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Indiana Republican voters decisively sided with President Donald Trump’s call for political vengeance against state senators who defied him and voted down congressional redistricting.

DeSantis’ new congressional map faces first legal challenge floridaphoenix.com/2026/05/04/d...

Louisiana early voting kicks off with confusion over election changes lailluminator.com/2026/05/03/e...

Following Supreme Court decision, La. Republicans weigh canceling US House primary elections lailluminator.com/2026/04/29/f...

Nation’s largest measles outbreak is over, SC health officials say scdailygazette.com/2026/04/27/n...

Rural Hoosiers lean on the law to fight drones indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/04/27/r...

Former Gov. Sanford seeks seat back; former state Democratic Party chair runs for SC treasurer scdailygazette.com/2026/03/30/f...

Cartel catch: Mexican drug gangs fuel illegal red snapper harvests in Gulf of Mexico lailluminator.com/2026/03/31/l...

Participants in Jan. 6 US Capitol riot file lawsuit in Florida against DC police floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/30/p...

Louisiana schools have the upper hand when accused of special education shortcomings. That might change. lailluminator.com/2026/03/30/s...

Live coverage of today's #NoKings rallies from across the country here: www.newsfromthestates.com/live-feed/no...

My column from Monday. As politicians in Alabama and elsewhere twist our past to shove religion into public spaces, we need to reclaim Roger Williams, the founder whose attacks on theocracy and fight for separation of church and state made America, far more than any “Judeo-Christian values.”

Drones broach restricted Barksdale air base; no details on source or response lailluminator.com/2026/03/27/d...

Our @statesnewsroom.com reporters breaking news today. DOJ confirms voter data sharing with Homeland Security, but denies building national list stateline.org/2026/03/27/d...

Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of stealing, laundering FEMA funds, House Ethics probe finds floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/27/c...

Utilities warn of soaring costs related to Trump order for Indiana coal plants to stay open indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/26/u...

Renner unleashes attack on Sharia law: ‘Compatibility of Islam in this country does not exist’ floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/24/r...

NEW: Sampling of stormwater discharges from Smitty's Supply detected high levels of cancer-linked compounds known as “forever chemicals,” according to months-old lab reports that state officials released this month after @wesmuller.bsky.social asked for them.

Oil is nearly $100 a barrel. Don’t expect North Dakota oil activity to ramp up any time soon. northdakotamonitor.com/2026/03/23/o...

Members of Congress are suing for a raise. SC’s delegation could see backpay as high as $419K each. scdailygazette.com/2026/03/23/m...

Holcomb’s decades-long collecting journey fuels new presidential signatures exhibit indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/23/h...

SC man pleads guilty to federal hate crime for shooting at a Black neighbor scdailygazette.com/2026/03/19/s...

'There is a lock on the meter.' Georgia town blocks massive immigration center over concerns about water and sewer capacity georgiarecorder.com/briefs/georg...

This SC county has gone 5 years without a functioning courthouse. Chief justice seeks state aid. scdailygazette.com/2026/03/18/t...

A bill that would allow electric utilities to own a certain quota of fossil fuel and nuclear generation was endorsed Tuesday by a second House committee. From Molly Rains #NHPolitics

It's business as usual for hunters and outfitters as an insidious disease tightens its deadly grip on nine prized mule deer herds that dwell in the Bighorn Basin. New plans targeting CWD in the area have been debuted, but their effect remains to be seen.

Grady Judd doubles down: Don’t deport undocumented immigrants ‘adding to society’ floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/17/g...

Proposed constitutional change would require prosecutor’s approval to waive jury trials lailluminator.com/2026/03/17/j...

Some countries are better positioned to weather this energy crisis than they would have been just a few years ago. That's because of the rapid growth of renewable energy, battery systems and electric vehicles. @npr.org interviewed me for this excellent piece: www.npr.org/2026/03/16/n...

JobsOhio, the state's privatized economic development agency, is now saying that former Ohio State President Ted Carter facilitated a $60,000 grant to support a podcast by a woman with whom Carter had an inappropriate relationship. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/17/a...

Here on what we call the Irish block of DC, just off Capitol Hill, it is a big St. Patrick's Day morning at the Dubliner, where they offer 52-cent Guinnesses before 10 AM, and the porta potties stand ready outside the Irish Times.

Feds unseal $80M whistleblower case against former SC Lowcountry military contractor scdailygazette.com/2026/03/17/f...

Florida Sheriffs rebel against Trump’s, DeSantis’ mass deportation efforts floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/16/f...

Republican Indiana primary ads launch in support of Trump’s call for redistricting revenge indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/17/r...

Campaign video targeting ‘sharia law’ draws a new candidate to Georgia’s lieutenant governor race georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/05/c...

Campaign video targeting ‘sharia law’ draws a new candidate to Georgia’s lieutenant governor race georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/05/c...

Louisiana's crawfish plants are operating at a diminished capacity because Kristi Noem and the Trump administration have capped foreign guest worker visas, according to Ag Commissioner Mike Strain. #lalege lailluminator.com/2026/03/04/c...

Ohio lawmakers are weighing whether to set up a new commission studying data centers. Business groups believe it can vindicate the industry, while ordinary Ohioans worry time is short to rein in the already out-of-control growth of data centers. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/04/o...

Louisiana crawfish industry struggles with limited foreign workers, ag commissioner says lailluminator.com/2026/03/04/c...

Judge grants summary judgment to Capital Chronicle in execution drug costs case indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/03/j...

Feds block millions for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘Deportation Depot’ over pending environmental review floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/02/f...

DeSantis links redistricting to Supreme Court ruling, but that may not come down by April 20 floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/01/d...

CDC: Florida has 107 confirmed measles cases floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/27/c...

DOJ: Trump administration won’t pay for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction costs floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/25/d...

“Kash Patel has seemingly engaged in what amounts to irresponsible joyriding on DOJ and FBI-operated aircraft at the expense of the American taxpayer and to the detriment of ongoing Bureau operations,” Democratic U.S. Sen Dick Durbin of Illinois wrote. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/02/25/f...

New emergency rules finish an administrative challenge to AIDS drug program cuts floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/25/n...

Proposal to create counterintelligence unit receives bipartisan pushback floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/24/p...

Ohio billionaire political funder Les Wexner to be deposed by members of Congress in Epstein probe ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/18/o...

Graying prison population spikes health care costs, drives ‘budget squeeze’ newjerseymonitor.com/2026/02/17/n...