Some mayors view confrontation with the Trump White House as the right approach, others are opting for accommodation — or just keeping their heads down. @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/02/10/m...

From a quick read, the Fulton County affidavit doesn't include any suggestion of a foreign nexus to the investigation — further highlighting the unusual nature of DNI Tulsi Gabbard's involvement storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Trump’s calls to ‘nationalize’ elections have state, local election officials bracing for tumult from @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/02/06/t...

Mississippi and West Virginia are out of the top vaccination ranks; Connecticut and New York are in. stateline.org/2026/02/02/s...

Mayors describe ICE presence in their cities stateline.org/2026/01/30/m...

State lawmakers stand ready to help ICE — or impede it stateline.org/2026/01/28/s...

Democratic AGs stress importance of citizen-generated evidence in challenging ICE stateline.org/2026/01/27/d...

As AI-generated fake content mars legal cases, states want guardrails stateline.org/2026/01/26/a...

Footage, documents at odds with DHS accounts of immigration enforcement incidents stateline.org/2026/01/23/f...

Three people were arrested by Ohio State Police while protesting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol recruiters at an annual Ohio State University career fair on Tuesday. via @ohiocapitaljournal.com

ICYMI: The Trump administration has sued another state — Virginia — in its quest to obtain sensitive voter data, despite two recent legal setbacks in suits against other states. stateline.org/2026/01/20/t...

States, cities are hard-pressed to fight violent ICE arrest tactics "You can’t go after a murderer and a garden-variety immigration violator, like a poor nanny or a poor landscaper, with equal emphasis." from @tim-henderson.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/01/22/s...

With rental registries, cities try to track housing and hold bad actors accountable stateline.org/2026/01/21/w...

In the Twin Cities, ICE resistance goes mainstream minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/21/i...

ICE is using Medicaid data to find out where immigrants live | via @acvollers.bsky.social #ksleg

A cloud of fear hangs over Minnesota immigrant communities Even citizens are afraid to go out. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...

AI therapy chatbots draw new oversight as suicides raise alarm stateline.org/2026/01/15/a...

One of the small but interesting parts of Colvin's story: She said her action was inspired in part by a week of learning Black history from a teacher who also described the injustices in the South at length.

Claudette Colvin, who challenged Alabama’s segregation laws, dies at 86 As a 15-year-old, Colvin refused to give her seat to a white passenger. Her challenge presaged Rosa Parks’ and helped integrate Montgomery’s buses. alabamareflector.com/2026/01/13/c...

US Supreme Court reviews trans athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

The Trump administration seems intent on blocking local prosecutors from even bringing charges against the ICE officer minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/09/m...

Happy Friday! I love this story so much. A beautiful read from @amandavhernan.bsky.social for @stateline.org ‘Teaching us how to grow with our babies’: How prisons allow mothers and infants to nest for months stateline.org/2026/01/09/t...

Many left-leaning states and cities are trying to protect their residents’ personal information amid the immigration crackdown. https://stateline.org/2026/01/08/worried-about-surveillance-states-enact-privacy-laws-and-restrict-license-plate-readers/

A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.

Vigil for Renee Nicole Good becomes a call to action against ICE Full coverage of yesterday's shooting from our sister outlet @minnesotareformer.com minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/v...

ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...

Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5M immigrants in 2025 stateline.org/2025/12/30/r...

Jim Hunt, NC governor who won four terms and shaped legacy on education, has died ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/j...

Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents. “States do not have the luxury of waiting for the federal government." stateline.org/2025/12/18/w...

Stateline's on this list! @stateline.org ....along with our parent network @statesnewsroom.com and our individual state capital outlets across the country. Our news coverage reporting the trends from legislature to legislature can't be found anywhere else. Appreciate this, @alexip718.com!

Not enough tampons. Not enough pads. Incarcerated women often don’t have enough period products. Some states are doing something about it. Important reporting from @amandavhernan.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/12/17/i...

Unemployment is at a 4-year high. stateline.org/2025/12/16/d...

States, unimpressed with Trump's executive order, say they'll keep passing AI laws @maddyfitz.bsky.social @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/12/12/s...

Stateline analysis: An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record @tim-henderson.bsky.social @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/12/12/a...

Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls. https://stateline.org/2025/12/10/republicans-in-congress-eye-more-power-for-states-to-remove-voters/

The 13-state electric grid operator that serves Ohio is holding its second capacity auction of the year — setting a baseline electricity cost that will get baked into consumers’ bills in June 2027. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/e...

Republicans in Congress eye more power for states to remove voters — seeking to reinforce the Trump administration’s own push to scrub the lists. from @jonshorman.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/12/10/r...

The trickle-down effect here could mean fewer primary care health providers, especially in America's rural communities. from @nhassanein.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/12/08/n...

4 Republican states agree to help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records with personal data from @jonshorman.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/12/01/4...

4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects stateline.org/2025/12/01/4...

Trump administration wants driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents in every state. Trump is building a powerful citizenship verification program amid the clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration. via @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/11/25/h...

Trump allows more foreign, immigrant ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms It's a tacit admission that American food production needs these workers. stateline.org/2025/11/21/t...

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...

Data from Trump's ICE crackdown: Immigration removals from inside the US now outnumber border deportations for the first time since 2014 from @tim-henderson.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org?p=16041

The late-night flash mobs known as street takeovers — with wild car stunts, blistering noise and occasional violence — are growing as states try to crack down via @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/10/08/i...

The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two Medicare remote health care programs. They automatically expired Oct. 1. @tim-henderson.bsky.social reporting for @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/10/10/s...

Illegal street takeovers — with stunts and noise — are growing as states try to crack down stateline.org/2025/10/08/i...

For Gen Z adults, the oldest of whom are now reaching their late 20s, suicide is taking more lives than 10 years ago — when millennials were the same age. stateline.org/2025/10/02/s... Analysis from @tim-henderson.bsky.social for @stateline.org

There’s a growing number of these lawsuits fighting employment actions related to comments about Charlie Kirk — and some early signs of success. A federal judge ordered a South Dakota professor reinstated on Wednesday.

Republican push for tips on Charlie Kirk posts drives firings of public workers stateline.org/2025/09/26/r...