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CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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From Amanda Watford: Licensed gun dealers are a major source of firearms that end up illegally trafficked, according to a new analysis using federal data by the research arm of Everytown for Gun Safety.
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Gun dealers are major source of trafficked firearms • Stateline
Licensed gun dealers are a major source of firearms that end up illegally trafficked, according to a new analysis using federal data by the research arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, which advocates for stricter gun laws. Gun trafficking involves diverting guns from legal commerce into the illegal market, often through straw purchases, unlicensed dealing or […]
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December 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
From Amanda Watford: Licensed gun dealers are a major source of firearms that end up illegally trafficked, according to a new analysis using federal data by the research arm of Everytown for Gun Safety.
https://stateline.org/2025/12/02/gun-dealers-are-major-source-of-trafficked-firearms/
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4 Republican states agree to help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records with personal data
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4 Republican states will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records • Stateline
Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hun...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
4 Republican states agree to help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records with personal data
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The settlement, between the states and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, requires the federal department to continue its development of a powerful citizenship verification program known as SAVE.
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4 Republican states will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hun...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The settlement, between the states and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, requires the federal department to continue its development of a powerful citizenship verification program known as SAVE.
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NEW: Some Republican states will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records for agency’s powerful citizenship program, court document shows
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4 Republican states will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records • Stateline
Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hun...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
NEW: Some Republican states will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records for agency’s powerful citizenship program, court document shows
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From @jonshorman.bsky.social: Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hunt for alleged noncitizen voters.
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4 Republican states will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records • Stateline
Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hun...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
From @jonshorman.bsky.social: Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hunt for alleged noncitizen voters.
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Four-day school weeks are gaining in popularity, especially in rural districts. But researchers say the evidence on four-day weeks is unclear.
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4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects
Northeast of the capital city of Des Moines in central Iowa, the 400-student Collins-Maxwell Community School District is one of many across the state shifting to a four-day school week.Like many…
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December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Four-day school weeks are gaining in popularity, especially in rural districts. But researchers say the evidence on four-day weeks is unclear.
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Via Stateline: Over 2,100 schools nationwide have switched to a four-day week, mainly for economic and staffing reasons. But research has yet to show the effects of moving to the model. https://ow.ly/3ZYY50XA3PL
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Via Stateline: Over 2,100 schools nationwide have switched to a four-day week, mainly for economic and staffing reasons. But research has yet to show the effects of moving to the model. https://ow.ly/3ZYY50XA3PL
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New state laws tackle private equity’s growing role in health care
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New state laws tackle private equity’s growing role in health care • Kentucky Lantern
As more private equity firms buy health care physician practices and facilities, states are pushing back on acquisitions that some critics say could potentially gut health care infrastructure.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
New state laws tackle private equity’s growing role in health care
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As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence, patients and doctors are arming themselves with AI tools to fight claims denials, prior authorizations and soaring medical bills. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/01/r... via @stateline.org #AI
AI vs. AI: Patients deploy bots to battle health insurers that deny care • NC Newsline
As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence, patients and doctors are arming themselves with AI tools to fight claims denials, prior authorizations and soaring medical bil...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence, patients and doctors are arming themselves with AI tools to fight claims denials, prior authorizations and soaring medical bills. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/01/r... via @stateline.org #AI
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Some states are rethinking their coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss as budgets tighten and Medicaid programs brace for the cuts included in President Donald Trump’s broad tax and spending law, reports @stateline.org.
States retreat from covering drugs for weight loss • South Dakota Searchlight
Some states are rethinking their coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss as budgets tighten and Medicaid programs brace for the cuts included in President Donald Trump’s broad tax and spending law.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Some states are rethinking their coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss as budgets tighten and Medicaid programs brace for the cuts included in President Donald Trump’s broad tax and spending law, reports @stateline.org.
Rural school districts across the country tout the four-day work week as a way to stretch tight school budgets amid K-12 funding uncertainties at the federal and state levels.
https://stateline.org/2025/12/01/4-day-school-weeks-are-growing-in-popularity-despite-a-lack-of-data-on-the-effects/
https://stateline.org/2025/12/01/4-day-school-weeks-are-growing-in-popularity-despite-a-lack-of-data-on-the-effects/
4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects • Stateline
Four-day school weeks are gaining in popularity, especially in rural districts.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Rural school districts across the country tout the four-day work week as a way to stretch tight school budgets amid K-12 funding uncertainties at the federal and state levels.
https://stateline.org/2025/12/01/4-day-school-weeks-are-growing-in-popularity-despite-a-lack-of-data-on-the-effects/
https://stateline.org/2025/12/01/4-day-school-weeks-are-growing-in-popularity-despite-a-lack-of-data-on-the-effects/
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A California union and a group of farmworkers from around the country are suing to stop new, lower-wage federal guidelines that save money for farmers but cut pay for temporary foreign agriculture workers — hurting local laborers as a result, the suit alleges.
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Farmworkers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers | Arkansas Advocate
A California union and a group of current farmworkers from around the country are suing to stop new federal guidelines that cut wages for temporary foreign agriculture workers — helping farmers but…
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November 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A California union and a group of farmworkers from around the country are suing to stop new, lower-wage federal guidelines that save money for farmers but cut pay for temporary foreign agriculture workers — hurting local laborers as a result, the suit alleges.
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The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration.
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Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program | Arkansas Advocate
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and…
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November 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration.
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Via Jonathan Shorman and Stateline: The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration. https://ow.ly/WSZW50Xyihy
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Via Jonathan Shorman and Stateline: The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration. https://ow.ly/WSZW50Xyihy
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For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need ncnewsline.com/2025/11/29/r... via @stateline.org
Shortage of rural doctors won’t end anytime soon, report says • NC Newsline
For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need, according to a recent national study.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need ncnewsline.com/2025/11/29/r... via @stateline.org
Some states are rethinking their coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss as budgets tighten and Medicaid programs brace for the cuts included in President Trump’s tax and spending law, Shalina Chatlani reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/28/states-retreat-from-covering-drugs-for-weight-loss/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/28/states-retreat-from-covering-drugs-for-weight-loss/
States retreat from covering drugs for weight loss • Stateline
Some states are rethinking their coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss as budgets tighten and Medicaid programs brace for the cuts included in President Donald Trump’s broad tax and spending law.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Some states are rethinking their coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss as budgets tighten and Medicaid programs brace for the cuts included in President Trump’s tax and spending law, Shalina Chatlani reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/28/states-retreat-from-covering-drugs-for-weight-loss/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/28/states-retreat-from-covering-drugs-for-weight-loss/
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Homeland Security wants access to driver’s license info for its powerful citizenship data system, and may turn to an obscure data sharing network for it — a move that could avoid having to negotiate with states
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Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program • Stateline
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illega...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Homeland Security wants access to driver’s license info for its powerful citizenship data system, and may turn to an obscure data sharing network for it — a move that could avoid having to negotiate with states
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The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration.
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Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illega...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration.
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State Medicaid agencies are struggling to pay for applied behavior analysis, an intensive therapy for children with autism.
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Families worry as cost of autism therapy comes under state scrutiny
State Medicaid agencies are struggling to pay for an intensive therapy for children with autism — and looming federal Medicaid cuts are likely to make the problem worse.Parents of children and young…
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
State Medicaid agencies are struggling to pay for applied behavior analysis, an intensive therapy for children with autism.
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Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/r...
Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers • Maine Morning Star
A California union and a group of current farm workers from around the country are suing to stop new federal guidelines that cut wages for temporary foreign agriculture workers — helping farmers but…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/r...