LGBTQ Ohioans and advocates are asking Gov. Mike DeWine to veto “Don’t Say Gay” bill by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
“We need to reinvent how we campaign,” Pennsylvania Democrat Susan Wild reflects on 2024 loss by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A Rural Calling: A coalition of Pennsylvania’s Black mayors wants to build stronger civic discourse by Taylor Sisk, The Daily Yonder
Ohio Senate moves antisemitism definition on same day it’s criticized for infringing on free speech by Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal
Mining company vows to forge ahead when permitted despite feds’ Okefenokee Refuge expansion plan by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder
Conservative justices lean toward allowing Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care by Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout
How the DNC became one of the nation’s least diverse institutions and drove away the rural voter by Mark Yonkman
Rocketwoman! West Virginia native describes “surreal” experience in space by Lori Kersey, West Virginia Watch
Ohio bill would require proof of citizenship to vote, provisional ballots for minor discrepancies by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal
Georgians with disabilities are still being institutionalized, despite federal oversight by Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News
Segregation academies in Mississippi are benefiting from public dollars, as they did in the 1960s by Jennifer Berry Hawes and Mollie Simon, ProPublica
Reproductive rights battles continue with changes to White House, Congress, and Ohio legislature by Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal
Segregation academies across the South are getting millions in taxpayer dollars by Jennifer Berry Hawes and Mollie Simon, ProPublica
Ohio transgender bathroom ban bill heads to Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
Will Democrats Learn? Party Chair Jaime Harrison illustrates more reasons why Kamala lost by Mark Yonkman
Election Lookback: How Elissa Slotkin won a Michigan Senate seat while Kamala Harris lost by Mark Yonkman
OPINION: With agriculture facing a “great collision,” more farmers seek to nourish and heal by Roger Thurow, The Daily Yonder
Trump’s White House return poised to tangle health care safety net by Stephanie Armour, KFF Health News
Kamala barnstorms Pennsylvania on final day of campaigning before election by Kim Lyons, Peter Hall and John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
State Races: Michigan governor optimistic State House Dems will remain in majority by Jon King and Abdelafatah Mukhtar, Michigan Advance
Kamala’s Ellipse speech was terrific for the popular vote – not so much for the Electoral College Vote by Mark Yonkman
Why Kamala is slipping in the polls – and the one attack on Trump that can be effective by Mark Yonkman
