Evening Wrap
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Flocking away from surveillance cameras and more news from the states
Good evening. Tonight we begin with the latest on a signature-gathering effort in Maine to remove Flock cameras from one city, part of growing pushback against AI-powered surveillance.
Old privacy laws meet new technology and more news from the states
Good evening. We start in Nevada, where a defense attorney says antiquated privacy laws need to be updated to account for new technology. In Alabama, advocates and former prisoners recount horrific violence and abuse behind bars. And in Arkansas, the state disqualify every single signature submitted to qualify a ballot measure aimed at changing the ballot measure process.
Colorado takes earned time back from some in prison and more news from the states
Good evening. Tonight we begin in Colorado, where prison officials gave some prisoners earned time off their sentences, but took it back after audits revealed calculation errors.
Data center astroturfing and more news from the states
Good evening. Tonight, we start with a look at an industry-backed ad campaign that seeks to bolster public opinion of data centers, which is appearing on TVs and social media in states across the country.
'Sham' candidates, ballot replacement fights and more news from the states
Good evening. Tonight we’ve got a series of political stories: on “sham” Green Party candidates in Arizona, Maine’s replacement Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, and the latest lawsuit involving “planted” U.S. Senate candidates in Nebraska.
States launch 'FEMA 3.0' fight and more news from the states
Good evening. Tonight we start with the latest in an ongoing feud between states and the Trump administration over federal funding — which the White House has increasingly tried (and failed) to tie to compliance with the president’s political agenda.
A data center divide and more news from the states
Good evening. Tonight we have details on an unusual data center divide: while residents in West Virginia were organizing against a data center project this year, an engineer behind the proposal was urging his hometown in North Carolina to implement safeguards for similar projects.
After 4 months in detention, an asylum fight begins and more news from the states
Good evening. Tonight we begin with a rare detailed glimpse into the life of an immigrant released from detention. Andrea Pedro-Francisco’s high profile arrest — days before a surgery for an ovarian cyst — and detention in Texas generated demands for her release and better healthcare for the tens of thousands of migrants in detention. Now, she faces the possibility — the likelihood, really — of deportation as she pleads for asylum before an increasingly restrictive immigration court system.
Fight over vouchers and more news from the states
Good evening. We start in Arizona, where backers of the state's $1 billion school voucher program are trying to head off a ballot measure that would impose restrictions on it. In Nebraska, environmentalists worry about an expansive hog farming proposal and in Indiana, the former face of Border Patrol will address an invitation-only deportation rally.
Data center mystery and more news from the states
Good evening. We start in West Virginia, where neighbors are demanding to know who really owns the site of a proposed data center. In North Carolina, regulators make it easier to toss out improperly completed ballots, and a Tennessee family is demanding answers in a fatal shooting by police in a restaurant.
Deaths behind bars and more news from the states
Good evening. We begin today with state legislatures confronting a surge of deaths in their prison systems. In Indiana, meanwhile, a suggestive logo got a food truck bounced from statehouse market, and a new Utah study suggests bad air can lead to bad outcomes for pregnancies.
No more AI mistakes in court and more news from the states
Good evening. We begin in Arizona, where a court threatened stiff penalties for anyone who misuses AI, intentionally or accidentally, in legal briefs. In the west, federal officials want to turn over management of grizzly bears to the states, and, in Ohio, students continue to struggle with reading and math.