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- Vets fret as private equity snaps up clinics, pet care companies https://stateline.org/2024/03/29/vets-fret-as-private-equity-snaps-up-clinics-pet-care-companies/ 229 comments
- Trump aims to shut down state climate policies https://stateline.org/2025/04/09/trump-aims-to-shut-down-state-climate-policies/ 14 comments politics
- The Colorado psychedelic mushroom experiment has arrived https://stateline.org/2025/04/07/the-colorado-psychedelic-mushroom-experiment-has-arrived/ 4 comments politics
- Cities lead bans on algorithmic rent hikes as states lag behind https://stateline.org/2025/03/28/cities-lead-bans-on-algorithmic-rent-hikes-as-states-lag-behind/ 3 comments politics
- As the Trump administration loosens AI rules, states look to regulate the technology • Stateline https://stateline.org/2025/03/21/as-the-trump-administration-loosens-ai-rules-states-look-to-regulate-the-technology/ 4 comments technology
- The federal Voting Rights Act was gutted. States now want their own versions https://stateline.org/2025/03/21/the-federal-voting-rights-act-was-gutted-states-now-want-their-own-versions/ 6 comments politics
- Costs of child care now outpace college tuition in 38 states https://stateline.org/2025/03/05/costs-of-child-care-now-outpace-college-tuition-in-38-states-analysis-finds/ 73 comments politics
- GOP lawmakers push to charge women with homicide for seeking abortions https://stateline.org/2025/03/06/gop-lawmakers-push-to-charge-women-with-homicide-for-seeking-abortions/ 47 comments politics
- Eyeing a friendly Supreme Court, Republicans push for the Ten Commandments in schools | It’s just one of the ways lawmakers are trying to insert Judeo-Christian doctrine into public education. https://stateline.org/2025/02/27/eyeing-a-friendly-supreme-court-republicans-push-for-the-ten-commandments-in-schools/ 19 comments politics
- Trump wants states to handle disasters without FEMA. They say they can’t. | The federal agency’s role is irreplaceable, emergency managers say. https://stateline.org/2025/02/06/trump-wants-states-to-handle-disasters-without-fema-they-say-they-cant/ 49 comments politics
- Red states create their own DOGE efforts to cut state government • Stateline https://stateline.org/2025/02/04/red-states-create-their-own-doge-efforts-to-cut-state-government/ 23 comments politics
- America’s 250th birthday prompts rethinking of historical markers | States are debating who or what belongs on a pedestal or a bronze plaque. https://stateline.org/2025/01/02/americas-250th-birthday-prompts-rethinking-of-historical-markers/ 3 comments politics
- Despite Trump’s claim, deportations likely wouldn’t ease housing crisis, most experts say | At best, the link is tenuous. At worst, far fewer homes would get built. https://stateline.org/2024/12/12/despite-trumps-claim-deportations-likely-wouldnt-ease-housing-crisis-most-experts-say/ 52 comments politics
- Under Trump, many states might pursue Medicaid work requirements | Republicans in Congress might force all states to impose such rules. https://stateline.org/2024/11/22/under-trump-many-states-might-pursue-medicaid-work-requirements/ 18 comments politics
- 200+ women faced criminal charges over pregnancy in year after Dobbs, report finds | 6 states accounted for the majority of cases documented by researchers. https://stateline.org/2024/10/01/200-women-faced-criminal-charges-over-pregnancy-in-year-after-dobbs-report-finds/ 17 comments politics
- Need to go to the hospital? Texas and Florida want to know your immigration status. | Critics say the new policies are designed to dissuade immigrants from seeking care. https://stateline.org/2024/10/03/need-to-go-to-the-hospital-texas-and-florida-want-to-know-your-immigration-status/ 27 comments politics
- Some states want to make it easier to cancel subscriptions https://stateline.org/2024/09/19/some-states-want-to-make-it-easier-to-cancel-subscriptions/ 11 comments politics
- Abortion rights opponents try to derail ballot initiatives | Measures that would protect abortion access are set for the ballot in 10 states — if the GOP doesn’t quash them. https://stateline.org/2024/09/13/abortion-rights-opponents-try-to-derail-ballot-initiatives/ 4 comments politics
- Climate change poses health risks. But it’s hard to fight when state policy ignores it | Florida illustrates how the politicization of climate change has thwarted efforts to tackle the problem. https://stateline.org/2024/08/29/climate-change-poses-health-risks-bu-its-hard-to-fight-when-state-policy-ignores-it/ 2 comments climate
- Swing states prepare for a showdown over certifying votes in November https://stateline.org/2024/09/03/swing-states-prepare-for-a-showdown-over-certifying-votes-in-november/ 17 comments politics
- In small towns, even GOP clerks are targets of election conspiracies https://stateline.org/2024/08/22/in-small-towns-even-gop-clerks-are-targets-of-election-conspiracies/ 10 comments politics
- Move over, presidential race. These state governments also are up for grabs. | Thousands of state lawmakers are on the ballot, and control of some statehouses hangs in the balance. https://stateline.org/2024/08/19/move-over-presidential-race-these-state-governments-also-are-up-for-grabs/ 4 comments politics
- Conservatives push to declare fetuses as people, with far-reaching consequences • Stateline https://stateline.org/2024/07/31/conservatives-push-to-declare-fetuses-as-people-with-far-reaching-consequences/ 26 comments politics
- Data privacy after Dobbs: Is period tracking safe? https://stateline.org/2024/07/26/data-privacy-after-dobbs-is-period-tracking-safe/ 7 comments technology
- In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules https://stateline.org/2024/07/25/in-long-sought-change-states-must-consider-tribal-rights-when-crafting-water-rules/ 6 comments politics
- 13 states with Republican governors opt out of summer food program for kids: They cite opposition to ‘welfare’ and administrative costs in declining to participate in Summer EBT. https://stateline.org/2024/06/27/13-states-with-republican-governors-opt-out-of-summer-food-program-for-kids/ 81 comments politics
- Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official https://stateline.org/2024/06/24/racist-slurs-and-death-threats-the-dangerous-life-of-a-georgia-elections-official/ 9 comments politics
- Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states | Republican lawmakers have tried to thwart citizen ballot initiatives that could overturn abortion bans. https://stateline.org/2024/06/21/despite-gop-headwinds-citizen-led-abortion-measures-could-be-on-the-ballot-in-9-states/ 17 comments politics
- Shortage of prosecutors, judges leads to widespread court backlogs | The pandemic worsened problems that already had caused state and local court delays. https://stateline.org/2024/01/25/shortage-of-prosecutors-judges-leads-to-widespread-court-backlogs/ 5 comments law
- States beg insurers not to drop climate-threatened homes https://stateline.org/2024/06/05/states-beg-insurers-not-to-drop-climate-threatened-homes/ 6 comments economy
- States beg insurers not to drop climate-threatened homes https://stateline.org/2024/06/05/states-beg-insurers-not-to-drop-climate-threatened-homes/ 154 comments climate
- ‘Who’s going to work there?’: Lawmakers grapple with labor shortages https://stateline.org/2023/08/22/whos-going-to-work-there-lawmakers-grapple-with-labor-shortages/ 150 comments moderatepolitics
- 30% of cash-only businesses use software to illegally pocket some of the sales tax you paid http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentid=645630 9 comments business
- Pennsylvania Republican Gov Tom Corbett cut $1.2 billion in education funds for his state; now two schools in Carlisle have now resorted to cutting their grass using sheep http://stateline.org/live/details/story?contentid=595325 3 comments politics
- Wall Street has proven we should not invest in their reckless economy of greed. Should there be a national discussion about building local economies such as credit unions and public state banking institutions? http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=476951 8 comments politics
- In the state of Idaho, The education system has had to cut $200 million dollars and some districts have had to move to a four-day school week. Presently, 770 teacher jobs are at stake and classroom sizes are at risk of doubling Why? Idaho Republicans refuse to raise taxes. http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentid=553508 11 comments politics
- “This is the first time in memory that an entire decade has produced essentially no economic growth for the typical American household.” http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentid=514163 4 comments politics
- Want free health care? Become a convicted felon. http://www.stateline.org/live/viewpage.action?sitenodeid=136&languageid=1&contentid=13721 6 comments politics
- Little-noticed change strips all 50 Governors of power over National Guard, gives total control to the President http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentid=170453 3 comments reddit.com
- Are you a citizen? Prove it http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentid=168723 4 comments reddit.com