Indiana targets “discriminatory” DEI practices, cancels minority business conference by Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Ohio-based nonprofit seeks approval to teach Bible classes to Kentucky public school students by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern
Federal office says West Virginia should allow religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements by Lori Kersey, West Virginia Watch
Pennsylvania lured Shell with a $1.65 billion tax break. Now the company wants to sell its plant by Kiley Bense, Inside Climate News
Ohioans ask Gov. DeWine to recall National Guard troops recently sent to Washington DC by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
Anti-abortion facilities get Ohio grants as funding for other women’s health facilities slashed by Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal
Voices: Ohio Gov. DeWine sending guard troops to D.C. makes him complicit in Trump’s military occupation by Marilou Johanek, Ohio Capital Journal
Voices: Kentucky’s farmers market celebrates stories, people behind the food by Tiffany Tomeo, Kentucky Lantern
Rural Action has helped bring aquatic life back to Ohio streams polluted by acid mine drainage by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
Abortion pill campaign targets rural Kentucky, West Virginia gas stations by Lori Kersey, West Virginia Watch
Voices: Cooperating with ICE will lead to innocent West Virginians being profiled, arrested by Leeann Ray, West Virginia Watch
Immigrant group sues for records, footage of Nashville immigration sweeps by Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout
Ohio’s poverty rate ranked 15th highest in nation in 2023, according to new report by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
ACLU challenges vote, demands Tennessee city halt contract for ICE detention facility by Cassandra Stephenson, Tennessee Lookout
“They don’t care:” Advocates for miners with black lung worry as silica dust rule delayed again by Caity Coyne, West Virginia Watch
Indiana GOP lawmakers, politicos, pan prospect of early redistricting by Leslie Bonilla Muniz & Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle
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
He’s baaaack! Sherrod Brown reportedly will run for Ohio US Senate seat by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal
Ford will launch a new EV platform and electric pickup truck at Louisville plant by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern
Update: Explosion rocks at a US Steel facility near Pittsburgh kills two, injures several by Postindustrial
West Virginia charter schools will accept religious exemptions to vaccines, siding with governor by Amelia Ferrell Knisely, West Virginia Watch
Voices: Will MAGA catch fire for Trump acolyte Nate Morris in Kentucky? by Al Cross, Kentucky Lantern
Dozens of West Virginia miners get black lung X-rays as mobile unit returns by Caity Coyne, West Virginia Watch
Pennsylvania governor: “It’s taken longer than I would like” as budget stalemate drags on by John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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
Voices: An arbitrary “community benefits agreement” for Musk project gives no justice for Black Memphians by Rev. Earle Fisher, Tennessee Lookout
Chicago officials urge caution ahead of Lollapalooza amid rideshare impersonation fears by Postindustrial
A GOP state senator wants to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $11 per hour by John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Voices: Trump tariffs creating a bumpy ride for Ohio families working in the automobile industry by Marilou Johanek, Ohio Capital Journal
