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Rev. Bernard LaFayette (center, in wheelchair and cloth cap) holds his wife Kate’s hand as they are wheeled over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 9, 2025 as part of 60th anniversary commemorations of Bloody Sunday, the 1965 attack on peaceful civil rights protestors that led to the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act. LaFayette ran the Selma voting rights campaign in 1965 and survived an assassination attempt. (Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
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Congressional Black Caucus members condemn Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision gutting the federal Voting Rights Act sent Black Democrats in the U.S. House reeling on Wednesday, as they confronted a new reality where Republicans could gerrymander some of them out of office and limit the...
Forecast: Between tariffs and renewed inflation, economy is ‘good, not great’ in Wisconsin, U.S.
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Forecast: Between tariffs and renewed inflation, economy is ‘good, not great’ in Wisconsin, U.S.

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Idaho clerks have 60 days to verify signatures on reproductive rights, medical marijuana initiatives
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Idaho clerks have 60 days to verify signatures on reproductive rights, medical marijuana initiatives

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House panel takes testimony on dam safety reforms as heavy rain strains structures across Michigan

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Kentucky

Jerry Tucker, co-founder of Casey County ministries to help needy children, dies at 85

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Medicaid contract is stalled after a lawsuit. Now, Idaho officials are delaying privatization.

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Tennessee

TN GOP discussing eliminating the state’s only Democratic-held U.S. House seat

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Tennessee

Tennessee’s final 2027 budget shrinks disaster response fund by $55.8M

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Comptroller report reveals steep challenges facing Maryland’s healthcare industry
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Comptroller report reveals steep challenges facing Maryland’s healthcare industry

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WV seeks new vendor to run PATH system after nearly $400M spent, still not working properly
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WV seeks new vendor to run PATH system after nearly $400M spent, still not working properly

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Mail-in ballots for North Dakota June primary now available
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Mail-in ballots for North Dakota June primary now available

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Trump’s Indiana redistricting revenge aims to topple state Senate’s leader

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Hispanic GOP candidates could reshape Texas’ congressional delegation — if they can win Hispanic voters

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High gas prices eating into Texans’ budgets, fueling inflation

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Indiana to sunset HIV outreach program amid federal funding cuts

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May Day could signal the beginning of a bigger backlash
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May Day could signal the beginning of a bigger backlash

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Ruth Conniff
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These Idaho state lawmakers stepped up for water when it mattered most

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Direct-to-employer contracting is Indiana’s next frontier for affordable healthcare

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Balancing the budget on West Virginians’ backs

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Virginia

Bilingual telehealth service launches in Virginia and West Virginia

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New state law mandates review of Dominion’s load forecasting, as data centers raise concerns

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In letter, Hassan raises concerns about methadone clinic’s business practices and substandard care

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Family caregivers across Kansas nurture those in need. They should be taken care of, too.
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Family caregivers across Kansas nurture those in need. They should be taken care of, too.

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Nebraska

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Judge saves the Colorado GOP from itself. For now.

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Ohio data center ban advocates are trying to get 413,000 signatures by July 1
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Ohio data center ban advocates are trying to get 413,000 signatures by July 1

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Baltimore tries out new water testing system used during 2024 Paris Olympics

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US Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion centers facing NJ probe
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US Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion centers facing NJ probe

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AG rejects GOP complaint against Phoenix policy, says it can refuse to help ICE
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AG rejects GOP complaint against Phoenix policy, says it can refuse to help ICE

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