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Rise in US preteen suicide rate alarms mental health experts from @stateline.org and @nhassanein.bsky.social stateline.org/2026/07/28/r...
Rise in US preteen suicide rate alarms mental health experts • StatelineThe number of preteens — ages 8 to 12 — who die by suicide in the United States each year is relatively small. But the total in 2025 was 194 — the most since at least 2001, according to preliminary da...stateline.orgThis lawsuit could shake up federal public land activities across the West. stateline.org/2026/06/25/o...
Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands • StatelineA new lawsuit challenging a logging project in Oregon threatens to unravel the management plans governing hundreds of millions of acres of federal public land. At stake are thousands of leases and per...stateline.orgOn today's anniversary of the Dobbs decision, @kelciemmorris.bsky.social wrote about abortion care in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters — and the clash among advocates about how far to take their fight for access. via @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/06/24/4...
A pantry in St. Louis signed up seven new families on a recent weekday morning and expected to add 15 by the end of the day. The details in Kevin Hardy's story for @stateline.org illustrate the day-to-day struggles of families and the pantries that serve them.
StatelineFood pantries across the country are bracing for more demand as millions of Americans lose SNAP benefits and grocery prices remain high. https://stateline.org/2026/06/17/more-americans-are-hungry-in-the-face-of-federal-cuts-rising-grocery-prices/
Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1% stateline.org/2026/06/16/s...
Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1% • StatelineWhen SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company, began trading on the stock market last week, he became the world’s first trillionaire. The SpaceX IPO made the world’s richest man ...stateline.orgAs ICE presence at World Cup looms, fans and local leaders prepare stateline.org/2026/06/11/a...
As ICE presence at World Cup looms, fans and local leaders prepare • StatelineBROOKLYN, N.Y. — On a recent weekday evening, Avram Kline kicked a soccer ball to his son on the bright green pitch in Brooklyn Bridge Park, where the skyscrapers of Manhattan loom just across the Eas...stateline.orgThe government gave these Minnesota immigrants permission to live and work here — then detained them minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/22/m...
The government gave these Minnesota immigrants permission to live and work here — then detained them • Minnesota ReformerWilli Rondon was arrested in his apartment parking lot by immigration agents nearly six months ago. His wife, Genesis Mendoza, was in the passenger seat and their 2-year-old son in the back. Rondon d...minnesotareformer.comThe medication used for abortions is also used to treat miscarriages via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/05/18/m...
Miscarriage patients have fewer treatment options in states with abortion bans, study shows • StatelinePregnant patients experiencing miscarriage who live in states with abortion bans have fewer options for healthcare management, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical...stateline.orgCheck out the latest installment of "The 50 vs. The One," @stateline.org's reporting on federalism at the nation's 250th birthday. Today: Trump is punishing states. Stateline's Kevin Hardy and @jonshorman.bsky.social explain how. stateline.org/2026/05/11/a...
As Trump looks to punish foes, Democratic states find ways to push back • StatelineThe Trump administration has begun wielding federal resources as a weapon against states, using dollars to cajole and threaten them into complying with its political agenda. President Donald Trump is ...stateline.orgNot 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...
Supreme Court voting rights ruling set to reshape local power from statehouses to school boards • StatelineThe U.S. Supreme Court’s new decision gutting a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act clears the way for state officials to drastically reshape not only Congress but also state legislatures, ...stateline.orgTrump: Suspect in Washington press dinner shooting created a ‘manifesto’ for attack www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
Trump: Suspect in Washington press dinner shooting created a ‘manifesto’ for attackThe alleged shooter at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., wrote a “manifesto” ahead of his planned attack, President Donald Trump said in a Sunday morning intervi...www.newsfromthestates.comCulture of silence around abortions for active-duty military intensifies, researchers say via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @stateline.org www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cult...
Culture of silence around abortions for active-duty military intensifies, researchers sayResearcher Caitlin Gerdts planned to release a new study about abortion access for active-duty military service members, much like the one in 2019 that was published with input from 323 participants.www.newsfromthestates.comPushback leads Homeland Security to compromise on some warehouse detention centers for immigrants stateline.org/2026/04/17/p...
Pushback leads Homeland Security to compromise on some warehouse detention centers for immigrants • StatelineSome of the Trump administration’s controversial new warehouse immigration detention centers are getting scaled back and postponed as states and cities fight back and new Homeland Security Secretary M...stateline.org6 Republican-led states have passed laws to ban or punish enforcement of red flag gun orders Excellent story in partnership with @thetrace.org stateline.org/2026/04/16/g...
GOP-led states move to punish enforcement of red flag gun orders • StatelineERPO laws, also known as red flag laws, once enjoyed support from across the political spectrum. Now, six states have prohibited enforcing the orders — and in some cases, prescribed fines or criminal ...stateline.orgRetailers are using surveillance pricing and your personal data to set individualized costs customer by customer. from @maddyfitz.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/03/27/y...
Your personal data might set your grocery prices. States aim to crack down. • StatelineWith many Americans struggling to afford the basics, consumers and state lawmakers alike are becoming more concerned about how retailers are using algorithms — many of which rely on personal data — to...stateline.orgGas prices rise again as some states consider tax holidays @amandavhernan.bsky.social explains why they might not work. via @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/03/25/g...
Supreme Court skeptical of allowing states to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day stateline.org/2026/03/23/s...
Supreme Court skeptical of allowing states to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day • StatelineThe U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the validity of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, in a case that could potentially affect hundreds of thous...stateline.orgMedicaid cuts could add pressure to already-stressed psychiatric units stateline.org/2026/03/23/m...
Medicaid cuts could add pressure to already-stressed psychiatric units • StatelineFederal Medicaid cuts could exact a heavy toll on psychiatric units at hospitals across the country, many of which are already struggling to keep their doors open but provide essential mental health c...stateline.orgThe pay gap between women and men *grew* last year. stateline.org/2026/03/19/t...
The pay gap between women and men widened last year, analysis finds • StatelineThe earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis published Thursday. The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute calculated women last year earned 18.6% le...stateline.orgState lawmakers push to expand laws allowing guns on college campuses stateline.org/2026/03/17/s...
State lawmakers push to expand laws allowing guns on college campuses • StatelineIn at least six statehouses this year, lawmakers are revisiting a long-running debate over whether guns should be allowed on college campuses.stateline.org