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What a beautiful summation of what journalism and citizenship mean. Thank you,
@velshi.com
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âWe will not look awayâ: Velshi on journalism, citizenship, and his move to prime time
Bearing witness has never mattered more than it does right now. And you don't have to be a journalist to bear witness. Darnella Frazier, Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Eugene Goodman, and Febb Burn. History...
https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/we-will-not-look-away-velshi-on-journalism-citizenship-and-his-move-to-prime-time-2502817859905
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Tennessee Lookout
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Thursday night, the Knox County Board of Education voted 5-4 to tell the Tennessee General Assembly to rework the state's Age Appropriate Materials Act after a challenge to the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Roots" for a single passage.
@angeladennisnews.bsky.social
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Knox County votes to challenge Tennessee's book ban law after âRootsâ removal ⢠Tennessee Lookout
The Knox County Board of Education voted to ask the Tennessee Legislature to amend the state's Age-Appropriate Materials Act.
https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/06/08/knox-county-votes-to-challenge-tennessees-book-ban-law-after-roots-removal/
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Mississippi Today
4 days ago
Mississippi Supreme Court paves way for new murder trial for Tameshia Shelton In a 6-1 vote Thursday, the Mississippi Supreme Court let stand a state Court of Appeals decision, ordering a new trial for Tameshia Shelton....
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Mississippi Supreme Court paves way for new murder trial for Tameshia Shelton
In a 6-1 vote Thursday, the Mississippi Supreme Court let stand a state Court of Appeals decision, ordering a new trial for Tameshia Shelton.
https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/04/supreme-court-murder-trial-tameshia-shelton/
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Ariana Figueroa
4 days ago
Republicans push $70B for immigration enforcement through US Senate, with no limits on ICE Story by
@jennifershutt.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/repu...
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Republicans push $70B for immigration enforcement through US Senate, with no limits on ICE
WASHINGTON â The U.S. Senate approved a nearly $70 billion package early Friday, moving Republicans one step closer to funding immigration and deportation activities for the next three years without n...
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/republicans-push-70b-immigration-enforcement-through-us-senate-no-limits-ice
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States Newsroom
5 days ago
Amanda Taylor, a patient advocate, bought the first medical cannabis product in Alabama Wednesday morning at Callieâs Apothecary in Montgomery. via
@alabamareflector.com
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First medical cannabis store opens in Alabama after years of delays
Amanda Taylor, a patient advocate, bought the first medical cannabis product in Alabama Wednesday morning at Callieâs Apothecary in Montgomery.Taylor, who has multiple sclerosis, said she hasâŚ
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/first-medical-cannabis-store-opens-alabama-after-years-delays
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Brian Lyman
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What a loss. Persepolis is one of a handful of books thatâs never left me. Go read it if you havenât.
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â˝ 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.
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Daybreak | News From The States
Start your day informed with our 50-state snapshot.
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/newsletter/daybreak?nvep=&hmac=&emci=0bc9270d-4e50-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=
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Utah News Dispatch
5 days ago
As Utah and other western states prepare for a busy wildfire season, advocates are raising alarm about cuts and changes on the federal level.
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Federal firefighting change-ups and this summerâs forecast are a bad mix, advocates say ⢠Utah News Dispatch
As Utah and other western states prepare for what could be a busy wildfire season, advocates are raising alarm.
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/06/03/federal-firefighting-changeups-and-wildfire-forecast-concerns/
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This
@readersdigest.bsky.social
piece on breakfast favorites in each state touched off a lively conversation in the
@statesnewsroom.com
universe today. What do you think?
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America the Tasty: The Best Breakfast in Every State
Every state has its favorite breakfast bite. See which morning meal tops the menu where you live ... and dig in!
https://www.rd.com/article/best-breakfast-food-every-state/
6 days ago
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States Newsroom
6 days ago
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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Jane Norman
7 days ago
SLUSH FUND MELTING? President Donald Trumpâs nearly $1.8 billion âanti-weaponizationâ fund appeared to be on shaky ground Monday as he continued to face opposition from his own party writes
@ashleymurray.bsky.social
for
@statesnewsroom.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
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Trumpâs $1.77 billion âslush fundâ may be on the way out after GOP objections
WASHINGTON â President Donald Trumpâs nearly $1.8 billion âanti-weaponizationâ fund appeared to be on shaky ground Monday as he continued to face opposition from his own party.
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trumps-177-billion-slush-fund-may-be-way-out-after-gop-objections
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Read some top-notch journalism from
@mississippitoday.org
chronicling how "Mississippiâs criminal justice system failed" a woman now serving a life sentence for murder.
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Mississippi mother hopes for new murder trial - Mississippi Today
Jurors sent Tameshia Shelton to prison for life for murder, never seeing the victimâs apparent suicide note. If the courts free her, her case would mark the seventh exoneration in the same Mississippi...
https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/01/one-night-in-mhoon-valley/
7 days ago
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Stateline
7 days ago
States are responding to child abuse and neglect deaths with new bipartisan laws focused on oversight and accountability. Read more:
https://stateline.org/2026/06/01/high-profile-child-deaths-spark-push-for-welfare-agency-transparency/
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High-profile child deaths spark push for welfare agency transparency ⢠Stateline
Several states have enacted or considered laws this year to increase reporting and oversight of child neglect and abuse. Some of the new laws came after high-profile deaths or abuse cases, with lawmakers citing warning signs such as repeated visits from child services or complaints about unsafe family dynamics. The issue often draws support â even unanimously â across party lines.
https://stateline.org/2026/06/01/high-profile-child-deaths-spark-push-for-welfare-agency-transparency/
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Stateline
11 days ago
Southern states are bracing for a potential invasion of the New World screwworm that could disrupt livestock markets and raise already high meat prices.
https://stateline.org/2026/05/28/flesh-eating-screwworms-head-for-american-livestock/
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Flesh-eating screwworms head for American livestock ⢠Stateline
Southern states are bracing for a potential invasion of the New World screwworm that could disrupt livestock markets and raise already high meat prices. So far, the parasite has yet to land in the United States, but it has been spreading across Mexico and Central America. Previously eradicated from the United States in the 1960s, the fly can infest livestock, pets, wildlife and in rare cases, humans.
https://stateline.org/2026/05/28/flesh-eating-screwworms-head-for-american-livestock/
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Nearly 90,000 immigrants have accepted voluntary departure agreements during Donald Trump's second term,
@stateline.org
reports.
stateline.org/2026/05/26/v...
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Voluntary departures spike as immigrants face squalid detention, pressure to leave ⢠Stateline
A surge in voluntary departure agreements in immigration courts is raising concerns that Trump administration tactics are unfairly pressuring immigrants into leaving the United States, even if they ha...
https://stateline.org/2026/05/26/voluntary-departures-spike-as-immigrants-face-squalid-detention-pressure-to-leave/
13 days ago
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Want to get caught up on the news before heading into the long weekend and forgetting about it? Check out
@statesnewsroom.com
's Daybreak for the top headlines from D.C. and around the country.
www.newsfromthestates.com/newsletter/d...
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Daybreak | News From The States
Start your day informed with our 50-state snapshot.
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/newsletter/daybreak
17 days ago
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Jonathan Shorman
19 days ago
NEW - Less than 6 months before the midterms, Republicans face a difficult path to retaining the U.S. House amid Trumpâs poor approval ratingsâ but the partyâs gerrymanders have helped A look at the midterms landscape, from
@fischler.bsky.social
& me
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/sagg...
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Sagging poll ratings, soaring gas prices put GOP in a fix for keeping US House control
KANSAS CITY, Missouri â When Vice President JD Vance pitched voters on electing Republicans to Congress this November during a trip to a Kansas City manufacturing plant on Monday, he delivered the mes...
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/sagging-poll-ratings-soaring-gas-prices-put-gop-fix-keeping-us-house-control
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States Newsroom
20 days ago
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...
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Anita Wadhwani
20 days ago
If NFL owners pick Nashville for Super Bowl '30, it may be awhile before the public learns details of the deal. In 2024, Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation keeping Super Bowl-related contracts secret until a tourism department spends money
tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/19/r...
@tennesseelookout.com
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Report: NFL owners to vote on holding Super Bowl LXIV in Nashville ⢠Tennessee Lookout
National Football League owners are set to vote Tuesday to hold Super Bowl LXIV at the Tennessee Titansâ $2.1 billion stadium being built.
https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/19/report-nfl-owners-to-vote-on-holding-super-bowl-lxiv-in-nashville/
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Fascinating story from
@stateline.org
's Robbie Sequeira about the debate over reporting requirements in cases of suspected child abuse or neglect.
stateline.org/2026/05/18/f...
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From clergy to coaches, states debate who should report child abuse and neglect ⢠Stateline
State lawmakers across the country also are grappling with the question of who should be required to report suspected child abuse or neglect, known as âmandated reporters.â Some legislators are weighi...
https://stateline.org/2026/05/18/from-clergy-to-coaches-states-debate-who-should-report-child-abuse-and-neglect/
21 days ago
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Jane Norman
22 days ago
US SUPREME COURT DISREGARDS ITS OWN DOCTRINE: Our
@jonshorman.bsky.social
reports for
@statesnewsroom.com
DC that SCOTUS has long advanced the idea federal courts should not order major changes close to an election to limit voter confusion. Now guess what?
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...
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US Supreme Courtâs uneven rulings in election lead-up causing chaos, experts say
When the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texasâ gerrymandered congressional map to take effect in December, its conservative majority wrote that a lower court had âimproperly inserted itself into an active...
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-supreme-courts-uneven-rulings-election-lead-causing-chaos-experts-say
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States Newsroom
25 days ago
The redistricting frenzy is scrambling the midterm elections. Hereâs where things stand now. via
@stateline.org
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The redistricting frenzy is scrambling the midterm elections. Hereâs where things stand now.
In the past two years, a dozen states have either approved new U.S. House maps or are moving toward doing so â a highly unusual mid-decade revamp prompted by President Donald Trump and a U.S. SupremeâŚ
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/redistricting-frenzy-scrambling-midterm-elections-heres-where-things-stand-now
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Tennessee Lookout
25 days ago
Challengers seek restraining orders for new voting map ahead of court hearings as May 15 U.S. House candidate qualifying and withdrawal deadline approaches. From Cassandra Stephenson:
tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/14/c...
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Challengers seek restraining orders for new voting map as US House candidate deadline approaches ⢠Tennessee Lookout
Plaintiffs suing Tennessee over its redrawn U.S. House district map are seeking temporary restraining orders from federal judges to halt the mapâs use before the fast-approaching Friday candidateâŚ
https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/14/challengers-seek-restraining-orders-for-new-voting-map-as-us-house-candidate-deadline-approaches/
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CBS News
25 days ago
Russia launches "massive and virtually nonstop" strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 7 people, Ukrainian officials say.
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Ukraine says Russia launches "massive and virtually nonstop" strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 7
More than 1,500 Russian drones and dozens of missiles were launched in the last two days, according to Ukrainian officials.
https://cbsn.ws/3PCsrXE
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Important reporting for millions of women by
@kelciemmorris.bsky.social
with
@stateline.org
:
stateline.org/2026/05/14/s...
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Shifting attitudes on menopause drive lawmakers to push for new protections ⢠Stateline
The topic of menopause used to be taboo, but there has been a generational shift in recent years that has led to more legislation in statehouses around the country, providing more access to treatments...
https://stateline.org/2026/05/14/shifting-attitudes-on-menopause-drive-lawmakers-to-push-for-new-protections/
25 days ago
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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...
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Daybreak | News From The States
Start your day informed with our 50-state snapshot.
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/newsletter/daybreak
26 days ago
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Kansas Reflector
27 days ago
Kansas utility regulators stop transmission line path through endangered grasslands | via
@crazeywriter.bsky.social
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Kansas utility regulators stop transmission line path through endangered grasslands ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas utility regulators handed a win Tuesday to landowners concerned about a transmission line bisecting large swaths of prairie grassland.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/12/kansas-utility-regulators-stop-transmission-line-path-through-endangered-grasslands/
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Chris Ingraham
28 days ago
After a speakeasy bar in Omaha changed its name to "The Barber Shop" in honor of the owners' father, a barber, the Nebraska Board of Barber Examiners threatened them with criminal penalties.
ij.org/case/nebrask...
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Nebraska Barber Shop Free Speech - Institute for Justice
When Mike DiGiacomo and his siblings wanted to remodel the speakeasy bar they run in downtown Omaha, he wanted a theme that would honor their [âŚ]
https://ij.org/case/nebraska-barber-shop-free-speech/
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Madyson Fitzgerald
28 days ago
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Missouri Independent
27 days ago
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases Tuesday that will decide whether the stateâs gerrymandered congressional map approved in 2025 meets constitutional standards and if a referendum petition puts the map on ice until after an election.
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Missouri Supreme Court to hear two challenges to gerrymandered congressional map ⢠Missouri Independent
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases over the gerrymandered congressional map approved in 2025.
https://missouriindependent.com/2026/05/12/missouri-supreme-court-to-hear-two-challenges-to-gerrymandered-congressional-map/
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Read the second installment of The 50 vs. The One,
@stateline.org
âs series on federalism in the Trump era and the strains on federal-state ties, by Kevin Hardy and
@jonshorman.bsky.social
.
stateline.org/2026/05/11/a...
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As Trump looks to punish foes, Democratic states find ways to push back ⢠Stateline
The Trump administration has begun wielding federal resources as a weapon against states, using dollars to cajole and threaten them into complying with its political agenda. President Donald Trump is ...
https://stateline.org/2026/05/11/as-trump-looks-to-punish-foes-democratic-states-find-ways-to-push-back/
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Impress your friends and family at brunch this weekend with your thorough knowledge of news from around the country: Read
@statesnewsroom.com
's Daybreak.
www.newsfromthestates.com/newsletter/d...
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about 1 month ago
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@maddyfitz.bsky.social
brings the latest in the fallout from the Callais decision in
@statesnewsroom.com
's edition of Daybreak. Sign up here for your daily 50-state update.
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Anna Claire Vollers
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This is a peculiar case. Disability protections have historically been bipartisan, but a group of state AGs are trying â through shifting legal maneuvers â to gut federal rules around services for disabled people. How we got here:
stateline.org/2026/05/06/h...
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@stateline.org
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How a legal challenge over gender dysphoria became a fight for disability rights ⢠Stateline
A group of Republican-led states is pushing forward with a lawsuit that could weaken a key federal disability rights protection under a part of law known as Section 504, even after the original disput...
https://stateline.org/2026/05/06/how-a-legal-challenge-over-gender-dysphoria-became-a-fight-for-disability-rights/
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It's here!
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