When President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening to withhold funding from places with “cashless bail” policies, he escalated a national fight over how courts decide who should remain behind bars before trial. @amandavhernan.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2025/09/23/c...

A federally funded program that would have provided $156 million to low-income Tennessee families for solar panel installation has been terminated after several months on hold, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced Friday. From @cstephenson.bsky.social.

Breaking: Gov. Newsom signs laws to resist Trump's immigration crackdown, including ban on masks for ICE agents. Will the state be able to enforce them? https://cal.news/4gyQyiT 📸 Ted Soqui

According to a recent George Mason University study, Virginia needs more than 17,000 registered nurses and 10,000 medical and human services managers. At a summit Friday, workforce development and education leaders discussed new ways to meet the demand. virginiamercury.com/2025/09/22/l...

“The world is changing rapidly,” Gov. Brad Little said Monday. “Energy demand is expected to increase by an unprecedented 30% in the near future. We cannot do that with our legacy energy. We are going to have to have scalable, safe nuclear energy.” #idpol

CDC panel abandons, for now, more controversial vaccine proposals but casts doubt on safety, reports @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Fewer households, businesses will get high-speed internet under revamped federal plan, reports Madyson Fitzgerald and Amelia Ferrell Knisely for @stateline.org via @alaskabeacon.com

Without congressional action, more than 7 million people who buy their health insurance on Affordable Care Act marketplaces would pay much higher premiums next year. Close to 5 million of them wouldn’t be able to absorb the price hike. From @stateline.org

Thousands of homes, businesses and communities across the country are disqualified from internet access funded by the Biden administration under new Trump administration rules via @stateline.org wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/09/22/r...

Fewer households, businesses will get high-speed internet under revamped federal plan | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/09/22/r...

A new Trump administration rule bars immigrants living in the United States under DACA from buying health insurance from Affordable Care Act marketplaces. By @chatlanis.bsky.social @stateline.org

"In NH, Secretary of State David Scanlan has twice refused the Justice Department. Scanlan first declined to provide the state’s voter list in July; after the agency pressed him again, he sent a four-paragraph letter reiterating his position." From @jonshorman.bsky.social via @stateline.org

From @maddyfitz.bsky.social + @amelianews.bsky.social: Under a revised federal broadband program, thousands of households, businesses and community buildings across the country will be disqualified from the government’s push to provide more internet access. stateline.org/2025/09/22/w...

The Trump administration’s changes to the program, however, have disqualified hundreds of thousands of locations — including homes, businesses and community buildings — from receiving internet access. From @stateline.org

Via @chatlanis.bsky.social and @stateline.org: A new Trump administration rule bars immigrants living in the United States under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) from buying health insurance from Affordable Care Act marketplaces.

Fluoride in drinking water has widely been heralded as a public health triumph. But this year, with the rise of RFK Jr., legislation has been introduced in *at least 21 states* to roll back provisions related to it. Critical reporting @annaleighclark.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/fluo...

Kansas legislators question business and affordable housing tax credit programs over data and costs | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Under pressure, some immigrants are leaving American dreams behind A co-founder of Onward, which helps immigrants interested in moving, left SC for Germany in 2017 scdailygazette.com/2025/09/19/r... from @stateline.org's @timhenderson.bsky.social

Some Republican states resist DOJ demand for private voter data From @stateline.org

A new Trump administration rule bars immigrants living in the United States under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) from buying health insurance from Affordable Care Act marketplaces. @chatlanis.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2025/09/19/b...

State lawmakers from across the country are asking the Trump administration to stop its review of state laws it says are overly burdensome on businesses. stateline.org/2025/09/18/s...

From @acvollers.bsky.social: More than a dozen states this year have passed laws regulating AI in health care. stateline.org/2025/09/17/a...

From @jonshorman.bsky.social: As the Trump administration demands that states turn over voter data, some Republican state officials are pushing back. stateline.org/2025/09/18/s...

NEW - Republican election officials are divided on how to respond to the push by Trump’s DOJ for private voter data, with some states turning over only public info My latest for @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/09/18/s...

A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania state legislators recently hatched a plan to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in health care. This year alone, more than a dozen states have passed laws regulating AI in health care, according to a national health services firm. From @stateline.org

At least 17 states have taken steps to ensure broader access to the COVID-19 vaccine since last month, when the federal government significantly restricted eligibility for the shot. @chatlanis.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2025/09/17/m...

Rural hospitals are less likely to offer obstetric services after they’ve been acquired by a larger health system, leading to mixed outcomes for mothers and babies, according to new research. @acvollers.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2025/09/15/r...

As President Donald Trump wages an all-out assault on offshore wind projects, state leaders face a dilemma: Do they pull the plug on offshore wind and look for other ways to meet their fast-growing energy needs? Or do they double down on their investments? stateline.org/2025/09/16/t...

Via @acvollers.bsky.social and @stateline.org: While nearly a dozen states require hyperbaric oxygen chambers to comply with certain safety standards, no states have comprehensive requirements specifically for accreditation or inspection of HBOT facilities.

The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens, the Trump administration confirmed. By @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org

NEW: After the @northdakotamonitor.com and ProPublica reported on how oil companies take millions in royalties from mineral owners, more than a half-dozen lawmakers are now proposing a committee to study the issue and suggest solutions. “Something has to be done,” one legislator said.

From @acvollers.bsky.social: Two deaths by fire this year have thrown a spotlight on the largely unregulated world of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. stateline.org/2025/09/15/d...

The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens, the Trump administration confirmed. via @stateline.org

Trump’s new law will limit payments to hospitals that treat low-income patients, reports Shalina Chatlani @chatlanis.bsky.social for @stateline.org via @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/09/12/r...

Across Northeastern states, business owners and state officials have labored to maintain key economic connections with Canada despite the rhetoric coming out of the White House. Via @stateline.org rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/14/r...

The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens, the Trump administration confirmed. ncnewsline.com/2025/09/15/r... @stateline.org #ncpol

Poverty dropped in most states last year, but trend could reverse as cuts loom. Kentucky has third highest increase in food stamp use. @stateline.org kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/15/r...

DOJ is sharing voter rolls with Homeland Security. Justice demanded data from at least 22 states. Ten have shared public info or told DOJ how to get it. Homeland Security says it will comb through for ‘illegal aliens.’ via @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/09/12/d...

NEW: The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens, the Trump administration confirmed. @jonshorman.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2025/09/12/d...

Hospitality businesses this summer reported a sharp decline in visitors from the North — Canadian travel to New Hampshire is down about 30% this year, according to state officials. Border crossings into Vermont hit their lowest levels since 2021, according to federal data. From @stateline.org

President Donald Trump’s trade war, aggressive immigration enforcement and talk of making their country the 51st state has offended many Canadians. While concerns are acute in New England, tourism hubs nationwide are reeling from a decrease in Canadian visitors. stateline.org/2025/09/12/t...

From @timhenderson.bsky.social: Poverty dropped last year nationwide and in 38 states, according to census estimates released Thursday. stateline.org/2025/09/11/p...

Via @timhenderson.bsky.social and @stateline.org: A 22-year-old Oklahoma woman, brought to the U.S. as a child, said she’s leaving for her native Mexico on a flight this month. Living in Mexico may be hard, but the threat of detention after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed was too much.

Turned off by Trump rhetoric, Canadians cancel trips. New England pays the price. | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/09/12/r...

Medication abortion accounted for nearly 2/3 of all clinician-provided abortions in states without total abortion bans in 2023. Story by @acvollers.bsky.social and @stateline.org michiganadvance.com/2025/09/12/r...

California and New York could become the first states to establish rules aiming to prevent the most advanced, large-scale artificial intelligence models — known as frontier AI models — from causing catastrophic harm. @maddyfitz.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2025/09/10/c...

An increasing number of immigrants without legal status — even some who have lived here for decades — are finding it easier to seek opportunities in other countries than to stay in the U.S. amid threats of detention and deportation. @timhenderson.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2025/09/11/u...

California and New York may be the first to enact laws aiming to prevent catastrophic harm from frontier AI models. via @stateline.org

Frontier AI models are large-scale systems that exist at the forefront of artificial intelligence innovation. Story by @maddyfitz.bsky.social and @stateline.org michiganadvance.com/2025/09/11/r...

The “self-deportation” strategy by the Trump administration is perhaps an acknowledgement that its goal of 1 million deportations a year might not be as realistic as the White House hoped. Story by @stateline.org michiganadvance.com/2025/09/11/r...