⚽ A week from today, the country will welcome hundreds of thousands of soccer fans for the 2026 World Cup. Sign up for Daybreak to receive the latest news on how states and localities are preparing for the global tournament. www.newsfromthestates.com/newsletter/d...

Check out our most recent edition of the Daybreak newsletter for a recap of yesterday's primaries. via @maddyfitz.bsky.social prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/S...

ICYMI: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill that would have prohibited corporations from using someone’s personal data to set individualized wages and retail prices. via @coloradonewsline.com coloradonewsline.com/briefs/surve...

Do you want updates on key elections during today's primaries? Get all the information you need with this Starter Pack generated by Bluesky, featuring relentless coverage from five of our outlets and one of our content partners. #ElectionDay bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Breaking Overnight: Federal judge **denies** preliminary injunction to halt Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail Story TK storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Big redistricting news: A three-judge panel blocked Alabama from using a 2023 congressional map the panel ruled racially discriminatory and ordered the state to use a remedial map. via @alabamareflector.com: alabamareflector.com/2026/05/26/f...

States that expanded health coverage for immigrants are now scaling back benefits as federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of Obamacare subsidies strain state budgets. https://stateline.org/2026/05/22/states-providing-healthcare-to-immigrants-face-financial-pressures/

Check out our most recent edition of the Daybreak newsletter for a recap of yesterday's primaries. via @maddyfitz.bsky.social prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/S...

Today is the biggest primary day of the year so far, with elections in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania. Catch the results tomorrow morning in Daybreak. www.newsfromthestates.com/newsletter/d...

Do you want updates on key elections during the May 19 primaries? Get all the information you need with this Starter Pack generated by Bluesky, featuring relentless coverage in six states from our reporters. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Looking for a new podcast? Stories From The States is a podcast from @statesnewsroom.com that explores how the government's decisions affect your community. I'll be joining every so often to share the week's top stories. Listen to today's episode here: www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/whip...

NEW: Democrats and advocacy groups urged a quick rejection of President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on compiling citizenship lists and creating traceable mail-in ballots in a federal court hearing Thursday. @ashleymurray.bsky.social & me www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

A Supreme Court order issued on Thursday grants telehealth access to mifepristone until the 5th Circuit hears full arguments in a related Louisiana lawsuit. Tomorrow, we will address telehealth access to abortion medication. www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor...

UPDATE: A federal judge has denied a temporary restraining order requested by Democratic U.S. House candidates, the Tennessee Democratic Party & voters in a lawsuit arguing that the new map will cause chaos and confusion for voters. Via @cstephenson.bsky.social: tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/14/c...

Gov. Reeves calls off Mississippi’s special session on judicial redistricting Reeves said he wants Mississippi to redraw its congressional and legislative districts after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, but did not lay out a specific timeline for that.

A lot of election results and redistricting news. Get caught up with @statesnewsroom.com's Daybreak, by @maddyfitz.bsky.social. www.newsfromthestates.com/newsletter/d...

From @chatlanis.bsky.social via @stateline.org: An increasing number of conservative states are mandating that state and local social service providers verify and report the immigration status of the people they serve. stateline.org/2026/05/13/r...

Tennessee judges could be ousted if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities under a new law signed by Gov. Bill Lee. The law doesn’t clearly define what actions would be considered obstructive. From @anitawadhwani.bsky.social: tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tenne...

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ICYMI: Minnesota is now the first state in the country to enact a law that prohibits access to "nudification" technology. It targets programs that use artificial intelligence to fabricate a nude photo or pornographic video from someone's image. @cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

NEW - 6 months out from the midterms, Trump is mostly failing as he tries to assert power over election administration Much could change between now and November, but so far the American system is constraining him My latest for @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Students are practicing cursive in clubs after school and in libraries after it was cut from the Common Core curriculum. Some states are reintroducing it into schools.

The Supreme Court of Virginia struck down the voter-approved redistricting amendment, upholding a lower court ruling that had declared the measure unconstitutional and briefly halted its implementation. @virginiamercury.com reports: virginiamercury.com/2026/05/08/s...

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Exciting news: Starting tomorrow, I'll be writing Daybreak, a new morning newsletter from @statesnewsroom.com. Be sure to sign up below! This also means my time at @stateline.org has come to an end. But keep an eye out — I'll be back to reporting on technology news and creating journo content soon!

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Rideshare news out of VA: Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation aimed at tightening safety standards for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft. @virginiamercury.com virginiamercury.com/2026/05/01/s...

#breaking Virginia voters approved the redistricting amendment Tuesday, 50.7%–49.3% with ~2.5M ballots cast, clearing the way for new congressional maps after months of legal and political battles. virginiamercury.com/2026/04/21/v...

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ICYMI: Maine lawmakers have given final approval to a moratorium on data centers larger than 20 megawatts — the first statewide ban of its kind in the country. via @mainemorningstar.com mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/09/l...

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NEW: Ahead of the country’s 250th birthday, the bedrock principles of federalism — the uniquely American system of power sharing between Washington and the states — are being tested. https://stateline.org/2026/03/30/how-trumps-expansion-of-federal-power-threatens-states-authority/

Episode 21 is live! This week, we will head to Mason County, Kentucky and address the increased community uproar against data centers with city commissioner Max Moran. @maddyfitz.bsky.social @stateline.org @kentuckylantern.com @danielleegaines.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/data...

With many Americans struggling to afford the basics, consumers and state lawmakers alike are becoming more concerned about how retailers are using algorithms — many of which rely on personal data — to price products. My latest with @stateline.org: stateline.org/2026/03/27/y...

Multiple states offer financial incentives to businesses building data centers. However, public opposition is on the rise. Tomorrow, we will take a look at this with @maddyfitz.bsky.social of @stateline.org and a city commissioner from Germantown, Kentucky. www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor...

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NEW from Jonathan Shorman: The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices appeared skeptical of the validity of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. https://stateline.org/2026/03/23/supreme-court-skeptical-of-allowing-states-to-count-mail-ballots-that-arrive-after-election-day/