading to the Navajo Nation to see how groups are helping Native Americans add addresses to their homes so they can vote by mail stateline.org/2019/10/04/f...
For Some Native Americans, No Home Address Might Mean No Voting • Stateline
SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah — At the end of a labyrinth of red dirt roads and surrounded by the rusty cliffs of nearby mesas, Marthleen and Shuan Stephenson live on an isolated desert homestead on the spraw...
stateline.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Heading to the Navajo Nation to see how groups are helping Native Americans add addresses to their homes so they can vote by mail stateline.org/2019/10/04/f...
One of the hardest beats I had was gun violence prevention. In this story, I saw a mass shooting simulation, attempting to see how medical personnel and first responders train for the unimaginable stateline.org/2024/02/05/g...
Gunfire, screams, carnage: As mass shootings proliferate, training gets more realistic • Stateline
First responders and law enforcement agents have for decades used simulations to train for mass casualty events such as shootings or natural disasters. But in recent years, as mass shootings have beco...
stateline.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
One of the hardest beats I had was gun violence prevention. In this story, I saw a mass shooting simulation, attempting to see how medical personnel and first responders train for the unimaginable stateline.org/2024/02/05/g...
When I lived in San Diego, I was able to interview and profile my neighbors who were being forcibly removed from their encampments stateline.org/2023/12/22/t...
‘That was my home’ • Stateline
As homeless encampments continue to dot urban landscapes — strewn around parks, along sidewalks, lining highways or sometimes abutting schools — many cities have increased their sweeps, some governors...
stateline.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
When I lived in San Diego, I was able to interview and profile my neighbors who were being forcibly removed from their encampments stateline.org/2023/12/22/t...
Driving 1,000 miles around Eastern Oregon to interview proponents of the Greater Idaho separatist movement stateline.org/2023/09/06/a...
An Eastern Oregon effort to join Idaho reflects the growing American divide • Stateline
Greater Idaho has seen a success that other secessionist movements, regionally and in states such as California and Illinois, never reached. If supporters here achieve their goal, it could mean a para...
stateline.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Driving 1,000 miles around Eastern Oregon to interview proponents of the Greater Idaho separatist movement stateline.org/2023/09/06/a...
Election denialism is not going away, but there are people fighting it stateline.org/2024/09/03/s...
Swing states prepare for a showdown over certifying votes in November • Stateline
GRAYLING, Mich. — Clairene Jorella was furious. In the northern stretches of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, the Crawford County Board of Canvassers had just opened its meeting to certify the August prima...
stateline.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Election denialism is not going away, but there are people fighting it stateline.org/2024/09/03/s...
One of the great passions I’ve developed is giving voice to the folks who run our democracy and often face harassment just for doing their job stateline.org/2024/08/22/i...
In small towns, even GOP clerks are targets of election conspiracies • Stateline
Michigan's part-time clerks, who are trained every four years and have limited resources in running elections, are at a breaking point.
stateline.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
One of the great passions I’ve developed is giving voice to the folks who run our democracy and often face harassment just for doing their job stateline.org/2024/08/22/i...
Reposted by Matt Vasilogambros
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State VRAs Bring Problems of Their Own
Eight states have enacted their own local versions of the federal Voting Rights Act. These laws pose problems of fairness, practicality and constitutionality.
www.cato.org
March 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
An alternative view (from me) @mattvas.bsky.social