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Join me, my @statesnewsroom.com colleagues and @kff.org experts for a virtual discussion about #Medicaid spending cuts, work requirements and what's next for states, providers and families. It's Thursday at noon ET and it's free: kff-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Yes! In 2nd grade, my two best friends and I did an interpretive dance to that song for our class talent show. We practiced for weeks to get it just right

Today is runoff day for the Alabama primaries and I'm mostly excited because this means I'll stop getting texts from Lee Greenwood (that one 🇺🇸) about who to vote for.

Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi: @elishabrown.bsky.social is connecting the dots on midwifery care across the South, the policies that block access to it, and the midwives fighting back: stateline.org/2026/06/02/b... for @stateline.org

Via Andrea Tinker: Most Alabamians voted in the Republican primary on May 19. But the share of the GOP vote fell from 78% to 57% amid a surge of Democratic enthusiasm, particularly in Madison, Mobile and Tuscaloosa counties. https://ow.ly/AV0g50Z4V0W

Today's fun headline award goes to... the FDA? www.fda.gov/drugs/medica...

Some of the nation’s biggest megachurches are getting into the college business, prioritizing job training and church culture over traditional liberal arts. A franchise-style model from a Christian university in Florida has made it easier than ever for them to launch, reports @acvollers.bsky.social.

Polling place parking lots getting crazy. Y’all be safe out there 🥴

Redistricting efforts are changing elections in real time. Here's a rundown on where things currently stand, underpinned by excellent statehouse coverage from our @statesnewsroom.com outlets stateline.org/2026/05/15/t... for @stateline.org

insanely smug English majors are the only ones who haven’t rotted their brains too much to do investment banking. our time

I spoke too soon bsky.app/profile/jhol...

I bet your Congressional map redistricting session wasn't as exciting as ours

This is a peculiar case. Disability protections have historically been bipartisan, but a group of state AGs are trying — through shifting legal maneuvers — to gut federal rules around services for disabled people. How we got here: stateline.org/2026/05/06/h... for @stateline.org @statesnewsroom.com

As we’re all talking about Congressional redistricting, don’t sleep on the looming potential for redistricting state legislatures, and even city and county districts. share.google/0iphluSQETvG...

Not yet reported is the effect that the Supreme Court's voting rights decision will have on down-ballot races — from statehouses to city councils to school boards. Stateline's Anna Claire Vollers is on it. from @acvollers.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/05/04/s...

From @acvollers.bsky.social: Republican lawmakers and candidates have escalated their anti-Islam rhetoric, a strategy aimed at energizing voters by claiming without evidence that Muslim culture and religious tenets threaten American political values. stateline.org/2026/04/28/g...

Don't miss this from my @stateline.org colleague @nhassanein.bsky.social. Would love, love, love to see units like this in Alabama & other states with huge maternal care deserts stateline.org/2026/04/03/i...

agree. Wish it had more character but otherwise is great, and helps fill the void for that size venue in Hsv. though i think we're big enough to support another one, would be cool to see an independent something open

How'd you like it? I've seen some great shows there.

Public funding for crisis pregnancy centers has grown exponentially, but oversight hasn’t. Our investigation is ongoing. If you’ve had an experience with a crisis pregnancy center, please get in touch: cpcproject@statesnewsroom.com