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
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
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
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
The small midwestern cities that could play a pivotal role in this year’s elections by Alec MacGillis, Propublica
Does Elon Musk’s $1 million sweepstakes run afoul of the federal prohibition on paying voters? by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Right-wing activists pushed false claims about election fraud. Now they’re recruiting poll workers in swing states by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch
Happening in Springfield: New immigrants offer economic promise, health system challenges by Stephanie Armour, KFF Health News
Fossil fuel interests are working to kill solar in one Ohio county. The hometown newspaper is helping by Miranda Green, Floodlight, Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, and Priyanjana Bengani, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, and photography by Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica
From Tourism To Trauma: East Tennessee travel officials help coordinate hurricane recovery by Alec Castro
Neighbors helping neighbors takes many forms in Western North Carolina by Sarah Melotte, The Daily Yonder
Trump ramps up personal attacks on Harris during Erie rally, and says he ‘hated’ paying overtime by Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
How North Carolina made its hospitals do something about medical debt by Noam N. Levey and and Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer Illustration by Oona Zenda
