States & federal policy
81 recently collected links. Updated independently of the front-page selection.
- POLICYPhiladelphia school district delays school selection deadline as wait for state test scores drags on
- COURTSChristian school wins Tennessee court case challenging religious charter ban
- COURTSSan Francisco court asked to freeze AI development, stave off catastrophic harm
- HILLNew York's New Lawmakers Could Shake Up State Climate Policy
- POLICYMemphis graduation rate climbs nearly 8 points since 2020, but test scores still trail the state
- HILLKen Paxton finalizes divorce from state Sen. Angela Paxton days after his U.S. Senate loss
- POLICYEast Texas Republicans ran their campaigns differently than the rest of the state by bucking culture war rhetoric
- POLICYSpain approves housing measures after huge protests. Their duration may depend on election result
- POLICYIsraeli strike on Gaza hospital deadliest since election
- POLICYGreat PA News Quiz: Lawmaker censure vote, activists zero in on food fest, and state House divide
- COURTSAround 400 onshore wind projects await DOD action, official tells court
- POLICYTechnology upgrades yield positive ROI for local governments: report
- COURTSWhat Trump cases might soon return to the Supreme Court?
- POLICYTrump Vows to Target ‘Democrat Run Cities and States’ Post-Midterms
- POLICYTrump threatens to double tariffs on Mexico over illegal immigration
- POLICYHow Data Center Opponents Won the Election
- POLICYThe Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture
- POLICYThis California county holds half the state’s violent sex offenders. Is there a better way to house them?
- POLICYK-12 Education: Data Show That Less than Half of Students Were Ready for Kindergarten in Selected States
- POLICYAt least 23 states considered laws governing ICE and schools this year
- POLICYA Mississippi county moved more voters to inactive in the leadup to Election Day than any other. Here’s what happened.
- POLICYDubious Buys Raise Alarm Over Local Control of Opioid Cash
- POLICYOpinion: 3 things new governors must do to lead on health
- COURTS13 AGs Ask Supreme Court to Uphold Florida’s Stop WOKE Act
- POLICYState dinners to scrutiny: Nvidia’s Huang falls out of favour in Trump’s Washington
- POLICYHouse Democrats Flub Two Big Votes After Winning Election
- HILLScott Colom wins Senate election in Mississippi
- POLICYCollaborate, Then Stop: State Department Drops Vanilla Ice
- POLICYBattery Farms Are Booming. Local Opposition Is Growing.
- COURTSJustices see immigration contract dispute as raising the possibility of major limits on administrative power
- POLICYMore than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day
- POLICYNewark scores on state tests could increase scrutiny of tutoring and literacy initiatives
- POLICYHousing protests fill Barcelona and Madrid as Spain’s workers strike ahead of election
- POLICYA Tool Built by Election Deniers Said These Voters Were Dead. We Found Them Alive.
- POLICYCan The Mind Trust succeed outside of Indiana? This state’s charter school sector will find out.
- POLICYWisconsin Rapids clerk devoted her life to running elections. She died on Election Day.
- POLICYBiden’s Memoir Reveals What Trump Told Him Following Bitter 2020 Election
- POLICYA Newborn Died in a Faith-Healing Sect. The State — and One Ex-Believer — Stepped in to Save Her Twin.
- POLICYElection integrity is becoming a partisan prize. California voters did not take the bait
- POLICYImmigration News Today: Democrats Plan Immigration Enforcement Funding Rollback
- POLICYStates are counting on battery farms. Some towns don’t want them.
- POLICYAfter the Election, a Chance to Correct Our Course
- POLICYArson Unit Investigates Burning of 2 Ohio State Students
- POLICYDemocrats have gained control in more states. That could change the way the US elects its president.
- POLICYVoting rights group flags thousands of NC provisional ballots for review
- COURTSNC Supreme Court hears Stein’s appeals of laws stripping governors’ powers
- POLICY2026 Midterm Election results
- POLICYFarewell to the electoral college? Democrats now control enough states to elevate the popular vote
- COURTSSupreme Court seems split over federal agencies' ability to fine for law violations
- POLICYWashington State Sued Over Newly Approved Trans Student-Athlete Ban
- COURTSNorth Carolina governor seeks to reclaim judicial appointment power at top state court
- POLICYPodcast: El Paso election leaves 3 City Council seats undecided as county leadership changes. What comes next?
- POLICYTemporary pause on Memphis schools state takeover continues until December
- POLICYPenn State wrestles with $124M budget hole
- HILLSenate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after election wipeout
- COURTSExclusive: Judge Bars DOJ Attorney from Appearing in Case: “Deliberate Attempt to Mislead the Court”
- POLICYGetting Serious About Accountability in the United States
- HILLDemocratic Congress likely to scrutinize Medicaid work requirements, Medicare AI test
- POLICYVoters adopted transgender sports restrictions in blue states. Officials are pushing back.
- COURTSCourt appears unlikely to side with inmate in lawsuit for violation of his constitutional rights
- COURTSKen Paxton drops lawsuit seeking to shut down immigration aid group FIEL Houston
- COURTSJames Sullivan, recently defeated Texas Supreme Court justice, nominated to federal bench by Trump
- POLICYElection results mean a ‘new day’ for state government, civic tech leader says
- POLICYAlabama credit union to buy in-state bank
- HILLTennessee senators talk state efficiency as Blackburn plans ‘Tennessee-style DOGE’ review
- HILLPermitting bill advances in Senate, but election results cast doubt on its future
- COURTSTrump administration brings White House ballroom battle back to Supreme Court
- POLICYAs ‘child predator hunters’ go viral, states grapple with the risks of civilian stings
- POLICYCalifornia Muslims gained a moment of hope and belonging after midterm election
- POLICYGrants Management: GAO's Fraud Risk Framework Could Provide Roadmap for Enhancing States' Subrecipient Oversight
- POLICYDemocrats have taken control of the Arizona Capitol. Here’s what we know about their election agenda.
- POLICYNebraska Rushed Medicaid Work Rules. Then a Cancer Patient Was Told He’d Lost Coverage.
- POLICYSTAT+: State Democratic wins make Medicaid expansion a possibility for more than a million people
- POLICYA doctor fought to rejoin Pa.’s medical marijuana program and won. Why did the state delay his reentry?
- POLICYStates Make Progress on Outcomes-Based Higher Education
- POLICYWhere Democrats Will Oversee Elections Come 2028
- POLICYFederal Prosecutors in Western Washington State Will Let Many ICE Detention Cases Go Unopposed
- HILLHaley Stevens Was in the Republican Cloakroom for Congress’ First Votes Back Since the Election
- POLICYDemocratic wins create abortion rights opportunities in states with strict laws
- POLICYBattered and bruised by the election, Republican voters reckon with a blue Texas
- HILLSenate Republicans lament midterms, weigh leadership election delay