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Missouri child welfare reforms pile up as old problems return
Missouri
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Missouri child welfare reforms pile up as old problems return

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Oklahoma courts need to get with the 21st century and allow photos and video
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma courts need to get with the 21st century and allow photos and video

Aug 24, 2026
Strings attached
North Carolina
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Strings attached

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Protect care at home for North Carolina families
North Carolina
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Protect care at home for North Carolina families

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New Orleans’ stormwater strategy must be equitable and inclusive
Louisiana
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New Orleans’ stormwater strategy must be equitable and inclusive

Aug 24, 2026
Walks like a duck: The real reasons Marsha Blackburn won’t debate her opponents
Tennessee
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Walks like a duck: The real reasons Marsha Blackburn won’t debate her opponents

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She’s Alabama’s longest continually serving governor. And her party is ignoring her.
Alabama
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She’s Alabama’s longest continually serving governor. And her party is ignoring her.

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A new visa rule will hurt Kentucky’s universities — and America’s lead in science
Kentucky
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A new visa rule will hurt Kentucky’s universities — and America’s lead in science

Aug 24, 2026
Legislators didn’t allow local bans of gas-powered leaf blowers. Va. localities are doing it anyway.
Virginia
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Legislators didn’t allow local bans of gas-powered leaf blowers. Va. localities are doing it anyway.

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CVS doesn’t deserve all to blame for the opioid crisis. But can we be honest about its complex role?
Rhode Island
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CVS doesn’t deserve all the blame for the opioid crisis. But can we be honest about its role?

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Minority owned businesses were never a diversity initiative
Indiana
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Minority owned businesses were never a diversity initiative

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A final conversation with a Kansas political icon: In praise of local newspapers and community ties
Kansas
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A final conversation with a Kansas political icon: In praise of local newspapers and community ties

Aug 24, 2026
Ohio high school sports on the installment plan
Ohio
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Ohio high school sports on the installment plan

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Iowa Down Ballot podcast: Trump Cabinet secretaries flock to Iowa
Iowa
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Iowa Down Ballot podcast: Trump Cabinet secretaries flock to Iowa

Aug 23, 2026
After 20 years of failure, a risky mining plan doesn’t deserve the benefits of its past permits
Minnesota
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Minnesota regulators should view a risky sulfide mining plan skeptically

Aug 23, 2026
Arkansas led the way on vaccinations. It shouldn’t follow Trump backward in time.
Arkansas
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Arkansas led the way on vaccinations. It shouldn’t follow Trump backward in time.

Aug 23, 2026
The art of protest is alive and well in Kansas. It is the color of democracy.
Kansas
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The art of protest is alive and well in Kansas. It is the color of democracy.

Aug 23, 2026
Uthmeier’s found another windmill to tilt at
Florida
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Uthmeier’s found another windmill to tilt at

Aug 23, 2026
Florida abandoned transparency in gift to Trump library
Florida
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Florida abandoned transparency in gift to Trump library

Aug 23, 2026
It’s time for Noem to ride off into the political sunset
South Dakota
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It’s time for Noem to ride off into the political sunset

Aug 22, 2026
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