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- States used to compete to land data centers, sprawling campuses full of the computer servers that store and transmit the data behind apps and websites. Now at least a dozen states have targeted data centers with separate, higher electric rates: stateline.org/2026/02/05/w...
- Organizations caught up in child abuse allegations sometimes offer financial settlements to abuse survivors in exchange for NDAs. Critics say such agreements suppress survivors’ stories and shield organizations that enable abuse, and more states are moving to ban them: stateline.org/2026/02/04/s...
- Organizations caught up in child abuse allegations sometimes offer financial settlements to abuse survivors in exchange for NDAs. Critics say such agreements suppress survivors’ stories and shield organizations that enable abuse, and more states are moving to ban them: stateline.org/2026/02/04/s...
- School cellphone bans have reached more than half the states, and they are credited for boosting student achievement and mental health. Now, the question isn’t whether to remove distracting devices from students each day, but for how long: stateline.org/2026/02/03/a...
- At least 33 states were below herd immunity in the 24-25 school year, compared with 28 states in 18-19, according to a new Stateline analysis. States that were vaccination leaders before the pandemic are losing ground as exemptions and unfounded skepticism take hold: stateline.org/2026/02/02/s...
- At least 33 states were below herd immunity in the 24-25 school year, compared with 28 states in 18-19, according to a new Stateline analysis. States that were vaccination leaders before the pandemic are losing ground as exemptions and unfounded skepticism take hold: stateline.org/2026/02/02/s...
- As homeschool enrollment has risen in recent years, so have concerns about oversight. Child abuse deaths in several states have led to renewed calls from lawmakers for stronger regulations: stateline.org/2026/01/29/t...
- State lawmakers, eager to help or impede ICE, want to restrict where federal immigration agents can operate, create new legal pathways for residents to sue those agents, and shield agents from having their personal information disclosed publicly: stateline.org/2026/01/28/s...
- Constitutional limits make it difficult, although not impossible, for states to prosecute federal officers for violations of state law: stateline.org/2026/01/27/d...
- As more false quotes, fake court cases and incorrect information appear in legal documents generated by AI, a handful of states are considering or enacting legislation to address the issue: stateline.org/2026/01/26/a...
- The use of force by ICE, paired with conflicting official statements and evidence, has raised questions about whether the feds can be held accountable and highlights the steep hurdles victims of excessive force might face in seeking legal recourse: stateline.org/2026/01/23/f...
- State leaders who want to curb forceful ICE arrest tactics have promised civil rights legislation, official tribunals to gather video and other records, or asked cities to refuse requests to cooperate with raids. But their options are limited: stateline.org/2026/01/22/s...
- As more people are becoming renters — outnumbering homeowners in some areas — many cities lack landlord registries to keep track of the number of rental properties and who owns them: stateline.org/2026/01/21/w...
- A recent court ruling has cleared the way for ICE to use states’ Medicaid data, forcing immigrants to weigh the benefits of gaining health coverage against the risk that enrolling in Medicaid could make them or their family members easier for ICE to find: stateline.org/2026/01/20/i...
- The expiration of the Obamacare subsidies is having an impact: The number of people buying health plans on from the insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago: stateline.org/2026/01/16/f...
- States are passing laws to prevent artificially intelligent chatbots, such as ChatGPT, from being able to offer mental health advice to young users, following a trend of people harming themselves after seeking therapy from the AI programs: stateline.org/2026/01/15/a...
- The outcome of a trial over Missouri’s abortion regulations could ripple far beyond the state, potentially creating new availability for women in the Midwest and South who can’t access abortion close to home: stateline.org/2026/01/14/m...
- States go their own way as RFK Jr. shifts federal vaccine policy stateline.org/2026/01/13/s...
- Recent stadium deals in DC and Kansas have set separate records for taxpayer subsidies to sports teams. They serve as further evidence that public officials are uninterested in curbing giveaways to billionaire team owners: stateline.org/2026/01/12/s...
- As more women enter state prisons while pregnant, lawmakers and corrections officials are expanding prison nursery programs, betting that keeping mothers and infants together can reduce trauma and recidivism: stateline.org/2026/01/09/t...
- Left-leaning states and cities are trying to protect residents’ personal data amid the immigration crackdown. But many conservative lawmakers also want to curb the use of surveillance technologies, such as ALPRs, that identify and track people: stateline.org/2026/01/08/w...
- One year into Trump’s second term, Democratic AGs have filed 71 lawsuits against the administration. There’s more to come in 2026, as the Democratic AGs in 22 states and DC resist the ever-widening power of the executive branch: stateline.org/2026/01/07/d...
- Nurdles - tiny plastic pellets that are the building blocks of nearly all plastic products - are polluting beaches and waterways around the country. States are trying to do something about it: stateline.org/2026/01/06/p...
- Hospital labor and delivery units are shuttering across the nation — including more than two dozen in 2025 alone. Freestanding birth centers could help fill the gaps, but they too are struggling to stay open. stateline.org/2026/01/05/f...
- New research suggests the country is missing its biggest opportunity to prevent youth homelessness — by intervening well before a young person reaches a shelter and years before they are chronically homeless: stateline.org/2025/12/23/h...
- As some states engage in an extraordinary redraw of congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, state courts may decide the fate of the new maps: stateline.org/2025/12/22/a...
- Stateline exclusive: The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls. stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...
- As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses are clamoring for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in a penniless world. Should retailers round up or down? Should they round in favor of the customer or business? stateline.org/2025/12/18/w...
- Even where menstrual products are available in prison, limited supplies, low-quality products, strict disciplinary rules and delays in medical care can result in incarcerated women facing potentially avoidable health issues or disciplinary write-ups: stateline.org/2025/12/17/i...
- Between 2013 and 2022, the number of traffic-related deaths in the United States increased by nearly 23%, from 32,893 to 42,514. Pedestrian deaths increased by 50%. State legislators have noticed and are passing bills to curb aggressive driving: stateline.org/2025/12/16/s...
- State lawmakers are continuing to file AI legislation. Meanwhile, opponents are also skeptical about — and likely to sue over — Trump’s proposed national AI framework and his ability to restrict states from regulating it: stateline.org/2025/12/12/s...
- In 45 states, immigration arrests more than doubled compared with the same period last year, during the Biden administration. An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record: stateline.org/2025/12/12/a...
- Some congressional Republicans are fully on board with the Trump administration’s efforts to inject the federal government into a process, voting roll maintenance, that has historically been left to the states: stateline.org/2025/12/10/r...
- Electric rates are up 11.7% this year— more than triple the rate of inflation. Many low-income households have long struggled to cover utility bills. Now high prices are affecting a growing swath of the middle class: stateline.org/2025/12/10/r...
- Mail-in voting faces uncertainty ahead of the midterm elections. President Trump has vowed to eliminate it, and SCOTUS is considering a case that could end ballot grace periods nationwide: stateline.org/2025/12/09/v...
- Advanced practice nurses, hospital associations and other health groups say new student loan caps in Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make it unaffordable for many nurses to advance their careers: stateline.org?p=16297
- Trump's plan to tie federal housing aid to work requirements and drug treatment could be a boon to states that already are pursuing that strategy. For many others, the rules represent a sudden pivot from past expectations and a conflict with state law: stateline.org/2025/12/05/w...
- A Medicare pilot program will allow private companies to use artificial intelligence to review older Americans’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward the companies when they deny it: stateline.org/2025/12/04/m...
- Restaurants, construction and landscaping businesses lost a combined 315K immigrant workers through August, according to a new Stateline analysis: stateline.org/2025/12/03/m...
- 4-day school weeks are spreading, especially in rural districts. Supporters tout the shift as a useful teacher recruitment tool, as well as a way to improve attendance, curb disciplinary problems and stretch tighter school budgets. But the data is mixed: stateline.org/2025/12/01/4...
- 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 the OBBBA: stateline.org/2025/11/28/s...
- 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: stateline.org/2025/11/25/h...
- 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: stateline.org/2025/11/25/f...
- Lawmakers reference police 'clearance rates 'in hearings, mayors cite them during police budget debates, and community members use them to judge how well their local department is functioning. But the figures can be misleading: stateline.org/2025/11/24/w...
- In a tacit admission that U.S. food production requires foreign labor, Trump is making it easier for farmers to employ guest workers from other countries. At the same time, ICE appears to be refraining from conducting agricultural workplace raids: stateline.org/2025/11/21/t...
- Several businesses and nonprofits have launched AI-powered tools to help patients get their insurance claims paid and navigate byzantine medical bills, creating a robotic tug-of-war over who gets care and who foots the bill for it: stateline.org/2025/11/20/p...
- A growing number of Democratic states are pushing back against ICE arrests in and around state courthouses. State lawmakers worry the raids will keep people from testifying in criminal trials, fighting evictions or seeking restraining orders: stateline.org/2025/11/19/i...
- The Trump administration has made deep cuts to the main federal agency focused on fighting opioid addiction, potentially jeopardizing the nation’s recent progress on reducing overdose deaths, some public health officials and providers say: stateline.org/2025/11/18/p...
- Data center growth is pitting states that want more of them against cities that don't: stateline.org/2025/11/17/d...
- Though Congress ended the record-setting federal government shutdown, many questions remain for states that were already wading through seismic federal changes. One major uncertainty: whether and how states will be reimbursed for the costs they incurred: stateline.org/2025/11/14/s...
