Matt Vasilogambros
Democracy for @statesunited.org; hiker and diver; completed the Pacific Crest Trail; former bylines: Stateline, The Atlantic, National Journal, Outside
- After 7 years at @stateline.org, this is my last day. It’s bittersweet to leave a place that provides well-reported state and local policy stories free for any publication. Here are my favorites of the 240+ stories I’ve written for Stateline, many on voting rights: stateline.org/2024/06/24/r...
- One of the great passions I’ve developed is giving voice to the folks who run our democracy and often face harassment just for doing their job stateline.org/2024/08/22/i...
- Election denialism is not going away, but there are people fighting it stateline.org/2024/09/03/s...
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View full threadI'm excited as I head to @statesunited.org to continue my work defending democracy. Elated to join that great group and begin this next chapter.
- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosNew York state’s highest court struck down a New York City statute that would have allowed 800,000 noncitizens to vote in mayoral, city council and school board elections. from @mattvas.bsky.social: stateline.org/2025/03/25/n...
- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosImportant @stateline.org article on the expanding movement for state Voting Rights Acts -- among new states that may adopt them this year are Maryland and Colorado. stateline.org/2025/03/21/t...
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- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosPetitions filed across the states with red flag laws jumped by 59% in 2023 over the previous year, according to new data from Everytown for Gun Safety. @everytown.bsky.social via stateline.org @amandavhernan.bsky.social @mattvas.bsky.social stateline.org/2025/03/11/r...
- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosTesting constitutional limits, Republicans in at least 15 states have introduced legislation this year that would require the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms. @mattvas.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2025/02/27/e...
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- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosPresident & CEO Pam Smith on CISA and election security cuts: “It is a retreat and it’s a really ill-advised one. It’s a little bit like saying the bank has a slow day on Tuesday, we’re going to let our security guards go home.” stateline.org/2025/02/20/e... @stateline.org @mattvas.bsky.social
- “The Trump administration has made it quite clear that they intend to use the military to assist with immigration enforcement. States who are opposed to that would be wise to take what measures they can to protect themselves and their states.” stateline.org/2025/02/05/b...
- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosInspired by President Donald Trump’s call to round up immigrants who are in the country illegally, red-state governors might start sending their National Guardsmen into blue states without their permission. @mattvas.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2025/02/05/b...
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- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosFrom AI images of the famous Hollywood sign surrounded by fire, to rumors that firefighters are using women’s handbags full of water to douse the flames, LA wildfire misinformation has been rampant. What can states do about social media falsehoods? stateline.org/2025/01/23/i...
- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosSocial media companies have fought efforts from the few states that have sought to regulate online speech in recent years, while courts have been skeptical of the legality of those limits. @mattvas.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2025/01/23/i...
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- New Jersey joined at least five other states — California, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington — that have passed legislation within the past two years that aims to preserve access to reading materials that deal with racial and sexual themes. My latest: stateline.org/2025/01/07/l...
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- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosNew Jersey joined at last five other states that have passed legislation that aim to slow the surging tide of censoring reading materials that deal with racial and sexual themes, including those about the LGBTQ community. @mattvas.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2025/01/07/l...
- Some scenes from this summer’s visit to the Carter presidential library
- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosThis morning, @missouriindependent.com published a months-long investigation by Clara Bates into the case of Kurtis Watkins, who has served a decade in prison for a crime he swears he didn’t commit. #moleg #mogov (1/6)
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- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosMore than two years after the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally altered its interpretation of the Second Amendment, federal courts throughout the country continue to strike down key state gun restrictions. @mattvas.bsky.social reports: stateline.org/2024/12/13/j...
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- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosHi there👋🏽 Looking to get #news from all 50 states in one place? Stateline Daily is your cheat sheet for the day's most important state and local #policy stories from across the country. It's all curated (by me!) and delivered to your inbox each morning. Subscribe today! stateline.org/subscribe/
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- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosStateline's @mattvas.bsky.social has been following election threats and misinformation and conspiracy theories for years. Read his latest: Election denialism has staying power even after Trump’s win stateline.org/2024/11/27/e...
- election denialism ain't dead stateline.org/2024/11/27/e...
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- Despite a win in DC and a few other cities, voters in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Missouri rejected ranked choice voting this year. After years of momentum, what’s next for RCV? My latest: stateline.org/2024/11/14/r...
- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosVoters in several states, including Missouri, last week delivered a stinging rebuke to ranked-choice voting, clouding the future of an idea that had seen strong momentum in recent years. #moleg #mogov via @mattvas.bsky.social
- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosHello, we're a nonprofit news outlet that is part of @statesnewsroom.com. We are focused on how state policy decisions made in Atlanta affect communities all across Georgia. Follow along here to see our work, and you can also sign up to receive our newsletter: georgiarecorder.com/subscribe/.
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- Reposted by Matt VasilogambrosIn the post-election world, we need news more than ever. At @stateline.org and @statesnewsroom.com we are Fair, Fearless and Free (to read). But not free to produce. Please support our work. www.stateline.org/donate/ Thanks!
- Last week, I looked at the impact the election denier movement has had on our country and the people who operate elections, and where we go from here stateline.org/2024/11/08/a...
