More megachurches want to be your alma mater
Megachurches are launching colleges with looser accreditation standards, raising concerns about credit transfers and federal financial aid eligibility for students.
Anna Claire Vollers
Articles by Anna Claire Vollers
The redistricting frenzy is scrambling the midterm elections. Here’s where things stand now.
A Supreme Court ruling and Trump pressure have triggered unprecedented mid-decade redistricting in nine states, with Republicans positioned to gain up to 17 seats before November.
As No Kings protests grow, a bigger question looms: What comes next?
More than 3,000 local demonstrations are planned Saturday as the No Kings movement enters its second year, with organizers focused on turning massive turnout into lasting political infrastructure.
State Medicaid budgets will decline by $665 billion under new federal law, report finds
A RAND analysis finds federal Medicaid cuts under Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could reduce state Medicaid budgets by $665 billion and leave 7.6 million fewer people insured by 2034.
Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn’t followed.
A nationwide investigation finds nearly $491 million in taxpayer funding for crisis pregnancy centers since 2022, raising concerns about oversight, patient safety and access to maternal health care.
‘What’s your plan for this pregnancy?’ Comfort, shame and a missed diagnosis
A national investigation examines nearly $500 million in taxpayer funding for crisis pregnancy centers and shares patient and physician experiences with the controversial facilities.
Early prenatal care declines across US, reversing years of progress
A new CDC analysis shows fewer pregnant women are receiving first-trimester prenatal care, with sharp disparities by race and state as pandemic disruptions and policy shifts raise access concerns.
New Trump administration rule would override state medical debt protections
The Trump administration has overturned federal and state protections that kept medical debt off credit reports, putting millions of Americans at risk of damaged credit and financial instability. The rule reverses Biden-era reforms and undermines more than a dozen state laws aimed at shielding consumers from the long-term impact of medical bills.
Special education enforcement would be up to states under Trump plan
Trump administration fired nearly all employees enforcing special education law as part of plan to dismantle Education Department. Advocates fear states lack resources to protect 7.5 million students with disabilities.
Helping a minor travel for an abortion? Some states have made it a crime.
Read more Stateline coverage on how states are either protecting or curbing access to abortions. Helping a pregnant minor travel to get a legal abortion without parental consent is now…