Barb Barrett
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Rise in US preteen suicide rate alarms mental health experts from @stateline.org and @nhassanein.bsky.social stateline.org/2026/07/28/r...
Rise in US preteen suicide rate alarms mental health experts • Stateline
The number of preteens — ages 8 to 12 — who die by suicide in the United States each year is relatively small. But the total in 2025 was 194 — the most since at least 2001, according to preliminary da...
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The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday is allowing the Trump administration to strip legal status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a move that opens them up to deportation. The ruling will dramatically impact Columbus and Springfield, Ohio. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/25/r...
US Supreme Court rules Trump administration can end legal protections for 350,000 Haitians • Ohio Capital Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its plans to strip temporary legal status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a move that opens them up to…
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This lawsuit could shake up federal public land activities across the West. stateline.org/2026/06/25/o...
Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands • Stateline
A new lawsuit challenging a logging project in Oregon threatens to unravel the management plans governing hundreds of millions of acres of federal public land. At stake are thousands of leases and per...
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On today's anniversary of the Dobbs decision, @kelciemmorris.bsky.social wrote about abortion care in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters — and the clash among advocates about how far to take their fight for access. via @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/06/24/4...
For more than half a century, Title X has been a bipartisan program to help women and men get contraception and reproductive health care, reducing unintended pregnancies and making America healthier. Now the Trump administration is gutting it.
Sofia Resnick@sofiaresnick.bsky.social · 2mo agoICYMI the Trump administration is changing the fundamental mission of the federal poverty-fighting Title X grant program from reducing unintended pregnancies, to a vague promotion of “body literacy education” and “restorative approaches to reproductive health.” stateline.org/2026/06/18/t...
A pantry in St. Louis signed up seven new families on a recent weekday morning and expected to add 15 by the end of the day. The details in Kevin Hardy's story for @stateline.org illustrate the day-to-day struggles of families and the pantries that serve them.
Stateline@stateline.org · 2mo agoFood pantries across the country are bracing for more demand as millions of Americans lose SNAP benefits and grocery prices remain high. https://stateline.org/2026/06/17/more-americans-are-hungry-in-the-face-of-federal-cuts-rising-grocery-prices/
Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1% stateline.org/2026/06/16/s...
Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1% • Stateline
When SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company, began trading on the stock market last week, he became the world’s first trillionaire. The SpaceX IPO made the world’s richest man ...
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As ICE presence at World Cup looms, fans and local leaders prepare stateline.org/2026/06/11/a...
As ICE presence at World Cup looms, fans and local leaders prepare • Stateline
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — On a recent weekday evening, Avram Kline kicked a soccer ball to his son on the bright green pitch in Brooklyn Bridge Park, where the skyscrapers of Manhattan loom just across the Eas...
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The government gave these Minnesota immigrants permission to live and work here — then detained them minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/22/m...
The government gave these Minnesota immigrants permission to live and work here — then detained them • Minnesota Reformer
Willi Rondon was arrested in his apartment parking lot by immigration agents nearly six months ago. His wife, Genesis Mendoza, was in the passenger seat and their 2-year-old son in the back. Rondon d...
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Yesterday, a new generation of civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights. As states across the country try to make it harder for citizens to be heard, we need to learn the lessons of those who came before us and refuse to take our democracy for granted.
Thousands attend protests in Selma and Montgomery for voting rights | Alabama Reflector
Speakers at the All Roads Lead to the South events urge people to mobilize to oppose redistricting efforts by Legislatures in the south.
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The medication used for abortions is also used to treat miscarriages via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/05/18/m...
Miscarriage patients have fewer treatment options in states with abortion bans, study shows • Stateline
Pregnant patients experiencing miscarriage who live in states with abortion bans have fewer options for healthcare management, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical...
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Check out the latest installment of "The 50 vs. The One," @stateline.org's reporting on federalism at the nation's 250th birthday. Today: Trump is punishing states. Stateline's Kevin Hardy and @jonshorman.bsky.social explain how. stateline.org/2026/05/11/a...
As Trump looks to punish foes, Democratic states find ways to push back • Stateline
The Trump administration has begun wielding federal resources as a weapon against states, using dollars to cajole and threaten them into complying with its political agenda. President Donald Trump is ...
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Not yet reported is the effect that the Supreme Court's voting rights decision will have on down-ballot races — from statehouses to city councils to school boards. Stateline's Anna Claire Vollers is on it. from @acvollers.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/05/04/s...
Supreme Court voting rights ruling set to reshape local power from statehouses to school boards • Stateline
The U.S. Supreme Court’s new decision gutting a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act clears the way for state officials to drastically reshape not only Congress but also state legislatures, ...
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Trump: Suspect in Washington press dinner shooting created a ‘manifesto’ for attack www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
Trump: Suspect in Washington press dinner shooting created a ‘manifesto’ for attack
The alleged shooter at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., wrote a “manifesto” ahead of his planned attack, President Donald Trump said in a Sunday morning intervi...
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Culture of silence around abortions for active-duty military intensifies, researchers say via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @stateline.org www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cult...
Culture of silence around abortions for active-duty military intensifies, researchers say
Researcher Caitlin Gerdts planned to release a new study about abortion access for active-duty military service members, much like the one in 2019 that was published with input from 323 participants.
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Pushback leads Homeland Security to compromise on some warehouse detention centers for immigrants stateline.org/2026/04/17/p...
Pushback leads Homeland Security to compromise on some warehouse detention centers for immigrants • Stateline
Some of the Trump administration’s controversial new warehouse immigration detention centers are getting scaled back and postponed as states and cities fight back and new Homeland Security Secretary M...
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6 Republican-led states have passed laws to ban or punish enforcement of red flag gun orders Excellent story in partnership with @thetrace.org stateline.org/2026/04/16/g...
GOP-led states move to punish enforcement of red flag gun orders • Stateline
ERPO laws, also known as red flag laws, once enjoyed support from across the political spectrum. Now, six states have prohibited enforcing the orders — and in some cases, prescribed fines or criminal ...
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Retailers are using surveillance pricing and your personal data to set individualized costs customer by customer. from @maddyfitz.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/03/27/y...
Your personal data might set your grocery prices. States aim to crack down. • Stateline
With many Americans struggling to afford the basics, consumers and state lawmakers alike are becoming more concerned about how retailers are using algorithms — many of which rely on personal data — to...
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Gas prices rise again as some states consider tax holidays @amandavhernan.bsky.social explains why they might not work. via @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/03/25/g...
Supreme Court skeptical of allowing states to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day stateline.org/2026/03/23/s...
Supreme Court skeptical of allowing states to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day • Stateline
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the validity of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, in a case that could potentially affect hundreds of thous...
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Medicaid cuts could add pressure to already-stressed psychiatric units stateline.org/2026/03/23/m...
Medicaid cuts could add pressure to already-stressed psychiatric units • Stateline
Federal Medicaid cuts could exact a heavy toll on psychiatric units at hospitals across the country, many of which are already struggling to keep their doors open but provide essential mental health c...
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The pay gap between women and men *grew* last year. stateline.org/2026/03/19/t...
The pay gap between women and men widened last year, analysis finds • Stateline
The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis published Thursday. The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute calculated women last year earned 18.6% le...
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State lawmakers push to expand laws allowing guns on college campuses stateline.org/2026/03/17/s...
State lawmakers push to expand laws allowing guns on college campuses • Stateline
In at least six statehouses this year, lawmakers are revisiting a long-running debate over whether guns should be allowed on college campuses.
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In bid for voter data, Trump’s DOJ lays groundwork to undermine confidence in midterms stateline.org/2026/03/13/i...
In bid for voter data, Trump’s DOJ lays groundwork to undermine confidence in midterms • Stateline
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun connecting its push to obtain sensitive personal data on millions of voters to whether the upcoming midterm elections will be fair and secure, laying the groun...
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Trump's plans for the midterms are being laid. Stateline's Jonathan Shorman explains how. 👏 Always 👏 read 👏 @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/03/13/i...
In bid for voter data, Trump’s DOJ lays groundwork to undermine confidence in midterms • Stateline
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun connecting its push to obtain sensitive personal data on millions of voters to whether the upcoming midterm elections will be fair and secure, laying the groun...
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Federal law already prohibits armed federal personnel at polling places. Some Democratic state lawmakers, citing Trump's calls to "nationalize" elections and rhetoric by his allies, don't want to take any chances and are pushing state-level bans on immigration enforcement near the polls
Stateline@stateline.org · 5mo agoSeveral Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, Jonathan Shorman reports. https://stateline.org/2026/03/05/blue-states-push-to-ban-ice-at-the-polls-amid-federal-voter-intimidation-fears/
State & federal funding to anti-abortion pregnancy centers is growing — but oversight isn't. New series sheds light: newsfromthestates.com/tags/crisis-pregnancy-centers-series by @kelciemmorris.bsky.social @acvollers.bsky.social @chatlanis.bsky.social @amandavhernan.bsky.social & me
Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears stateline.org/2026/03/05/b...
Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears • Stateline
Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, amid persistent worries that President Donald Trump will use federal law...
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“We’re kind of dependent on hope this fire season, like last year,” a UNM fire ecologist said. buff.ly/2NUMRss
Snow drought, higher temps spell active NM wildfire season, forecasters warn • Source New Mexico
Fire season has already begun in New Mexico, with much of the northeastern part of the state under a Red Flag warning.
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287(g) agreements have surged from 135 at the end of the Biden presidency to nearly 1,500 now. from @amandavhernan.bsky.social and @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/03/03/a...
As federal immigration enforcement expands, local police struggle with cooperation • Stateline
When Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore signed emergency legislation last month prohibiting agreements between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities, he was pushing back a...
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