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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 30m

Michigan Democrats blunted the effects of Trump’s tax reforms.

Now businesses are bristling.

via @michiganadvance.com

Michigan Democrats blunted the effects of Trump’s tax reforms. Now businesses are bristling.

In the fight to secure a balanced budget, one key negotiating chip for Michigan Democrats was a temporary hedge against new federal tax changes spearheaded by congressional Republicans and President…

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 2h

The committee tasked with finding LSU’s next president has pushed back its timeline again and now aims to hire a president after Halloween.

via @lailluminator.com

LSU readjusts timeline to hire next president for White House visit

The committee tasked with finding LSU’s next president has pushed back its timeline again and now aims to hire a president after Halloween. The LSU Presidential Search Committee earlier this month…

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 3h

JUST IN: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an apparent end point.

via Shauneen Miranda
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Nutrition program for women, infants and children to stay afloat through end of month

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an appar...

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 4h

As Alaska’s population of working-age adults shrinks, according to economists, other demographic groups have become bigger segments of the labor force: seniors and teenagers.

via @alaskabeacon.com

Seniors and teens becoming more important in Alaska’s workforce, statistics show

As Alaska’s population of working-age adults shrinks, according to economists, other demographic groups have become bigger segments of the labor force: seniors and teenagers.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 5h

A Florida House Republican has again filed legislation that would reduce the minimum to buy a firearm in the state from 21 to 18 years of age.

via @floridaphoenix.com

Florida lawmaker proposes once again to reduce age to buy firearms in Florida

A Florida House Republican has again filed legislation that would reduce the minimum to buy a firearm in the state from 21 to 18 years of age.

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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 5h

The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoing #shutdown.

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Pentagon to shift research dollars to pay troops during shutdown • South Dakota Searchlight

The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoing shutdown.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 6h

A federal shutdown in Washington D.C. could hit some of Indiana's poorest who rely on government food benefits.

via @indianacapitalchronicle.com

Federal shutdown could hurt government services like WIC, SNAP in Indiana

In the coming days, a food aid program that helps millions of mothers and young children will likely run out of money. States like Indiana must use their own dollars to keep funds flowing to families…

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 7h

The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoing shutdown.

via @jennifershutt.bsky.social @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
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Pentagon to shift research dollars to pay troops during shutdown

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoing shutdown.House Speaker Mike Johns...

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 7h

Washington’s innovative paid family and medical leave program could be hundreds of millions of dollars in the red within a few years, unless the Legislature acts.

via @washingtonstatestandard.com

Washington’s paid leave program heads toward a fiscal cliff

Washington’s innovative paid family and medical leave program could be hundreds of millions of dollars in the red within a few years, unless the Legislature acts.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 7h

“Our message today is simple: Minnesotans will continue to have the freedom to receive their vaccines,” Gov. Tim Walz said.

via @minnesotareformer.com

Walz gets vaccinated, CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccine

Gov. Tim Walz and his wife, Gwen Walz, received COVID and flu vaccines last week, and the CDC released new guidance that anyone over 6 months can receive the COVID-19 shot after consulting with a…

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 9h

All public schools in the state are required to ban student cellphone use for the entire school day over the 2025-26 academic year.

via @oklahomavoice.com

Educators say Oklahoma’s school cellphone ban has been a ‘game changer’

OKLAHOMA CITY — Robert Romines is happy to admit he was wrong. The superintendent of Moore Public Schools didn’t think the Oklahoma Legislature made the right choice when implementing a statewide ban…

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 10h

After a months-long dispute, the maintenance of several rural cemeteries in Burt County seems to have reached a resolution, not through the creation of a new board, but a much simpler answer.

via @nebraskaexaminer.com

Rural Tekamah cemetery dispute reaches tentative resolution

TEKAMAH, Neb. — After a months-long dispute, the maintenance of several rural cemeteries in Burt County seems to have reached a resolution, not through the creation of a new board, but a much simpler…

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 11h

The Collective Good Immigrant Pantry, a project of Indivisible Memphis, has seen a spike in requests for food since a federal law enforcement task force arrived in the city.

via @tennesseelookout.com

Grassroots Memphis food pantry reports spike in need as federal agents flood city

A mother with a 4-week-old baby sent a request for help to the hotline for a grassroots Memphis food pantry focused on serving immigrant families. Her plea reached Jessica Miller, a volunteer and…

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 12h

An international organization that seeks to protect water quality in the Red River will conduct a review of two large dairy projects underway in North Dakota.

via @northdakotamonitor.com

International commission to review North Dakota dairy projects

An international organization that seeks to protect water quality in the Red River will conduct a review of two large dairy projects underway in North Dakota. The provincial government of Manitoba…

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A central Iowa dentist has agreed to surrender her license after being charged with professional incompetence in the case of a patient who lost six teeth.

via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
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Iowa dentist, charged with incompetence, surrenders license

A central Iowa dentist has agreed to surrender her license after being charged with professional incompetence in the case of a patient who lost six teeth. The Iowa Dental Board alleges that in…

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 3d

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is supposed to announce a run for U.S. Senate next week, in an attempt to unseat Republican Susan Collins.

via @mainemorningstar.com

Gov. Mills to announce Senate bid next week

This story will be updated. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is supposed to announce a run for U.S. Senate next week, in an attempt to unseat Republican Susan Collins.

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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 3d

Humphrey’s County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed the blast “encompassed one whole building” at the Accurate Energetic Systems campus and confirmed that “some” people had died and several were unaccounted for as of 11 a.m. From @friedmanadam5.bsky.social.

Blast at Middle Tennessee explosive manufacturer leaves unknown number dead, injured • Tennessee Lookout

An explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a munitions plant 60 miles west of Nashville, has left an unknown number of people dead.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 3d

Where do people on Idaho Medicaid expansion work?

A lot of big companies.

via @idahocapitalsun.com

Where do people on Idaho Medicaid expansion work? A lot of big companies.

In Idaho, nearly 8% of people on Medicaid expansion work in the food industry for restaurants or fast food chains, a state government report found. The report by the Idaho Department of Health and…

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING NEWS--THE MASS LAYOFFS BEGIN--‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown -- @jennifershutt.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/subs...

‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that could significantly reshape th...

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 3d

JUST IN from @jennifershutt.bsky.social: The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees.

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‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that could significantly reshape th...

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Louisiana Illuminator @lailluminator.com · 3d

Conservative groups want to push civics education in a more patriotic direction, raising alarms for some traditional civics and education groups that were not included in the initiative. Shauneen Miranda reports for @statesnewsroom.com lailluminator.com/2025/10/10/r...

Trump undertakes a MAGA-centric makeover of US civics education • Louisiana Illuminator

A slew of conservative groups will lead a new coalition to spur civics education and push the subject in a more patriotic direction, raising alarms for some groups not included in the initiative.

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Nebraska Examiner @nebraskaexaminer.com · 3d

NEW U.S. ATTORNEY: Nebraska has a Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney for the first time since 2021.

From Zach Wendling:

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Senate confirms Nebraska U.S. Attorney, first since 2021 under Trump • Nebraska Examiner

Nebraska has its first Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney since 2021, a role last held by now-Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly in the Trump administration.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 3d

Employment data for Washington state won’t be published until after the federal government reopens, the state Employment Security Department confirmed this week.

via @washingtonstatestandard.com
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