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States are changing fire codes to make housing cheaper. Some safety experts are worried.

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States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower construction costs and boost affordable housing. Some of these changes include allowing low-rise apartment buildings to have just one stairway, reducing how often building codes are updated...
Waived exam requirements for Oklahoma optometrists cause ‘grave concern’ to national testing group
Oklahoma

Waived exam requirements for Oklahoma optometrists cause ‘grave concern’ to national testing group

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Alabama nitrogen gas ruling could reverberate beyond state
Alabama

Alabama nitrogen gas ruling could reverberate beyond state

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Virginia

Amid statewide drought conditions, data centers face same restrictions as all water customers

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Wisconsin

Emissions of Trump-supported Columbia Co. coal plant jumped in 2025

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Kentucky

How Kentucky’s rainy day fund showered nearly $2 billion on towns and counties

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North Dakota

North Dakota lawmakers to consider exception to nuclear waste storage ban

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West Virginia

Amid legal battles, health leaders, LGBTQ+ community concerned for future of gender-affirming care

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A System of Harm: investigating NH's disability care program

For months, The New Hampshire Bulletin investigated case after case of abuse and neglect in the state’s intellectual and developmental disability care system, which relies on private agencies to provide care to individuals. 

What they found exposed systemic failures in oversight and harm prevention, publicly reporting families’ stories of loss and trauma for the first time. 

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Mallory Cheng

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William Skipworth

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BLM advances massive Pahrump Valley solar project
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BLM advances massive Pahrump Valley solar project

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Ferguson’s call for school cellphone ban has a familiar ring to it in Olympia
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Ferguson’s call for school cellphone ban has a familiar ring to it in Olympia

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Sex abuse claims against some WA school districts are raising insurance rates for all
Washington

Sex abuse claims against some WA school districts are raising insurance rates for all

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Missouri

Childbirth left a Missouri mother paralyzed. Childcare access helped her heal.

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New Jersey

New Rutgers program aims to study the female brain

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Fifty for 150: Gang of 19 in 1978 makes Colorado a center of disability rights activism
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Fifty for 150: Gang of 19 in 1978 makes Colorado a center of disability rights activism

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Rural Tennessee needs family doctors. Can $200,000 lure them to the state’s small towns?
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Rural Tennessee needs family doctors. Can $200,000 lure them to the state’s small towns?

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Trump backed rail safety. Why won’t Nevada Republicans?
Nevada
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Trump backed rail safety. Why won’t Nevada Republicans?

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Jason Doering
The Legislature needs to step up and protect our children from synthetic Kratom
Michigan
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The Legislature needs to step up and protect our children from synthetic Kratom

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Tom Watkins
How is America doing on her 250th birthday?
Missouri
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How is America doing on her 250th birthday?

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Janice Ellis
Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert’s take on primary elections is off: The system is broken
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert’s take on primary elections is off: The system is broken

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Idaho

Idaho Attorney General Labrador releases list of 24 hazardous products facing federal recall

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North Dakota

New CEO named for North Dakota Mill and Elevator

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Virginia

Virginia’s transportation board approves $28.5B six-year plan, more headlines

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Indiana

Independent secretary of state hopeful says he has the signatures

Jun 20, 2026
South Dakota

Production decreases, revenue increases at gold mine in South Dakota’s Black Hills

Jun 20, 2026
Arizona

Katie Hobbs adds 88 vetoes to her record, rejecting GOP bills on schools, wolves and elections

Jun 20, 2026

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Drive time to Arkansas hospitals for labor and delivery getting longer, report shows
Arkansas

Drive time to Arkansas hospitals for labor and delivery getting longer, report shows

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McGuire faces primary test as Democrats eye more competitive 5th District race
Virginia

McGuire faces primary test as Democrats eye more competitive 5th District race

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Virginia localities raise $119M for school construction through targeted sales tax
Virginia

Virginia localities raise $119M for school construction through targeted sales tax

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Rhode Island

‘The people in this room are the backbone of our democracy.’ 67 complete state elections training.

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Nebraska

Why are there so many independent Nebraska candidates running for office this year?

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New Hampshire

As education freedom account program grows, Republicans consider tighter oversight

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Maryland

The (primary) winner takes all: Dozens of seats likely to be decided Tuesday

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Indiana

Porter County splitting on planned taxes for Bears stadium in Hammond

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Nebraska

More cuts could be coming to the agency that helps farmers protect the environment

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Drug price reduction: Can Capito and Justice live up to their promises?
West Virginia
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Drug price reduction: Can Capito and Justice live up to their promises?

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Pennsylvania

Primary care medics: lessons from the military might help close healthcare gaps in rural Pa.

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Education

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Idaho’s Magic Valley is growing. But is its workforce ready?
Idaho
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Idaho’s Magic Valley is growing. But is its workforce ready?

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Indiana

Rural areas of the state have few school options

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A prayer for the Alabama Statehouse
Alabama
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A prayer for the Alabama Statehouse

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Kansas
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Calm before the storm: These four issues could demolish Kansas state government by year’s end

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Environment

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The urgent need for Congress to renew critical funding for South Dakota’s national parks 
South Dakota
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The urgent need for Congress to renew critical funding for South Dakota’s national parks 

Jun 21, 2026
Iowa

University of Iowa researchers track worsening surface ozone pollution from wildfires

Jun 19, 2026

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Wyoming’s latest abortion ruling reignites lawmaker criticism of judicial branch
Wyoming

Wyoming’s latest abortion ruling reignites lawmaker criticism of judicial branch

Jun 18, 2026
Stateline

Trump changes pregnancy-prevention program to promote childbearing

Jun 18, 2026

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Heat pump rebate programs spur adoption but threaten small Colorado businesses 
Colorado
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Heat pump rebate programs spur adoption but threaten small Colorado businesses 

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Rhode Island
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Higher auto insurance rates in store if Gov. McKee signs these bills

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Civil Rights

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Without new state funding, Georgia domestic violence, sexual assault programs brace for the worst
Georgia

Without new state funding, Georgia domestic violence, sexual assault programs brace for the worst

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Ohio

Ohio Equal Rights will try to get two amendments on 2027 ballot

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Gallery show highlights Minnesotans’ myriad cultural backgrounds
Minnesota

Gallery show highlights Minnesotans’ myriad cultural backgrounds

Jun 19, 2026
Idaho

Communities across Idaho will share stories of resilience to celebrate World Refugee Day

Jun 19, 2026