As more states seek ways to limit immigration enforcement, a Stateline analysis shows one tactic has had an effect: making it more difficult for local law enforcement to hand over people they are holding in city or county jails to federal immigration authorities.

The analysis found that states with strict non-cooperation policies — Oregon, ...Read more

Over the last 15 years, the population of Reno — the so-called Biggest Little City in the World — has surged, thanks in large part to an influx of Californians drawn by Nevada's cheaper housing, booming tech industry and relative lack of soul-crushing traffic.

From 2010 to 2025, Reno's population grew an astonishing 26%, to more than 283,...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers considered over 3,000 laws during the latest legislative session, passing more than 100, and most are set to take effect Friday.

The state will have 81 new laws on the books. They include every nonbudget piece of legislation that wasn’t passed with an emergency clause or that required an earlier ...Read more

SEATTLE — As Washington state Rep. Liz Berry stood near Seattle Center’s International Fountain at a vigil for the Bite of Seattle shooting victims one month ago, she took stock of what’s next for lawmakers’ efforts to reduce gun violence.

The Democrat from Seattle has worked on several firearms-related proposals in the state ...Read more

Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that negotiations for a peace deal have reached a dead end, according to three people close to the Kremlin.

For now, Russia is weighing an intensification of powerful conventional ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, including the center of the capital, and infrastructure ...Read more

Three Republican state senators are pressing the University of California to reinstate SAT and ACT scores in undergraduate admissions, urging the Board of Regents to act "as soon as possible" and warning that six years without the tests has left students under-prepared.

"Please re-instate the SAT or ACT ASAP," wrote the three legislators — ...Read more

Pennsylvania's top election official contended in a letter to a cabinet secretary this week that the Trump administration's own staff does not have "high confidence" in its claims of thousands of noncitizens on the state's voter rolls.

In a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of State Al Schmidt said the Department of Homeland ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — About 500 protesters gathered on the Capitol steps Wednesday afternoon in opposition to legislation that offers to withhold immigrant support providers’ addresses from the public, clashing with a group of counterprotesters.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2624 Saturday, allowing immigration service providers to ...Read more

A Labor Department rule that cut wages for foreign guest workers is unlawful, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff in Fresno concluded that the Labor Department failed to reasonably consider whether it could satisfy its legal obligation "to ensure that the hiring of H-2A workers will not 'adversely ...Read more

A trial date has been set for the man whom the 9/11 Commission called “the principal architect” of 9/11, according to an ABC News report.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s trial will begin on June 5, 2028, more than a quarter century after his capture on March 1, 2003, officials said.

The trial date was set Wednesday as New Yorkers prepare to ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Tallahassee grand jury said Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes, according to a report first obtained by CBS Miami .

The money was funneled through the Hope Florida Foundation to two nonprofits and ultimately sent to a political committee ...Read more

A man who allegedly terrorized Philadelphia residents while wearing a creepy Halloween mask has been arrested in Las Vegas.

Zymire Hughes, 22, is being held in Clark County jail, with a court hearing scheduled for Thursday morning. He is wanted in Pennsylvania on multiple charges, including aggravated assault and making terroristic threats.

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A group of Indiana state representatives asked House Speaker Todd Huston to assign a committee to investigate the Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s response to the Aug. 11 derecho.

“Northwest Indiana residents have endured more than two weeks without electric service,” they wrote in a letter. “Those residents are frustrated that...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — A year into his tenure as Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle said he needs the service to grow.

Caudle was in Norfolk on Wednesday ahead of his annual State of the Navy address.

He said the latest assessment says the Navy needs even more than the previously projected 387 ships. He also said he wants a fifth shipyard,...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A newborn baby from Lancaster County was among the two unvaccinated residents whose deaths were associated with measles, Pennsylvania health officials said Wednesday.

The state disclosed the age of one of two measles-related deaths announced Tuesday, both involving Lancaster County residents. Their deaths were the first in ...Read more

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey was unable to recall an instance where ICE attempted to apprehend a child at a Massachusetts school or child care facility after issuing guidance to educators on how to interact with the federal agency if agents arrive on campus.

The guidance is relative to the recently enacted Protect Act — signed into law by ...Read more

In reaction to a proposal for a major overhaul to the federal Head Start program by the Trump administration, Gov. Maura Healey and three members of the Massachusetts federal delegation are calling on the president to reverse the newly proposed standards they say will “dismantle” the program in the Bay State.

The proposed changes to the ...Read more