Voices: The most patriotic celebration I attended this weekend wasn’t at Freedom 250 by Jon King, Michigan Advance
Indiana targets “discriminatory” DEI practices, cancels minority business conference by Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Anti-abortion facilities get Ohio grants as funding for other women’s health facilities slashed by Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal
Voices: Here’s how Georgia’s 2020 election crisis will factor into 2026 GOP campaigns for governor by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder
Voices: Ohio Gov. DeWine sending guard troops to D.C. makes him complicit in Trump’s military occupation by Marilou Johanek, Ohio Capital Journal
Rural Action has helped bring aquatic life back to Ohio streams polluted by acid mine drainage by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
ACLU challenges vote, demands Tennessee city halt contract for ICE detention facility by Cassandra Stephenson, Tennessee Lookout
Indiana GOP lawmakers, politicos, pan prospect of early redistricting by Leslie Bonilla Muniz & Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle
PI Justice? Judge expresses skepticism in Trump administration’s immigration lawsuit against Maryland federal judges by Postindustrial
Ohio Democratic Party sets sights on rural rebrand for party’s future by Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal
Trump funding freeze likely to end West Virginia program that houses homeless mothers and their children by Amelia Ferrell Knisely, West Virginia Watch
West Tennessee town approves CoreCivic to run immigration detention facility by Cassandra Stephenson, Tennessee Lookout
Voices: Postindustrial leaders stand their ground against Trump by Carmen Gentile, Postindustrial Founder
He’s baaaack! Sherrod Brown reportedly will run for Ohio US Senate seat by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal
Voices: Will MAGA catch fire for Trump acolyte Nate Morris in Kentucky? by Al Cross, Kentucky Lantern
Pennsylvania governor: “It’s taken longer than I would like” as budget stalemate drags on by John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Voices: Georgia’s youngest children deserve continuous Medicaid coverage by Callan Wells, Georgia Recorder
Georgia’s First Liberty-connected PAC is accused of illegally influencing elections in ethics complaint by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
Federal regulators hear from the community about planned Three Mile Island restart by Ian Karbal , Pennsylvania Capital-Star
“Very alarming”: Ohio housing advocates decry Trump’s executive order on homelessness by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
Maryland joins states suing federal government over funding ban for Planned Parenthood by William J. Ford, Maryland Matters
A GOP state senator wants to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $11 per hour by John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene labels Gaza crisis a “genocide” in break from GOP colleagues by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s not running for Georgia governor by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
Study: Baltimore’s incinerators inflict $100 million in health damage annually by Postindustrial Staff
Georgia MAGA congressman enters U.S. Senate race with pro-Trump message by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder
Wisconsin lawmaker pushes again for task force on missing and murdered Black women and girls by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner
Tennessee media group challenges “buffer” law blocking access to police action by Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout
Michigan rep joins advocates in underscoring need for Great Lakes research funding by Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance
