The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday is allowing the Trump administration to strip legal status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a move that opens them up to deportation. The ruling will dramatically impact Columbus and Springfield, Ohio. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/25/r...

This lawsuit could shake up federal public land activities across the West. stateline.org/2026/06/25/o...

On today's anniversary of the Dobbs decision, @kelciemmorris.bsky.social wrote about abortion care in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters — and the clash among advocates about how far to take their fight for access. via @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/06/24/4...

For more than half a century, Title X has been a bipartisan program to help women and men get contraception and reproductive health care, reducing unintended pregnancies and making America healthier. Now the Trump administration is gutting it.

A pantry in St. Louis signed up seven new families on a recent weekday morning and expected to add 15 by the end of the day. The details in Kevin Hardy's story for @stateline.org illustrate the day-to-day struggles of families and the pantries that serve them.

Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1% stateline.org/2026/06/16/s...

As ICE presence at World Cup looms, fans and local leaders prepare stateline.org/2026/06/11/a...

The government gave these Minnesota immigrants permission to live and work here — then detained them minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/22/m...

Yesterday, a new generation of civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights. As states across the country try to make it harder for citizens to be heard, we need to learn the lessons of those who came before us and refuse to take our democracy for granted.

The medication used for abortions is also used to treat miscarriages via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/05/18/m...

Check out the latest installment of "The 50 vs. The One," @stateline.org's reporting on federalism at the nation's 250th birthday. Today: Trump is punishing states. Stateline's Kevin Hardy and @jonshorman.bsky.social explain how. stateline.org/2026/05/11/a...

Not yet reported is the effect that the Supreme Court's voting rights decision will have on down-ballot races — from statehouses to city councils to school boards. Stateline's Anna Claire Vollers is on it. from @acvollers.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/05/04/s...

Trump: Suspect in Washington press dinner shooting created a ‘manifesto’ for attack www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Culture of silence around abortions for active-duty military intensifies, researchers say via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @stateline.org www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cult...

Pushback leads Homeland Security to compromise on some warehouse detention centers for immigrants stateline.org/2026/04/17/p...

6 Republican-led states have passed laws to ban or punish enforcement of red flag gun orders Excellent story in partnership with @thetrace.org stateline.org/2026/04/16/g...

Retailers are using surveillance pricing and your personal data to set individualized costs customer by customer. from @maddyfitz.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/03/27/y...

Gas prices rise again as some states consider tax holidays @amandavhernan.bsky.social explains why they might not work. via @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/03/25/g...

Supreme Court skeptical of allowing states to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day stateline.org/2026/03/23/s...

Medicaid cuts could add pressure to already-stressed psychiatric units stateline.org/2026/03/23/m...

The pay gap between women and men *grew* last year. stateline.org/2026/03/19/t...

State lawmakers push to expand laws allowing guns on college campuses stateline.org/2026/03/17/s...

In bid for voter data, Trump’s DOJ lays groundwork to undermine confidence in midterms stateline.org/2026/03/13/i...

Trump's plans for the midterms are being laid. Stateline's Jonathan Shorman explains how. 👏 Always 👏 read 👏 @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/03/13/i...

Federal law already prohibits armed federal personnel at polling places. Some Democratic state lawmakers, citing Trump's calls to "nationalize" elections and rhetoric by his allies, don't want to take any chances and are pushing state-level bans on immigration enforcement near the polls

State & federal funding to anti-abortion pregnancy centers is growing — but oversight isn't. New series sheds light: newsfromthestates.com/tags/crisis-pregnancy-centers-series by @kelciemmorris.bsky.social @acvollers.bsky.social @chatlanis.bsky.social @amandavhernan.bsky.social & me

Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears stateline.org/2026/03/05/b...

“We’re kind of dependent on hope this fire season, like last year,” a UNM fire ecologist said. buff.ly/2NUMRss

287(g) agreements have surged from 135 at the end of the Biden presidency to nearly 1,500 now. from @amandavhernan.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/03/03/a...

The families in the railroad’s path said they see this as another instance in a pattern of extraction that has defined this corner of Georgia since before the Civil War. bit.ly/4qS3nIA

Lawmakers changing their minds about data centers... Great story from @maddyfitz.bsky.social @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/02/24/d...

Supreme Court takes up climate case testing local lawsuits against oil companies mainemorningstar.com/2026/02/23/r...

School choice programs grow in popularity — and cost stateline.org/2026/02/23/s...

Stateline's @jonshorman.bsky.social explains how states could respond to the SAVE America Act and Trump's idea about "nationalizing" elections... @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/02/20/a...

I'm a health reporter at @stateline.org and @statesnewsroom.com. I'm looking for experts and researchers following the effects of #ACA subsidy expiration and #Medicaid coverage loss on chronic illness, specifically #diabetes. DM's are open and open to research links. s chatlani AT stateline dot org

Alabama House bill would create sales tax holiday for guns alabamareflector.com/2026/02/17/a...

Guns, death penalty, prison conditions, sentencing and immigration may all be legislated this year. stateline.org/2026/02/12/c...

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...