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Managing Editor, . adjunct. Was: Mom of 3 boys. NC native.

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    Dec 21

    Just a reminder that those grudges last a looooong time.

    Utah shelled out nearly $2 million to keep its national parks open during the 2-week in 2013, expecting the federal government would pay them back. It didn't. via
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  2. Dec 21

    This thread is 🔥and why local investigative journalism matters so much.

    Local journalism 2018 in review -- in every corner of the U.S. this year, local reporters went to work every day looking to expose wrongdoing in their communities. Here’s just some of what they found:
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    Dec 18

    MISSING: Takoma Park Police need your help finding 17yo Keile Smith. Smith was last seen Friday 12/14 on Maple Avenue. He was wearing a gray hoodie, green pants, brown shoes, and a brown/white hat at the time. 🚨RT to help locate missing teen🚨

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  4. Dec 20

    The latest collaboration with shows how one man is making a difference without government help. via

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    Dec 19

    Massive scoop from : Gov. Phil Bryant, who has been consistent in publicly trashing the notion of expanding Medicaid in Mississippi, has in recent weeks quietly explored a version of expansion.

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    Dec 17

    People often like their state governments, but don't know much about them, a survey finds.

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    Dec 19

    As sessions begin in 2019, at least 2,073 women – 190 more than in 2018 – will occupy seats in statehouses.

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  8. Dec 19

    Nevada is the first state with a majority female legislature. via

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  9. Dec 19

    Perfume at a bus shelter? Cool story from on how transportation nerds are reaching out to artists, and how artists are changing how we think about our commutes.

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  10. Dec 18

    “It’s in statute, so there’s no turning back on it.” via

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  11. Dec 17

    This is the thread I needed today.

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  12. Dec 17

    ACA court ruling aside, any state considering a 2020 Medicaid expansion ballot question shouldn't tie it to, you know, one of the nation's most powerful special interests. via

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    Dec 17

    Bills in Oregon, New Mexico, Washington, Hawaii, and New York would create state-funded centers for studying gun violence, following the lead of California and New Jersey. More in today's Daily Bulletin:

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  14. Dec 17

    ”In the final day of public hearings on the proposal last week, more than 100 progressive activists and academics testified against the bill before the Senate and Assembly committees; the authors of the bill were the lone supporters in each hearing”

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    Dec 15

    In the years following , most of the hundreds of state gun laws enacted expanded access to firearms. This year, states passed 67 new gun control laws via

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    Dec 14

    Most states don't require routine testing of private wells, even if they've been inundated by floodwater from .

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  17. Dec 14

    Thousands of wells flooded after . Just hundreds were tested. Why? and report via

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  18. Dec 14

    industry to : Thanks, dude! via

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  19. Dec 14

    Following the school shooting, states acted differently. Lawmakers passed 50 new laws restricting access. via

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  20. Dec 14

    From the to Parkland, states passed 600 new gun laws. Most *expanded* access to guns: via

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