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Hundreds of Louisiana restaurants cited, fined for not disclosing imported seafood • Louisiana Illuminator Louisiana law requires restaurants to clearly indicate when they serve imported seafood, but hundreds have failed to do so, according to a review of state enforcement data from 2025.

Hundreds of Louisiana restaurants cited, fined for not disclosing imported seafood lailluminator.com/2026/02/10/i...

Trump’s Education Dept. probes Louisiana plan to boost minority college completion numbers • Louisiana Illuminator As Louisiana seeks to have 60% of its adults hold a college degree or credential, the Trump administration is investigating the state’s effort to increase the number of minority residents who reach th...

Trump’s Education Dept. probes Louisiana plan to boost minority college completion numbers lailluminator.com/2026/02/13/l...

Kristi Noem was unable to cite single election fraud case during secretive Arizona visit DHS Secretary Noem visits Phoenix, claims Arizona election fraud but can't provide examples as state officials rebuke false claims

Kristi Noem was unable to cite single election fraud case during secretive Arizona visit azmirror.com/2026/02/13/k...

Kansas governor vetoes anti-trans bathroom bill, citing ‘numerous and significant consequences' • Kansas Reflector Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a controversial bathroom bill Friday, saying the poorly drafted legislation would have far-reaching consequences.

Kansas governor vetoes anti-trans bathroom bill, citing ‘numerous and significant consequences’ kansasreflector.com/2026/02/13/k...

Conservative activists want to use software with controversial origins to check NC’s voter rolls • NC Newsline Conservative activists promoting controversial computer software used to challenge voters are getting a warm welcome from Republican state elections officials.

Conservative activists want to use software with controversial origins to check NC’s voter rolls ncnewsline.com/2026/02/13/c...

Families, caregivers plead with Missouri lawmakers to reverse governor’s disability cuts • Missouri Independent Witnesses said proposed rate reductions would force care staff to find other work and drive disabled Missourians toward institutional care.

Families, caregivers plead with Missouri lawmakers to reverse governor’s disability cuts missouriindependent.com/2026/02/13/f...

Immigrants, employers frustrated by delays in federal system • North Dakota Monitor Delays in the federal immigration system are creating frustration for North Dakota residents seeking legal immigration and employers who have come to depend on immigrants.

Immigrants, employers frustrated by delays in federal system northdakotamonitor.com/2026/02/13/i...

Study documents drastic mountain goat decline in Glacier National Park • Daily Montanan The park’s iconic alpine goat population has decreased 45% since 2008, with climate variables a big contributing factor

Study documents drastic mountain goat decline in Glacier National Park dailymontanan.com/2026/02/12/s...

Oregon family detained by federal agents appear as special guests in state capitol • Oregon Capital Chronicle The family’s detention drew statewide attention because they were detained while seeking urgent care for Diana’s prolonged nosebleed

Oregon family detained by federal agents appear as special guests in state capitol oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/11/o...

Federal judge blocks Pentagon attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly over illegal orders video WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday, blocking the Department of Defense from downgrading Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s rank as a retired Navy captain for appea...

Federal judge blocks Pentagon attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly over illegal orders video www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...

Oregon family detained by federal agents appear as special guests in state capitol • Oregon Capital Chronicle The family’s detention drew statewide attention because they were detained while seeking urgent care for Diana’s prolonged nosebleed

Oregon family detained by federal agents appear as special guests in state capitol oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/11/o...

Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success • Minnesota Reformer President Trump’s border czar announced an imminent end to Operation Metro Surge on Thursday, claiming success from the unprecedented federal incursion that brought thousands of immigration officers t...

Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/12/b...

Why is ICE seizing people’s phones and documents? • Minnesota Reformer After the federal agents took the shackles off Gust Johnson’s ankles to release him from detainment, he asked for his phone back. That would be staying at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, th...

Why is ICE seizing people’s phones and documents? minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/12/w...

Bill shielding SC college NIL agreements from public records law advances in the Senate • SC Daily Gazette Public SC colleges could continue keeping what they pay student athletes secret under legislation advancing quickly in response to a lawsuit.

Bill shielding SC college NIL agreements from public records law advances in the Senate scdailygazette.com/2026/02/11/b...

US House in bipartisan vote defies Trump, agrees to end his tariffs on Canada • NC Newsline The measure, passed 219-211, revokes Trump’s Feb. 1, 2025, executive order imposing tariffs on Canada. NC Rep. Greg Murphy was one of two GOP members who abstained from voting on the bill.

US House in bipartisan vote defies Trump, agrees to end his tariffs on Canada ncnewsline.com/2026/02/11/r...

High-speed car chase involving federal agent ended with multi-car crash at Nina’s in St. Paul • Minnesota Reformer A high-speed car chase that involved a man and a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Wednesday ended with a multi-car crash outside Nina’s Coffee Cafe in St. Paul. The man was transporte...

High-speed car chase involving federal agent ended with multi-car crash at Nina’s in St. Paul minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/11/h...

Lawmakers praise, rebuke affidavit used to justify Fulton County election raid • Georgia Recorder Revelations from an unsealed affidavit used to justify an unexpected FBI raid on Fulton County’s elections hub quickly reverberated through Georgia’s political ecosystem, which is gearing up for a con...

Lawmakers praise, rebuke affidavit used to justify Fulton County election raid georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/11/l...

Bill would allow denial of educator licenses over posts 'celebrating' Kirk death • Iowa Capital Dispatch While the bill specifically references speech about conservative activist Charlie Kirk, it would also apply to other cases of politically motivated violence.

Bill would allow denial of educator licenses over posts ‘celebrating’ Kirk death iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/02/11/b...

Tennessee House panel kills private-school voucher transparency bill • Tennessee Lookout Tennessee Rep. Jody Barrett is sponsoring a bill to reveal family income of kids receiving state voucher funds to attend private schools.

Tennessee House panel kills private-school voucher transparency bill tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/11/t...

Jobs report shows a historic stall in hiring last year • Stateline U.S. jobs increased by 130,000 in January, buoyed by hires in health care, social assistance and construction. But in another sign of anemic hiring last year during President Donald Trump's second ter...

Jobs report shows a historic stall in hiring last year stateline.org/2026/02/11/j...

Fewer Kentuckians covered by ACA health insurance plans as subsidies stall in US Senate • Kentucky Lantern About 89,000 Kentuckians enrolled in an Affordable Care Act health plan for 2026, down from about 97,000 last year.

Fewer Kentuckians covered by ACA health insurance plans as subsidies stall in US Senate kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/11/f...

CoreCivic argues to overturn injunction keeping it from housing ICE detainees • Kansas Reflector CoreCivic argued Tuesday for the right to begin holding prisoners in Leavenworth, even as it's working through a local permit process.

CoreCivic argues to overturn injunction keeping it from housing ICE detainees kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/c...

How one Minneapolis man is helping neighbors surveil ICE back • Minnesota Reformer When thousands of immigration agents flooded Minneapolis late last year, Garrett Guntly had an idea: a network of neighbor-owned security cameras, pointed towards public areas, that they could use to ...

How one Minneapolis man is helping neighbors surveil ICE back minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/11/h...

President Biden returns to SC for 6-year anniversary of his decisive primary win • SC Daily Gazette South Carolina is competing with neighboring swing states to at least keep its former first-in-the-South status in 2028.

President Biden returns to SC for 6-year anniversary of his decisive primary win scdailygazette.com/2026/02/10/p...

Klobuchar hits Republicans on mass exodus out of Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office • Minnesota Reformer “If we’re going to go after fraud, losing that talent is a huge problem,” Klobuchar said, previewing the anti-fraud pitch she hopes will land her in the governor’s mansion next year.

Klobuchar hits Republicans on mass exodus out of Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/10/k...

Gov. Walz says he expects ‘Operation Metro Surge’ to wind down soon • Minnesota Reformer Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday said that he expects the federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota to wind down soon. During a press conference intended to highlight the adverse impacts of President...

Gov. Walz says he expects ‘Operation Metro Surge’ to wind down soon minnesotareformer.com/briefs/gov-w...

Trump threatens to block opening of Gordie Howe bridge, drawing backlash from Michigan Democrats • Michigan Advance President Donald Trump threatened Monday to block the opening of the long-awaited Gordie Howe International Bridge, turning up the heat on a simmering trade dispute with Canada while also drawing swif...

Trump threatens to block opening of Gordie Howe bridge, drawing backlash from Michigan Democrats michiganadvance.com/2026/02/09/t...

Advocates, protesters rally against 'conversion therapy' bill in Iowa House • Iowa Capital Dispatch Advocates and LGBTQ Iowans said conversion therapy would be legalized by a bill moved forward Monday by an Iowa House subcommittee.

Advocates, protesters rally against ‘conversion therapy’ bill in Iowa House iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/02/09/a...

Sec. Hegseth celebrates ‘Bath built’ as he touts Trump administration’s offensive military strategy • Maine Morning Star U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth commended Bath Iron Works for aiding the Trump administration’s America-first manufacturing goal, visiting the Bath shipyard as part of his national tour of defe...

Sec. Hegseth celebrates ‘Bath built’ as he touts Trump administration’s offensive military strategy mainemorningstar.com/2026/02/09/s...

With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients • Oregon Capital Chronicle If hospitals don’t disclose that the patients’ information is shared with federal law enforcement, they might not know that their medical coverage puts them at risk of being located by Immigration and...

With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/09/w...