What to know about state legislative seats that changed party control in 2024
Ballotpedia reports that the overall partisan composition across all 50 state legislatures changed by 0.7% in favor of…
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How a tribe won a legal battle against the federal Bureau of Indian Education — and still lost
The Hechinger Report reports on how a much-touted federal reform effort, and a tribal lawsuit, sought to improve outcomes for Bureau of Indian…
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'This business just wouldn't exist': Farmer says federal program was critical to success
The Daily Yonder reports on the confusion over a federal spending freeze that is threatening large- and small-scale farmers who rely on USDA programs…
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Proof of citizenship to enroll in school? GOP lawmakers eye barriers for undocumented students.
Chalkbeat reports on the status of an initiative to block undocumented children from attending public school for free or inquire about students’…
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As loneliness reaches epidemic levels, here's how the 15 biggest cities rank
Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to rank 15 U.S. metropolitan areas by the share of adults who reported feeling…
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How multilingualism may boost cognitive skills in children with autism
LA Post reveals insights from recent research about the cognitive benefits children with autism may experience from growing up in multilingual…
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What mental health parity means for your insurance coverage
Rula shares information to help you learn more about your rights under the Mental Health Parity Act to use your health insurance to access mental…
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Who's hiring on H-1B? Here are the US metros and companies with the most visa holders.
H-1B Employer Data used research from USCIS to find which companies and metropolitan areas have the highest rates of H-1B visa…
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Arizona officials struggle to straighten out voter rolls after proof-of-citizenship mixup
Votebeat reports on Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ focus on fixing blame rather than helping counties plan next steps when it comes to fumbled…
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Most Democrat-leaning states
Stacker looked at data from The American Presidency Project to see which of the United States tended to lean most toward Democratic…
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America welcomed this refugee who fled the Taliban; now he's a founding CEO opening doors for job seekers facing adversity
The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Fast Company share the story of Cyrus Jaffery, a refugee-turned-CEO who pays it forward by helping job…
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'A direct attack on science': Trump's return is rattling gun violence researchers
The Trace reports on how White House directives and pledges to cut public health funding are already causing chaos and…
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What's driving the permanent crisis of drug addiction?
Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Baffler cover the rocky history of drug use in…
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Ada Lovelace's skills with language, music, and needlepoint contributed to her pioneering work in computing
The Conversation spotlights Ada Lovelace, a female programming pioneer, more than a century before digital electronic computers were developed, for…
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Women firefighters with reproductive cancers are now eligible for federal help
The 19th examines a policy change for female firefighters that came nearly three years after cancers typically impacting men got coverage.…
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Processing deer to eliminate food insecurity
The Daily Yonder reports on the deer venison donation programs providing meat for food-insecure Americans, and how and why it works so…
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Dating app cover-up: How Tinder, Hinge, and their corporate owner keep rape under wraps
The Markup and The Dating Apps Reporting Project spotlights Match Group, the company behind more than a dozen dating apps, and its troubling history…
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The dark future of American child care
The Hechinger Report covers the different ways U.S. states are loosening their child care rules to cut costs and how this could harm young…
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'Volunteer Jail': 7 things to know about the failure of California's homeless shelters
CalMatters’s investigation into emergency shelters, which are supposed to be safe havens, found that instead, they are often rife with abuse and…
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From COVID-19 to financial crises, here's how major global events impact the strength of the US dollar
What accounts for the U.S. dollar’s strength in 2025, and what lies in store? OANDA analyzed Federal Reserve data to find some…
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