Shalina Chatlani
@chatlanis.bsky.social
Health care reporter for Stateline. Investigations, bikes, and dumplings. Schatlani (at) stateline dot org. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@shalinathewriter and instagram -- @shalina.chatlani
Some Democratic-led states are fighting to enforce their own health and safety standards at ICE detention centers, @chatlanis.bsky.social reports. stateline.org/2026/09/17/s...
States fight to inspect federal immigrant detention facilities • Stateline
Concerned about conditions in federal immigrant detention facilities but often barred from entering them, some Democratic-led states are fighting to enforce their own health and safety standards at th...
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Great story today from @chatlanis.bsky.social about the effects of losing ACA subsidies in places like rural Mississippi, where rates of diabetes, heart disease and other health problems — and poverty rates — are high.
Cheaper health insurance changed their lives. Then it went away. • Stateline
Part 1 of an occasional series on how people are being affected by the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies. EDWARDS, Miss. — Every now and then a freight train rumbles through, creaking and gr...
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Cheaper health insurance changed their lives. Then it went away. | via @chatlanis.bsky.social #ksleg
Cheaper health insurance changed their lives. Then it went away. • Kansas Reflector
The number of people enrolled in ACA plans, also known as Obamacare, has declined since the subsidies expired and coverage became more expensive.
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The end of pandemic-era subsidies pushed millions of Americans off the Affordable Care Act, but Mississippians struggling with diabetes have been hit especially hard, @chatlanis.bsky.social reports. stateline.org/2026/08/25/c...
Cheaper health insurance changed their lives. Then it went away. • Stateline
Part 1 of an occasional series on how people are being affected by the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies. EDWARDS, Miss. — Every now and then a freight train rumbles through, creaking and gr...
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The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit its lowest level on record, according to a new analysis. From @chatlanis.bsky.social via @stateline.org
Refugee admissions on track to hit record low • New Hampshire Bulletin
The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit its lowest level on record, according to a new analysis.
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The U.S. has admitted 10,258 refugees — nearly all of them white South Africans — in the first 10 months of the fiscal year. Story by @chatlanis.bsky.social with @stateline.org.
Refugee admissions on track to hit record low • Georgia Recorder
The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit its lowest level on record, according to a new analysis. The new numbers reflect a ...
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The U.S. has admitted 10,258 refugees — nearly all of them white South Africans — in the first 10 months of the fiscal year, @chatlanis.bsky.social reports. stateline.org/2026/08/17/r...
Refugee admissions on track to hit record low • Stateline
The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit its lowest level on record, according to a new analysis. The new numbers reflect a ...
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Celebrations erupted in Cameroon after the nation won its first Women's Africa Cup of Nations title, beating Malawi 3–0 in the final.
More than a dozen states have enacted laws designed to keep ICE away from schools. But an arrest outside a Baltimore school in June shows the limits of state and local authority when it comes to immigration enforcement, @chatlanis.bsky.social reports. stateline.org/2026/08/11/s...
States, cities try to keep ICE out of schools • Stateline
On June 11, ICE agents trailed a car into the parking lot of Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore. For the family riding in that car, an everyday school drop off quickly devol...
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States, cities try to keep ICE out of schools. @chatlanis.bsky.social reports for @stateline.org? buff.ly/wdJ9Q7K
States, cities try to keep ICE out of schools • Wisconsin Examiner
More than a dozen states have enacted laws designed to keep ICE away from schools. But state and local authority is limited
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What care can look at an anti-abortion pregnancy center, by @chatlanis.bsky.social and me: stateline.org/2026/08/07/i...
‘I wanted the pregnancy. It was just so scary.’ • Stateline
Hailey Allred and Jessica Perigo don’t know each other, but last year they were both financially insecure and living in abortion-ban states, where reproductive health clinics and maternity wards have ...
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Trump administration plans to deport more than 500 migrant children within days, senator warns thehill.com/policy/healt...
Trump administration plans to deport more than 500 migrant children within days, senator warns
The Trump administration is planning to bypass legal protections and hastily deport more than 500 unaccompanied migrant children, a top Democratic senator warned Thursday. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-O…
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As ICE presence at World Cup looms, fans and local leaders prepare | via @chatlanis.bsky.social #ksleg
As ICE presence at World Cup looms, fans and local leaders prepare • Kansas Reflector
As World Cup games begin, the planned presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents is casting a pall over an event that is supposed to bring the world together
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STAT+: Medicare’s mum on GLP-1s, and Massachusetts sues United www.statnews.com/2026/06/01/m...
Medicare’s mum on GLP-1s, and Massachusetts sues United
We've been asking Medicare for weeks about the cost of giving seniors $50 obesity drugs.
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Migrants detained at ICE facilities launch hunger strikes to protest conditions. @chatlanis.bsky.social reports. buff.ly/L4CbcSg
Migrants detained at ICE facilities launch hunger strikes to protest conditions • Wisconsin Examiner
In at least four states, migrants detained in ICE facilities have launched hunger strikes in recent weeks to protest conditions
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Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of federal subsidies that helped people buy Obamacare plans. @chatlanis.bsky.social via @stateline.org
States that cover healthcare for immigrants scale back • New Hampshire Bulletin
Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of…
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ICYMI: States that cover healthcare for immigrants scale back, reports @chatlanis.bsky.social for @stateline.org.
States that cover healthcare for immigrants scale back • Wisconsin Examiner
The 2025 sweeping tax and spending bill cuts federal Medicaid spending and places new eligibility restrictions on lawfully present immigrants.
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Migrants detained at ICE facilities, including in Michigan, launch hunger strikes to protest conditions michiganadvance.com/2026/05/29/r... From @chatlanis.bsky.social
Migrants detained at ICE facilities, including in Michigan, launch hunger strikes to protest conditions • Michigan Advance
In at least four states, migrants detained in ICE facilities have launched hunger strikes in recent weeks to protest the conditions in which they are being held. An ongoing hunger and labor strike at ...
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An increasing number of conservative states — including Tennessee — are mandating that state and local social service providers verify and report the immigration status of the people they serve, @chatlanis.bsky.social reports for @stateline.org: tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/13/r...
Red states press social service workers into immigration enforcement • Tennessee Lookout
An increasing number of conservative states are mandating that state and local social service providers verify and report the immigration status of the people they serve — in some cases threatening…
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Local health officials prepare for influx of World Cup fans | via @chatlanis.bsky.social #ksleg
Local health officials prepare for influx of World Cup fans • Kansas Reflector
Health officials from the U.S. cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup say they are preparing to deal with infectious diseases, heat-related illness, and an array of other health threats when millions ...
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ICYMI: An increasing number of conservative states, including Tennessee, are mandating that state and local social service providers verify and report the immigration status of the people they serve. @chatlanis.bsky.social reports for @stateline.org: tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/13/r...
Red states press social service workers into immigration enforcement • Tennessee Lookout
An increasing number of conservative states are mandating that state and local social service providers verify and report the immigration status of the people they serve — in some cases threatening…
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Trump says he’s going after Medicaid fraud, but is mostly focusing on blue states | via @chatlanis.bsky.social #ksleg
Trump says he’s going after Medicaid fraud, but is mostly focusing on blue states • Kansas Reflector
The Trump administration is taking aim at what it calls rampant fraud in state Medicaid programs. But by focusing almost exclusively on Democratic-led states, it has handed ammunition to critics who s...
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In three conservative states, residents voted to amend their state constitutions to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Now Republican lawmakers want voters to alter or scrap those amendments in upcoming elections, @chatlanis.bsky.social reports. stateline.org/2026/04/22/r...
Republican lawmakers in 3 states want voters to alter or scrap Medicaid expansion • Stateline
Republican lawmakers in 3 states want voters to alter or scrap Medicaid expansion
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Medicaid expansion boosted access to opioid addiction treatment medication, study says. @chatlanis.bsky.social has the story, from @stateline.org
Medicaid expansion boosted access to opioid addiction treatment medication, study says • Wisconsin Examiner
States that expanded access to Medicaid saw increased access to lifesaving opioid addiction treatment medication
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From @chatlanis.bsky.social: In June, 11 U.S. cities will welcome millions of fans for soccer’s World Cup. But this year, the conflict in the Middle East and the congressional impasse over funding are creating additional complications. stateline.org/2026/03/31/t...
The World Cup is around the corner. Are cities and states prepared? • Stateline
In June, 11 U.S. cities will welcome millions of fans for soccer’s World Cup. Staging the planet’s most popular sporting event is never easy, but this year the conflict in the Middle East and the cong...
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In June, 11 U.S. cities will welcome millions of fans for soccer’s World Cup. @statesnewsroom.com @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/03/31/t...
The World Cup is around the corner. Are cities and states prepared? • Stateline
In June, 11 U.S. cities will welcome millions of fans for soccer’s World Cup. Staging the planet’s most popular sporting event is never easy, but this year the conflict in the Middle East and the cong...
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I covered the #nokings protest in #nyc this weekend, alongside @statesnewsroom.com reporters across the country! We all submitted our tape and I put it together into this video of our coverage. Check it out! #news www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbrI...
States Newsroom covers No Kings protests
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Nice video: Participant Interviews - Not getting enough views. Check'em out #NOKINGS #MARCH28th #StatesNewsroom
States Newsroom@statesnewsroom.com · 6mo agoFor the third time in less than a year, millions of people gathered across the U.S. to participate in #NoKings rallies protesting the policies of the Trump administration. For a recap of Saturday's demonstrations, check out this video. via @chatlanis.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbrI...
For the third time in less than a year, millions of people gathered across the U.S. to participate in #NoKings rallies protesting the policies of the Trump administration. For a recap of Saturday's demonstrations, check out this video. via @chatlanis.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbrI...
States Newsroom covers No Kings protests
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