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
Voices: It’s time to flip some tables since Tennessee has entered the Twilight Zone by Saralee Terry Woods, Tennesee Lookout
Conservative organizations file briefs in support of West Virginia families challenging school vaccine mandates by Lori Kersey, West Virginia Watch
Redistricting Drama: South Carolina’s Republican governor sparks controversy with special session call by Postindustrial
Voices: A solution for military communities impacted by America’s wars by Sherman Neal II, Sierra Club
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
Voices: The same old extraction and disinvestment won’t bring West Virginia’s revival by Kelly Allen, West Virginia Watch
Pope names Menjivar-Ayala, immigrant from El Salvador, to lead Catholic Church in West Virginia by Lori Kersey, West Virginia Watch
Chemical incident in West Virginia leaves two dead and dozens injured by Amelia Ferrell Knisely and Lori Kersey, West Virginia Watch
Pennsylvania town faces fallout from Trump’s environmental rule rollback by Stephanie Armour and Maia Rosenfeld, KFF Health News
Pennsylvania lawmakers advance bill to give state additional oversight of new data center water use by Ian Karbal , Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Voices: Let Kentuckians decide on outdated clause that keeps slavery in their Constitution by Craig Berkman and Rufus Friday, Kentucky Lantern
Pennsylvania cities and counties are passing legislation for when ICE comes to town by Ian Karbal , Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Voices: I guess we need all those deported migrants after all by Carmen Gentile, Postindustrial Founder
Georgia candidates advance to runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
Postindustrial Destinations: Why you should move to this “quirky” Pennsylvania town by Postindustrial
Pennsylvania pharmacists call on the state to take a bigger role in how they’re paid for Medicaid patients by Ian Karbal , Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Rural healthcare is in the red as Trump withholds medicaid payments to Minnesota by Sarah Melotte, The Daily Yonder
Northwest Georgia voters sound off on race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
Trump dismisses affordability woes, boosts allies at northwest Georgia steel plant by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
Craft mentors bring new makers into the fold in the Appalachian weaving community by Toni Doman, Daily Yonder
West Virginia House passes bill allowing concealed carry for 18- to 20-year-olds by Lori Kersey, West Virginia Watch
Kentucky governor talks green energy, midterm elections, and perhaps the presidency by Carmen Gentile, Postindustrial Founder
Food deserts are growing in Ohio and other states. See where they are by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal
“A deep moral failure”: Clergy push for justice at North Carolina legislature by Christine Zhu, NC Newsline
Postindustrial talks to a Democratic congressional candidate seeking to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat by Carmen Gentile, Postindustrial Founder
Mental health in the Pennsylvania Farm Show spotlight as feds abruptly terminate grant funding by Whitney Downard and Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Pennsylvania lawmaker moves to ban warrantless civil immigration arrests near state buildings by Emily Previti, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Freestanding birth centers in Pennsylvania and other states are closing as maternity care gaps grow by Anna Claire Vollers and Nada Hassanein, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Kentucky set to pull funding from peer support for recovery, is asked to reconsider by Jamie Lucke, Kentucky Lantern
Trio of Michigan Senate Democrats introduce policy to address data center water usage by Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance
Voices: Veterans deserve to breathe & access nature in their backyards by Sherman Neal II, Sierra Club