“We are standing with you”: Lansing raises Pride flag over City Hall to recognize LGBTQ+ community by Katherine Dailey, Michigan Advance
Georgia GOP hopefuls running for the US Senate spar over immigration, ethics investigation by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder
US men’s soccer team arrives at new facility in Georgia for World Cup training by Amanda Andrews, Georgia Public Broadcasting
Michigan’s Democratic US Senate candidates spar over AI data centers, AIPAC funding by Ben Solis, Michigan Advance
Tennessee Democratic senator suspended from committee over special session protest by Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout
Voices: Catching AI data center heat to cut energy costs and benefit communities by Dr. Deborah D. Stine, West Virginia Watch
University of Kentucky study finds legal marijuana linked to reduced opioid overdoses among insured adults by Postindustrial
Kentucky has numerous coal ash sites. The US EPA is weakening pollution protections for them. by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern
Decade-old marijuana conviction prompts ICE detention of Wisconsin green card holder after family trip by Paul Kiefer, Wisconsin Watch
Gary Indiana’s 27-year lawsuit against gun industry dies with state’s supreme court decision by Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle
Elected office or not, a host of possibilities await Kentucky’s Thomas Massie by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern
Pennsylvania attorney general appeals decision overturning state’s ban on Medicaid-funded abortion by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
New Michigan creator collaborative redefines digital storytelling and civic engagement by Postindustrial
Voices: The president’s penchant for petty revenge claims another victim. Was it worth it? by Carmen Gentile, Postindustrial Founder
Georgia US Senate race continues on with Collins, Dooley runoff on GOP side by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
Postindustrial Renewal: Forging entrepreneurial futures in Chicago’s Southland by Carmen Gentile, Postindustrial Founder
Voices: It’s time to flip some tables since Tennessee has entered the Twilight Zone by Saralee Terry Woods, Tennesee Lookout
Voices: Kentucky Republican incurs Trump’s unrelenting wrath. Can he survive? by Carmen Gentile, Postindustrial Founder
Conservative organizations file briefs in support of West Virginia families challenging school vaccine mandates by Lori Kersey, West Virginia Watch
Appeals court weighs legality of orders extending Michigan coal plant life by Ben Solis, Michigan Advance
Georgia governor calls June special session to address redistricting, ballot QR codes by Maya Homan & Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder
Redistricting Drama: South Carolina’s Republican governor sparks controversy with special session call by Postindustrial
Wisconsin advocates fear proposed federal changes will take childcare backward by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
Voices: A solution for military communities impacted by America’s wars by Sherman Neal II, Sierra Club
2 arrive in Atlanta after hantavirus exposure on cruise ship by Ellen Eldridge, Georgia Public Broadcasting
Michigan Legislative Black Caucus, Detroit Caucus condemn Tennessee redistricting in wake of SCOTUS ruling by Katherine Dailey, Michigan Advance
NAACP Tennessee files lawsuit challenging redrawn US House district map by Cassandra Stephenson, Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Republicans plan three-way split of Shelby County districts by Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee GOP to limit public input on redrawing U.S. House map as protesters descend on Capitol by Sam Stockard, Cassandra Stephenson & Adam Friedman, Tennessee Lookout
Voices: The same old extraction and disinvestment won’t bring West Virginia’s revival by Kelly Allen, West Virginia Watch