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Though Congress ended the record-setting federal government shutdown, many questions remain for states that were already wading through seismic federal changes.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/14/shutdown-ends-but-more-federal-chaos-looms-for-states/
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Shutdown ends, but more federal chaos looms for states • Stateline
Though Congress ended the record-setting federal government shutdown, many questions remain for states that were already wading through seismic federal changes.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Though Congress ended the record-setting federal government shutdown, many questions remain for states that were already wading through seismic federal changes.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/14/shutdown-ends-but-more-federal-chaos-looms-for-states/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/14/shutdown-ends-but-more-federal-chaos-looms-for-states/
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Most states don't disclose which companies get data center incentives according to a new report via @stateline.org wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/13/r...
Most states don’t disclose which companies get data center incentives, report finds • Wisconsin Examiner
Most states offering incentives to data centers don’t disclose which companies benefit, according to a new report.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Most states don't disclose which companies get data center incentives according to a new report via @stateline.org wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/13/r...
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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, reports @stateline.org via @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com
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The midterm ballot measure battles have already begun • Utah News Dispatch
A year out from the 2026 midterm elections, legal fights and procedural maneuvering over ballot measures are underway across the country.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:35 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, reports @stateline.org via @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com
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When six Southern public university systems this summer formed a new accreditation agency, the move shook the national evaluation model that higher education has relied on for decades.
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Accreditation of colleges, once low key, has gotten political
When six Southern public university systems this summer formed a new accreditation agency, the move shook the national evaluation model that higher education has relied on for decades.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
When six Southern public university systems this summer formed a new accreditation agency, the move shook the national evaluation model that higher education has relied on for decades.
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Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, according to a state-by-state study published this week in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/13/higher-gun-ownership-rates-lead-to-more-gun-homicides-of-pregnant-women-new-study-says/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/13/higher-gun-ownership-rates-lead-to-more-gun-homicides-of-pregnant-women-new-study-says/
Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says • Stateline
Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, according to a state-by-state study published this week in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. Researchers found the firearm homicide rate for pregnant women was 37% higher than the rate for nonpregnant women. Suspected perpetrators were most often male for both pregnant and […]
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November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, according to a state-by-state study published this week in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/13/higher-gun-ownership-rates-lead-to-more-gun-homicides-of-pregnant-women-new-study-says/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/13/higher-gun-ownership-rates-lead-to-more-gun-homicides-of-pregnant-women-new-study-says/
Most states offering incentives to data centers don’t disclose which companies benefit, according to a new report.
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Most states don’t disclose which companies get data center incentives, report finds • Stateline
Most states offering incentives to data centers don’t disclose which companies benefit, according to a new report.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Most states offering incentives to data centers don’t disclose which companies benefit, according to a new report.
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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 marijuana industry.
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Congress pushes hemp crackdown after pressure from states, marijuana industry • North Dakota Monitor
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…
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November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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 marijuana industry.
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Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, according to a state-by-state study published this week in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
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Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, according to a state-by-state study published this week in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
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Some Southern states’ effort to create a new accreditation agency comes as accreditation — an obscure process determining access to federal student aid — has become entangled in political fights.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/13/accreditation-of-colleges-once-low-key-has-gotten-political/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/13/accreditation-of-colleges-once-low-key-has-gotten-political/
Accreditation of colleges, once low key, has gotten political • Stateline
When six Southern public university systems this summer formed a new accreditation agency, the move shook the national evaluation model that higher education has relied on for decades.
stateline.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Some Southern states’ effort to create a new accreditation agency comes as accreditation — an obscure process determining access to federal student aid — has become entangled in political fights.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/13/accreditation-of-colleges-once-low-key-has-gotten-political/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/13/accreditation-of-colleges-once-low-key-has-gotten-political/
School districts have made some progress in addressing the national shortage of school bus drivers, but there still aren’t as many drivers as there were in 2019, according to a new study.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/12/national-school-bus-driver-shortage-persists-despite-recent-gains/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/12/national-school-bus-driver-shortage-persists-despite-recent-gains/
National school bus driver shortage persists, despite recent gains • Stateline
School districts have made some progress in addressing the national shortage of school bus drivers, but there still aren’t as many drivers as there were in 2019, according to a new study. The number of drivers has increased by 2,300, or 1.1%, since last year, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning research group. […]
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November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
School districts have made some progress in addressing the national shortage of school bus drivers, but there still aren’t as many drivers as there were in 2019, according to a new study.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/12/national-school-bus-driver-shortage-persists-despite-recent-gains/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/12/national-school-bus-driver-shortage-persists-despite-recent-gains/
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...
stateline.org
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…
www.newsfromthestates.com
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.
via @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.
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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...
ncnewsline.com
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/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/11/fcc-allows-prisons-jails-to-charge-more-for-phone-and-video-calls/
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.
stateline.org
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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
michiganadvance.com
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.