NC Treasurer’s office expands use of AI throughout the agency ncnewsline.com/2026/04/13/t...

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig calls for release of woman in ICE detention with large ovarian cyst minnesotareformer.com/briefs/u-s-r...

Kansas Legislature’s GOP supermajority leans into rule that skirts debate, muffles dissent kansasreflector.com/2026/04/13/k...

Can medical malpractice lawsuits protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy? This California lawmaker thinks so www.newsfromthestates.com/article/can-...

Texas’ GOP attorney general candidates want to challenge decades-old Supreme Court rulings www.newsfromthestates.com/article/texa...

Missouri bill would require hospitals to offer emergency contraception to rape survivors missouriindependent.com/2026/04/13/m...

Indiana Senate power broker looks to hold on against Trump’s opposition indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/04/13/i...

Dodge County Sheriff files federal lawsuit against woman who claimed ICE detained her wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/04/13/d...

Advocates embrace Wisconsin law allowing DACA holders to obtain occupational licenses wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/04/13/a...

Report shows 616,700 Ohio workers would benefit from minimum wage increasing to $15 an hour by 2030 ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/13/r...

Trump’s immigration policies keep Pa. asylum seeker in detention, facing deportation penncapital-star.com/immigration/...

In rebuke to Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee Republicans fight to restore summer food program for kids tennesseelookout.com/briefs/in-re...

NC Newsline, other media outlets sue UNC for access to report on School of Civic Life ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-ne...

SNAP work requirements don’t boost jobs, but drop participation, research finds stateline.org/2026/04/10/s...

Surprise inspection finds ICE stuffing migrants ‘like sardines’ into a facility with no bed, showers azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...

A man died in a Mississippi ICE facility. Do we know everything we need to know? www.newsfromthestates.com/article/man-...

Given Trump’s threats, mail votes should be cast early, and NV needs more drop boxes, officials say nevadacurrent.com/2026/04/10/g...

Drought and low snowpack raise wildfire risk as Trump’s budget creates a funding puzzle utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/10/d...

Environmental, tribal concerns persist as fireworks bring ‘rock concert in phone booth’ to Rushmore southdakotasearchlight.com/2026/04/10/e...

Congressman cites ‘heartbreaking’ detainee accounts during Indiana prison visit indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/04/09/c...

As Ohio summer meal programs see increased use, federal cuts make it harder to fight child hunger ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/10/a...

Landmark data center moratorium passes Maine Legislature mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/09/l...

North Country health center CEO says new rural health funds not enough to counteract Medicaid cuts newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/04/09/c...

ICE fighting DEP orders on two Pennsylvania detention center sites penncapital-star.com/energy-envir...

Slate of new Virginia laws address health care and housing affordability virginiamercury.com/2026/04/10/s...

Two Durham elementary students detained by ICE, deported to Honduras within 48 hours ncnewsline.com/2026/04/09/t...

Cooper, Whatley face off in dueling Triangle events over who can deliver affordability ncnewsline.com/2026/04/09/c...

Tennessee House approves new tax on overseas money wires aimed at immigrant transactions tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tenne...

A Louisiana bill would protect employees who misgender people at work lailluminator.com/briefs/louis...

Retaliation? Provider loses $3.5M in state contracts after fighting HIV cuts floridaphoenix.com/2026/04/10/r...

Two Durham elementary students detained by ICE, deported to Honduras within 48 hours ncnewsline.com/2026/04/09/t...

Utah now ‘epicenter’ of U.S. measles outbreak utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/09/u...

ICE moved detainees out of an overcrowded Mesa facility before congressional oversight visit azmirror.com/2026/04/09/i...

How Trump’s SAVE America Act could make it harder for married women to vote www.newsfromthestates.com/article/how-...

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Iowa judge blocks ICE’s efforts to deport Bolivian man to Congo iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/04/08/i...

Senate advances bill penalizing Tennessee judges who obstruct ICE tennesseelookout.com/2026/04/09/s...

Federal regulators indefinitely delay rule to protect coal miners in WV, beyond from black lung westvirginiawatch.com/2026/04/09/f...

Republican lawmakers push state control over Democratic cities stateline.org/2026/04/09/r...

Arkansas governor urges school voucher, law enforcement funding boosts in State of State  arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/08/a...

Alabama House approves ban on SNAP recipients purchasing some sugary foods alabamareflector.com/2026/04/09/a...

2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, study finds georgiarecorder.com/2026/04/08/r...

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NC governor warns of ‘exceedingly painful cuts’ as legislative tax cuts reduce future revenue ncnewsline.com/2026/04/08/n...

Uncertainty swirls around Salt Lake City ICE warehouse amid DHS review utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/08/u...

Immigration bills caused big stir this year, but none advanced in Idaho Legislature idahocapitalsun.com/2026/04/08/i...

Business opposition growing to plan to replace Missouri income tax with sales tax  missouriindependent.com/2026/04/07/b...

Providers in Indiana wait for hundreds of millions in delayed Medicaid payments indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/04/08/p...

Taylor wins to secure 5-2 liberal majority on Wisconsin Supreme Court wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/04/07/t...