
Evening Wrap
Your daily analysis of trending topics in state government.
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A 72-hour warning for immigrants in Tennessee and more news from the states
Good evening. Tonight we look at anti-immigration legislation advancing in Tennessee that would give immigrants just hours to leave the state or face criminal charges.
Weathering weather service cuts and more news from the states
Good evening. Tonight, an advocate helping to rehouse North Carolinians after Hurricane Helene warns that lives could be lost if the National Weather Service is lost.
Landmark climate change case denied by SCOTUS and more news from the states
Good evening. Tonight we have the latest on a landmark climate change case in the West. From coast-to-coast, states are coping with federal funding cuts and advocates are warning that thousands of disabled vets face job loss.
An anti-abortion tax credit and more news from the states
Tonight we look at a controversial tax credit under consideration in Missouri, which could allow some taxpayers to wipe out their payments to the state with donations to anti-abortion pregnancy centers instead.
A backdoor abortion ban and more news from the states
Good evening. Tonight we look at a legislative effort in Arizona that opponents are decrying as a "backdoor abortion ban" after residents voted to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
Erasing Native history and more from the states
Good evening. Today we’ll look at how the removal of historical information about Native American veterans is sparking outrage, a New York judge moving a controversial deportation case to New Jersey, and a modest proposal in one state to do away with property taxes.
Universities cancel events for Black alumni, women and more news from the states
Good evening. Colleges and universities across the country are canceling events under anti-DEI threats from D.C. and state capitols, including in Ohio, where a decades-old Black alumni reunion and women's history month event were canceled.
Eliminating the workers but not the work and more news from the states
Good evening. As the future for the federal workforce remains uncertain, displaced federal employees across the country are sharing their stories. Tonight we feature several from Pennsylvania to Minnesota to Nevada. Today, a federal appeals court denied the Trump administration’s effort to block the reinstatement of thousands of federal employees, the latest twist in the saga.
Border tensions and more news from the states
Tonight we look at what states are doing as tensions simmer along the Canadian border. In Oregon, a decades-old river treaty is on pause, while Colorado's governor is declaring a "friendship day" with The Great White North.
On edge over the Ed Department and more news from the states
Good evening. As the future is uncertain for the U.S. Department of Education, one state is moving to reference what could become its replacement throughout state law. And Democratic attorneys general across the country are challenging a mass-firing at the agency in court.
Abortion restriction based on environmental impacts fails in Montana and more news from the states
Good evening. Lawmakers in Montana rejected a bid to restrict abortion in the state on environmental grounds, part of a growing trend.
A firehose of funding woes and more news from the states
Good evening. Amid the firehose of news, there are consistent concerns about finances: in Maine, after the latest retaliatory funding cut from the Trump administration. In Maryland, where classes at a national fire training center were abruptly canceled, and in New Mexico, where wildfire fears loom large. Across the country, advocates worry about the future of Medicaid coverage, while an influential South Carolina senator wants to raise the age for Social Security retirement.