Evening Wrap

Good evening. Tonight we begin in Tennessee, where advocates are working to resurrect a legal challenge to a new law making illegal immigration a state crime. In New Jersey, advocates called a surge of deaths in the recent heat wave a “mass casualty event.” In Montana, a proposal to mine “rare earth” minerals has been met with widespread local opposition. 

Good evening. Tonight we begin in Idaho, where advocates have created a map of bathrooms that transgender residents can likely safely use, as enforcement of a new transgender bathroom ban remains uncertain. 

Good evening. Tonight we begin in West Virginia, one of the Republican-led states that has established new civics centers on state university campuses. Despite a $3 million state investment, only one student has registered for courses. 

Good evening. In Pennsylvania, local leaders and advocates succeeded in keeping the federal government from opening immigration detention centers in warehouses. But now there’s a new issue: the loss in tax revenue with the federal government as property owners. 

Good evening. Tonight we feature stories from real people behind some of the biggest headlines: a West Virginian who has managed to meet work requirements to keep federal food benefits despite a lack of employment opportunities in her rural community, and a German immigrant who spent months in a maximum security prison after being arrested in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. 

Good evening. In Nebraska, where lawmakers and voters have been at odds in recent years over ballot initiatives, advocates are pushing to reduce legislative interference after measures have passed. 

Good evening. Airwaves across the country are likely to be filled soon with an influx of political ads after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down spending limits by political parties.

Good evening. Tonight we begin in the West, where some Utah cities are choosing to allow fireworks, despite wildfire fears. 

Good evening. Tonight we begin in New Mexico, where state officials are coming together in an effort to seek payment from the federal government after allegations that drug agents allowed shipments of fentanyl across the border as part of their drug trafficking investigations. 

Good evening. Tonight we begin in Colorado, where community members are planning a vigil in support of a 78-year-old retired priest, who federal immigration officials could deport within days. 

Good evening. Tonight we begin by looking at attempts at secrecy on two very different issues: the agreement governing a consequential proposed pipeline in Alaska (and the multi-billion-dollar tax break that could make it a reality) and the liberal use of an “undercover” designation that shields deputies’ body camera footage in Minnesota.