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A new Trump administration rule overrides state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, Anna Claire Vollers reports. https://stateline.org/2025/11/06/new-trump-administration-rule-would-override-state-medical-debt-protections/

In an interview with Stateline, Washington state Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove discussed how Trump administration proposals on the management of public lands are playing out in his state. via @stateline.org

Since coming back into office, President Donald Trump has taken a harder line on international students, arguing that they are taking university spots or jobs from American students, though some research shows international students help subsidize domestic students. Read more from @stateline.org

In recent years, more than a dozen states have taken steps to keep medical debt from hurting residents’ credit scores. But new guidance from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau repeals a Biden-era rule that allowed states to impose their own bans. From @stateline.org

States are moving in sharply different directions on the #DeathPenalty, with some looking to broaden when and how executions occur while others try to scale them back or end them entirely, reports @stateline.org.

Washington Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove discusses public land sales, funding cuts, wildfires and more. https://stateline.org/2025/11/07/a-state-public-lands-commissioner-grapples-with-shifting-federal-policies/

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The U.S. gained 42,000 jobs in October, the first increase since July as measured by ADP, a private payroll processing company and the only source of jobs estimates during the shutdown. https://stateline.org/2025/11/05/report-the-number-of-us-jobs-rose-last-month-for-the-first-time-since-july/

With some early childhood education centers closing their doors because of the federal government shutdown, local leaders are scrambling to find money to keep Head Start programs available. https://stateline.org/2025/11/05/states-donors-and-schools-scramble-to-keep-head-start-centers-open-for-now/

From Amanda Hernández: States are moving in sharply different directions on the death penalty, with some looking to broaden when and how executions occur while others try to scale them back. https://stateline.org/2025/11/06/states-death-penalty-policies-are-heading-in-sharply-different-directions/

The United States gained 42,000 jobs in October, the first increase since July as measured by ADP, a private payroll processing company and the only source of jobs estimates during the government shutdown. From Tim Henderson via @stateline.org

With some early childhood education centers already closing their doors because of the federal government shutdown, local leaders are scrambling to find money to keep Head Start programs available to some of the country’s most vulnerable children. Story from @stateline.org

Young homebuyers lose more ground in housing market as states struggle to help | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/06/r...

From @timhenderson.bsky.social: Young homebuyers have been priced out of the market even more than previously, according to a new report. https://stateline.org/2025/11/04/young-homebuyer-lose-more-ground-in-housing-market-as-states-struggle-to-help/

Advocates fear changes made, or proposed, by the Trump administration will strip away crucial federal oversight and deny vulnerable children the educational services they’re guaranteed under law. via @stateline.org

The Urban Indian Health Institute has launched a first-of-its-kind national survey of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian women to determine the prevalence of brain injuries in Native survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Via @stateline.org

Many teachers and parents fear the move will strip away crucial federal oversight and deny vulnerable children the services they’re guaranteed under law. From @stateline.org

Food banks were ‘operating on fumes’ even before SNAP chaos Via @stateline.org

The Trump administration could hand states full control over special education oversight. Advocates warn that could strip away protections formillions of students with disabilities. https://stateline.org/2025/11/04/special-education-enforcement-would-be-up-to-states-under-trump-plan/

The ‘hard, slow work’ of reducing overdose deaths is having an effect | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/03/r...

Overdose awareness is continuing to save lives, but overdoses and deaths have spiked in some areas this year. via @stateline.org

Despite President Donald Trump’s claim that deadly military strikes on alleged drug boats are necessary to save American lives, overdoses and the deaths they cause were trending down this year. https://stateline.org/2025/11/03/the-hard-slow-work-of-reducing-overdose-deaths-is-having-an-effect/

The Trump administration now expects about 600,000 total deportations in 2025, fewer than under the Biden administration’s final fiscal year, as a drop in border crossings outweighs the effect of increased deportations elsewhere. By @timhenderson.bsky.social @stateline.org

New Today: Food banks were ‘operating on fumes’ even before SNAP chaos Kevin Hardy reports from Independence, Kansas, for @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/10/31/f...

No matter what Congress does, the amount insurers charge for coverage sold on the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act will increase by an average of 26% in 2026, according to KFF, a health research nonprofit. From @stateline.org.

Via @timhenderson.bsky.social and Stateline: The Trump administration now expects about 600,000 total deportations in 2025, fewer than under the Biden administration’s final fiscal year, as a drop in border crossings outweighs the effect of increased deportations elsewhere. https://ow.ly/FrVc50XkYWi

The unparalleled stress of a SNAP disruption on food pantries and the food banks that collect, warehouse and distribute food comes at a time when they were already stretched thin. High grocery prices have pushed more Americans to look to food banks for help. From @stateline.org

From @nhassanein.bsky.social: An Indigenous health research group launched a national survey of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian women to determine the prevalence of brain injuries in Native survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. stateline.org/2025/10/31/d...

States are preparing for the possibility of a rapid shift in the cost of Obamacare health plans, depending on whether Congress extends the subsidies, Shalina Chatlani reports. https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/states-prepare-for-rapid-price-changes-as-congress-mulls-obamacare-subsidies/

Faced with the double whammy of furloughed federal workers and a cut off of SNAP food funds, states are declaring emergencies, deploying National Guard members and sending millions of taxpayer dollars to local food banks. From @stateline.org.

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

No matter what Congress does, the amount insurers charge for coverage sold on the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act will increase by an average of 26% in 2026, according to KFF, a health research nonprofit. From @stateline.org

So far this year, at least 31 states have enacted nearly 70 laws designed to lower drug costs. Via @stateline.org rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/10/31/r...

The nation’s food banks and food pantries were already facing high prices, federal cuts and a surge of demand from the hungry. https://stateline.org/2025/10/31/food-banks-were-operating-on-fumes-even-before-snap-chaos/

The Trump administration now expects about 600,000 total deportations in 2025, fewer than under the Biden administration’s final fiscal year, according to a report. https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/removals-from-inside-us-outnumber-border-deportations-for-the-first-time-since-2014/

Nevada legislation enacted in 2019 expanded protections for federal workers facing eviction, mortgage foreclosure, and vehicle repossession during a federal government shutdown. via @nevadacurrent.com

Additionally, Reynolds directed Iowa HHS to use existing state funds to match cash donations to the state’s six regional food banks up to $1 million, beginning Nov. 3, if the shutdown continues, Robin Opsahl reports.

From Shalina Chatlani: States have enacted dozens of laws this year to lower prescription drug costs for their residents — and many more are considering following suit. https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/dozens-of-states-tackle-high-prescription-drug-costs/

Food banks across the country are gearing up for massive demand from an interruption to federal food aid because of the government shutdown. via @stateline.org

There’s no way his local government can fill the void created by a disruption in the federal food stamp program, but local official Gregg Wright says his Minnesota county had to do something. “This is pretty much a crisis for families,” he said. From @stateline.org

The shutdown threatens the food assistance of millions, leaving food pantries and local governments scrambling to prepare for an onslaught of demand. https://stateline.org/2025/10/29/local-leaders-rush-to-help-but-cant-fill-massive-snap-void/

Child tax credits are becoming more popular across the country, with more than a dozen states offering them as financial relief toward the cost of raising kids. But new research suggests cities could reduce child poverty by offering child tax credit programs of their own. From @stateline.org

‘It is a crisis’: Mayors share how grappling with housing has shaped their jobs | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/28/r...

Via @stateline.org: Child tax credits are becoming more popular, with over a dozen states offering them as financial relief toward the cost of raising kids. New research suggests cities could significantly reduce child poverty by offering child tax credit programs of their own.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide SNAP benefits for more than 42 million people in November, as the government shutdown drags on. Story via @stateline.org

Racial health disparities may widen as states, universities and nonprofits grapple with federal funding cuts to programs that were aimed at filling gaps in care, public health experts say. via @stateline.org

Racial health disparities may widen as states, universities and nonprofits grapple with federal funding cuts to programs that were aimed at filling gaps in care. https://stateline.org/2025/10/28/racial-health-disparities-could-widen-as-states-grapple-with-trump-cuts-experts-warn/

Via Stateline: In U.S. cities big and small, mayors are finding their tenures shaped by housing shortages, and efforts to build more homes, so that people of any income can afford a place to live. https://ow.ly/4eqq50XirHF

My story for @statesnewsroom.com @stateline.org on the #Medicaid cuts in the Delta. Check it out!