Many left-leaning states and cities are trying to protect their residents’ personal information amid the immigration crackdown. https://stateline.org/2026/01/08/worried-about-surveillance-states-enact-privacy-laws-and-restrict-license-plate-readers/
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls. https://stateline.org/2025/12/10/republicans-in-congress-eye-more-power-for-states-to-remove-voters/
The 13-state electric grid operator that serves Ohio is holding its second capacity auction of the year — setting a baseline electricity cost that will get baked into consumers’ bills in June 2027. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/e...
There’s a growing number of these lawsuits fighting employment actions related to comments about Charlie Kirk — and some early signs of success. A federal judge ordered a South Dakota professor reinstated on Wednesday.
Glenn E. RiceA former Kansas employee files a lawsuit in federal court against the education department after being ousted for a comment about Charlie Kirk. The latest via @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
From @nhassanein.bsky.social: Residents of historically redlined communities experience slower response times from emergency medical services, according to a new study. stateline.org/2025/08/05/h...
State troopers will tighten the net for undocumented immigrants in five counties, though the agency's chief says the number of participating officers will start small. The Wyoming American Civil Liberties Union warns the agreement could deter immigrants from reporting crimes.
The Trump administration's decision to hold back $6.8 billion in federal K-12 funds next year has triggered alarm among state education officials and school leaders over how the lack of funds will affect their after-school programs. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/state...
States are scrambling to shield their hospitals from the looming loss of hundreds of millions in federal funding under the tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed over the weekend. via @stateline.org www.newsfromthestates.com/article/stat...
ICYMI: How the reconciliation bill approved by Republicans last week allows Trump to expand mass deportations, curb immigrant benefits