Voices: What Wendell Berry taught me about telling stories that strengthen communities by Nathan Daniel Blake
A viral songwriting challenge shines a spotlight on West Virginia’s hip hop tradition by Nicole Musgrave, Daily Yonder
Warrants for Flock searches? Kentucky lawmakers may add more rules for public cameras. by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern
4,000 fewer West Virginia children have SNAP since One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Lori Kersey, West Virginia Watch
Disparities in marijuana arrests highlight ongoing legal patchwork in our community by Postindustrial
“Springfield is under siege right now.” ICE agents in Ohio have detained 2 Haitian pastors by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
Voices: I went on a quest to find the cutest animal at the Kentucky State Fair by Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern
Tennessee governor backs plan to name Nashville airport for Dolly Parton by Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout
Wisconsin lawmaker Tom Tiffany’s long history of pro-extraction environmental policy by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
Voices: Ohio lawmakers must prevent Kroger’s surveillance pricing scam by Taylor Warren, Ohio Capital Journal
Tennessee’s Dolly Parton dies at 80 after a life of music and giving by Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout
Voices: The real reasons Tennessee’s Marsha Blackburn won’t debate her opponents by Bruce Barry, Tennessee Lookout
A data center developer says it is committing to Kentucky governor’s requirements by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern
Michigan’s Mike Rogers touts Democratic defectors as he seeks to exploit divisions over Abdul El-Sayed by Ben Solis, Michigan Advance
Pennsylvania governor signs data center executive order. Critics say it falls short. by Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Data centers become a focus as Wisconsin governor’s race takes off by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner
Weed Windfall: Federal legalization of marijuana could net more than $100 billion in tax revenue over the next decade by Postindustrial
Voices: Michigan’s health care boom is reshaping its economy — and its skyline by Rick Haglund, Michigan Advance
