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As the 2026 World Cup kicks off, some fans, workers and advocates worry that immigration enforcement could overshadow the world's biggest sporting event.
https://stateline.org/2026/06/11/as-ice-presence-at-world-cup-looms-fans-and-local-leaders-prepare/
The U.S. has a shortage of the only first-line medication recommended for pregnant women with syphilis to prevent passing it to their baby.
https://stateline.org/2026/06/15/one-us-made-drug-treats-congenital-syphilis-and-the-country-is-running-short/
Want to vote early in SC’s primary runoffs? Here’s how. scdailygazette.com/2026/06/11/w... by @jmholdman.bsky.social
Veterans in the U.S. die by suicide at higher rates than the general population, and firearms are involved in most of those deaths, according to a new analysis of federal data.
https://stateline.org/2026/06/12/firearms-drive-majority-of-veteran-suicides-federal-data-shows/
Republican attorneys general from 14 states and 19 GOP members of Congress are urging the EPA to regulate the abortion medication mifepristone as a water contaminant.
https://stateline.org/2026/06/12/republican-attorneys-general-urge-epa-to-classify-mifepristone-as-water-contaminant/
A flesh-eating parasite long kept out of the U.S. has now been detected in Texas and New Mexico. Our reporter Kevin Hardy has the latest on what it could mean for livestock, pets and food prices.
https://stateline.org/2026/06/11/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-flesh-eating-new-world-screwworm/
Forty-six percent of U.S. adults — regardless of insurance type — reported struggling to afford healthcare last year, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.
https://stateline.org/2026/06/11/nearly-half-of-adults-struggled-to-afford-healthcare-last-year-survey-finds/
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Oregonians driving electric vehicles will be required to pay hundreds of dollars in new taxes and fees starting next year, sending tens of millions of dollars annually to the State Highway Fund.
via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill that would require schools to teach students to graduate high school, get a job, and get married — in that order — before having a baby. They call this order of events the success sequence.
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
Key Points: When lawmakers held an emergency legislative session last fall to find revenue to pay for Oregon’s road maintenance, they did so in part by passing new taxes and fees for electric vehicle…
