Kristen H. Wilder
@thekhw.bsky.social
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Today, a new video features 36 lawmakers from 11 states standing with Minnesota and calling for accountability.
State Futures is proud to help bring this coordinated effort to life, as state policymakers come together to defend democratic values.
State Futures is proud to help bring this coordinated effort to life, as state policymakers come together to defend democratic values.
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Today, a new video features 36 lawmakers from 11 states standing with Minnesota and calling for accountability.
State Futures is proud to help bring this coordinated effort to life, as state policymakers come together to defend democratic values.
State Futures is proud to help bring this coordinated effort to life, as state policymakers come together to defend democratic values.
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New brief from State Futures & @brennancenter.org: As federal election security support retreats, states are stepping up. Lawmakers can protect secure, accessible, and trusted elections through legislation, oversight, communications, & partnerships. Read more: static1.squarespace.com/static/67772...
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
New brief from State Futures & @brennancenter.org: As federal election security support retreats, states are stepping up. Lawmakers can protect secure, accessible, and trusted elections through legislation, oversight, communications, & partnerships. Read more: static1.squarespace.com/static/67772...
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The battle over whether to extend subsidies that make health insurance affordable for millions of Americans will come to a head in the U.S. Senate this week — and Sen. Jon @Ossoff is working to make it a defining issue of his reelection campaign. #gapol
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Jon Ossoff pushes for health care subsidies as US Senate vote looms
The Atlanta Democrat is making health care a focus of his reelection campaign by pushing for an extension of insurance subsidies.
www.ajc.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The battle over whether to extend subsidies that make health insurance affordable for millions of Americans will come to a head in the U.S. Senate this week — and Sen. Jon @Ossoff is working to make it a defining issue of his reelection campaign. #gapol
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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MN Rep. Kelly Moller, CO Sen. Mike Weissman, and NC Rep. Aisha Dew published an op-ed in Talking Points Memo highlighting how states are stepping up to support essential services and residents’ rights as Congress remains stalled.
Read more: talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/state-l...
Read more: talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/state-l...
State Lawmakers Aren’t Waiting for Congress to Get Its Act Together
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December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
MN Rep. Kelly Moller, CO Sen. Mike Weissman, and NC Rep. Aisha Dew published an op-ed in Talking Points Memo highlighting how states are stepping up to support essential services and residents’ rights as Congress remains stalled.
Read more: talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/state-l...
Read more: talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/state-l...
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“Collective state action means states working together: pooling resources, harmonizing policies, and coordinating responses to federal failures.”
Check out this new op-ed in Democracy Docket from our founder @gabygoldstein.bsky.social: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/coll...
Check out this new op-ed in Democracy Docket from our founder @gabygoldstein.bsky.social: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/coll...
Collective State Action Can Stop Trump and Protect Democracy
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“Collective state action means states working together: pooling resources, harmonizing policies, and coordinating responses to federal failures.”
Check out this new op-ed in Democracy Docket from our founder @gabygoldstein.bsky.social: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/coll...
Check out this new op-ed in Democracy Docket from our founder @gabygoldstein.bsky.social: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/coll...
Michigan regulators took an important step to protect residents from the risk of data centers driving up energy costs.
More work to be done to address environmental impacts, but this is progress, and other states should take note.
earthjustice.org/press/2025/m...
More work to be done to address environmental impacts, but this is progress, and other states should take note.
earthjustice.org/press/2025/m...
Michigan Regulators Approve the State’s First Data Center Tariff Provisions an Important Step Toward Protecting Ratepayers from Skyrocketing Energy Costs
New Michigan Public Service Commission ruling marks a key step toward shielding ratepayers from the massive infrastructure costs of powering data centers, as advocates continue to push for stronger cl...
earthjustice.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Michigan regulators took an important step to protect residents from the risk of data centers driving up energy costs.
More work to be done to address environmental impacts, but this is progress, and other states should take note.
earthjustice.org/press/2025/m...
More work to be done to address environmental impacts, but this is progress, and other states should take note.
earthjustice.org/press/2025/m...
Nothing says “we got this” like targeting stat chiefs and delaying job reports.
To sum up this message from state financial officers: playing politics with the numbers puts everything from pensions to state and local budgets at risk.
www.governing.com/finance/when...
To sum up this message from state financial officers: playing politics with the numbers puts everything from pensions to state and local budgets at risk.
www.governing.com/finance/when...
When the Numbers Play Politics, We All Pay
States and localities rely on the regularity and reliability of federal data. Disrupting it undermines everything from pensions to budgets and threatens public trust in government.
www.governing.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Nothing says “we got this” like targeting stat chiefs and delaying job reports.
To sum up this message from state financial officers: playing politics with the numbers puts everything from pensions to state and local budgets at risk.
www.governing.com/finance/when...
To sum up this message from state financial officers: playing politics with the numbers puts everything from pensions to state and local budgets at risk.
www.governing.com/finance/when...
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
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The federal government has shut down after a congressional standoff over measures aimed at protecting health insurance for millions of Americans
Government Enters Shutdown After Congress Misses Funding Deadline
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will go home while others, including active-duty troops, will have to work without pay.
www.huffpost.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The federal government has shut down after a congressional standoff over measures aimed at protecting health insurance for millions of Americans
Georgia's Pathways program was supposed to enroll 100k in its first year. Two years later it has enrolled *checks notes* a little over 9k.
Incredible return on wasting resources!
Incredible return on wasting resources!
NEW: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027.
A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...
www.propublica.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Georgia's Pathways program was supposed to enroll 100k in its first year. Two years later it has enrolled *checks notes* a little over 9k.
Incredible return on wasting resources!
Incredible return on wasting resources!
State legislators are challenging federal immigration enforcement through legislation and direct action. These efforts aim to assert state power and strengthen democratic accountability.
It's powerful and principled work. It deserves more attention.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/state-l...
It's powerful and principled work. It deserves more attention.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/state-l...
State Lawmakers Are Getting Arrested at Detention Centers and Yelling at Masked ICE Agents. Good.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
State legislators are challenging federal immigration enforcement through legislation and direct action. These efforts aim to assert state power and strengthen democratic accountability.
It's powerful and principled work. It deserves more attention.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/state-l...
It's powerful and principled work. It deserves more attention.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/state-l...
Innovation without regulation is not progress. It is harm. Communities deserve better than megalomaniac billionaires gambling with their health and safety and local officials selling them out.
NEW: Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation.
His companies, from Boring Co. to xAI, have been accused of finding ways to sidestep regulations.
By @taylorkatebrown.bsky.social
His companies, from Boring Co. to xAI, have been accused of finding ways to sidestep regulations.
By @taylorkatebrown.bsky.social
Elon Musk Has Criticized Environmental Regulations. Here’s How His Companies Have Been Accused of Sidestepping Them.
Musk considers environmental regulation a barrier to innovation. As he eyes a new project in Houston, here’s what to know about some of his companies’ past projects that have faced scrutiny from regul...
www.propublica.org
September 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Innovation without regulation is not progress. It is harm. Communities deserve better than megalomaniac billionaires gambling with their health and safety and local officials selling them out.
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State power is real power, and it’s time to use it. As federal systems break down, state leaders must step up with urgency, vision, and bold action.
Our founder, Gaby Goldstein, explains why: talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/blue-st...
Our founder, Gaby Goldstein, explains why: talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/blue-st...
Blue State Dems Are Having an Overdue Reckoning With Their Own Power
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talkingpointsmemo.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
State power is real power, and it’s time to use it. As federal systems break down, state leaders must step up with urgency, vision, and bold action.
Our founder, Gaby Goldstein, explains why: talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/blue-st...
Our founder, Gaby Goldstein, explains why: talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/blue-st...
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raise your hand if you're not in NYC but you're following the mayoral election out of a desperate need to believe that good things are possible
June 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
raise your hand if you're not in NYC but you're following the mayoral election out of a desperate need to believe that good things are possible
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The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
March 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
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@ruwa4georgia.bsky.social and I started a new weekly update show called “What’s on Fire” over on IG - we invite you to go check it out!
Episode 1 was about federal court orders, funding freezes, bad state-level bills in Georgia, and Waffle House eggs.
Episode 1 was about federal court orders, funding freezes, bad state-level bills in Georgia, and Waffle House eggs.
February 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
@ruwa4georgia.bsky.social and I started a new weekly update show called “What’s on Fire” over on IG - we invite you to go check it out!
Episode 1 was about federal court orders, funding freezes, bad state-level bills in Georgia, and Waffle House eggs.
Episode 1 was about federal court orders, funding freezes, bad state-level bills in Georgia, and Waffle House eggs.
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This is also why arguing with trolls is bad. It just increases their reach and spreads their nonsense. Block and move on. Have those conversations with people in real life instead. It’s time to reject rage bait.
Reminder for all of us (me included) that reposting bad articles or disinformation, even to dunk on it, helps that information spread to new audiences and escape its silo! If you MUST dunk, screenshot to share. It limits the spread of mal/mis/disinformation.
November 16, 2024 at 3:18 AM
This is also why arguing with trolls is bad. It just increases their reach and spreads their nonsense. Block and move on. Have those conversations with people in real life instead. It’s time to reject rage bait.