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Stateline offers daily insights and reports on developments in state policy. Established in 1998, Stateline is dedicated to being nonpartisan, unbiased, and trustworthy in its journalism. Its group of reporters provides original stories along with a summary of the most recent news from various sources nationwide. In 2023, Stateline moved from its previous location at The Pew Charitable Trusts to become a part of States Newsroom.

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Guns kill more US children than other causes, but state policies can help, study finds

1 week ago | stateline.org | Nada Hassanein

More American children and teens die from firearms than any other cause, but there are more deaths — and wider racial disparities — in states with more permissive gun policies, according to a new study. The study, published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics last week, analyzes trends in state firearm policies and kids’ deaths since 2010, after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago.
Housing advocates worry states can’t fill rental aid gaps if Trump cuts go through

1 week ago | stateline.org | Robbie Sequeira

The Trump administration is pushing to reshape the federal housing safety net by slashing spending and shifting the burden of housing millions of people to states, which may be ill-equipped to handle the mission.
Measles cases are in 34 states with North Dakota now the focus

2 weeks ago | stateline.org | Tim Henderson

As super-contagious measles continues to spread and nears a six-year U.S. record, cases in its original epicenter of West Texas may be subsiding as hesitant residents become more concerned and willing to vaccinate, while North Dakota is a new focus with the highest rate of any state. The reality of measles may be overcoming vaccine misinformation in some areas, despite the purge of experts from decision-making roles in the Trump administration under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Health groups urge insurers to cover COVID-19 shots for pregnant women

2 weeks ago | stateline.org | Nada Hassanein

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is urging insurers to continue covering vaccinations during pregnancy in an open letter signed by 30 prominent professional health organizations. Pregnant patients and their infants are vulnerable to complications from COVID-19. In the letter to payers and insurance companies released this week, ACOG stressed the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations and how they protect babies and pregnant people.
‘Pure emotion’ frequently drives debates on sports stadium deals

2 weeks ago | stateline.org | Kevin Hardy

In promoting his bill to fund professional sports stadiums, Missouri Republican state Sen. Kurtis Gregory warned about the potential hit to jobs and tax revenues if the state were to lose a team. But on the floor of the Senate last week, he acknowledged that pride was also a prime motivator in his efforts to make hundreds of millions of dollars available to the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs and MLB’s Kansas City Royals, both of which are being courted to move several miles away into neighboring Kansas.
How client advocates are quietly reshaping criminal defense

2 weeks ago | stateline.org | Amanda Hernandez

In September 2023, Ashley, a 29-year-old mother of two who grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, was facing child abuse and neglect charges in a criminal case related to substance use. Her arrest led to her being separated from her youngest daughter. But instead of receiving jail time, Ashley was connected with a specialized advocate who took the time to understand her and her case. She completed two inpatient substance-use treatment programs.
Trump’s broadband program overhaul favors Musk tech, strips low-cost plans

3 weeks ago | stateline.org | Madyson Fitzgerald

The Trump administration on Friday released revised rules for a federal program meant to widely expand broadband access, stripping the Biden-era effort of many key requirements and making it easier for Elon Musk’s company to win grants. Under the revised guidelines, the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, known as BEAD, will take a technology-neutral approach to expanding broadband access rather than focusing on fiber internet.
'Problematic' MAHA report minimizes success of lifesaving asthma medicines, doctors say • Stateline

3 weeks ago | stateline.org | Nada Hassanein

Medical experts are dismayed over a federal report’s claim that kids are overprescribed asthma medications, saying it minimizes how many lives the drugs save. Safe treatment protocols for asthma management have been carefully studied over the years, said Dr. Perry Sheffield, a pediatrician and professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Long-thwarted efforts to sell public lands see new life under Trump

3 weeks ago | stateline.org | Alex Brown |Clark Corbin |Kyle Dunphey

Public outcry was swift and forceful after a U.S. House committee last month hastily approved an amendment directing the federal government to sell off more than half a million acres of public land. A few days later, lawmakers advanced the larger bill — a sweeping list of President Donald Trump’s priorities — but stripped the federal lands provision. Yet leaders on both sides of the issue say the battle over selling off federal lands is likely just heating up.
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ dings states that offer health care to some immigrants here legally

3 weeks ago | stateline.org | Tim Henderson

The Republican budget bill the U.S. House approved last month includes a surprise for the 40 states that have expanded Medicaid: penalties for providing health care to some immigrants who are here legally. Along with punishing the 14 states that use their own funds to cover immigrants who are here illegally, analysts say last-minute changes to the bill would make it all but impossible for states to continue helping some immigrants who are in the country legally, on humanitarian parole.