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09/14/2026

States, cities and counties are suing the Trump administration over rules allowing public benefits to factor into some immigration decisions. Read more:

States, cities and counties filed a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging new federal rules that will allow immigrants’ use of safety net resources to be taken into account for green cards and other applications to stay in or enter the country.

09/14/2026

New cancer vaccines are showing promise, but some doctors and researchers warn that growing vaccine skepticism could hinder their adoption.

Nearly five years ago, Chase Johnson was cured of breast cancer — but not of the profound anxiety that it would return. When Johnson was originally diagnosed in 2021, the resident of Cary, North Carolina, was only 31 — nearly a decade away from the age at which regular mammograms are recommended...

09/11/2026

Families and survivors gathered at 9/11’s 25th anniversary events to remember those lost, while first responders reflected on its lasting toll and officials confronted its legacy.

https://stateline.org/2026/09/11/repub/frustrations-remorse-and-pain-surface-on-25th-anniversary-of-sept-11-attacks/

Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977 Americans died in terrorist attacks in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania.At the Pentagon, Condoleezza Rice, who was serving at the time under....

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years later, families, first responders and officials gathered today at Ground Zero to honor the nearly 3,000 people killed on 9/11.

https://stateline.org/2026/09/11/repub/you-still-live-in-my-heart-families-mark-9-11-attacks-with-stories-calls-for-justice/

Families mark 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the US with stories, calls for justice at site of the New York attacks

09/11/2026

A new rule taking effect Sept. 18 will let immigration officers consider immigrants’ use of public benefits in some green card and visa decisions. Read more:

New rules going into effect next week allow immigrants’ enrollment in safety net resources to be taken into account for lawful immigration status applications, the latest in the Trump administration’s immigration overhaul.

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance systems built in its aftermath have become a part of everyday policing. Now, AI is making it easier to connect and analyze vast amounts of information about Americans. Stateline’s Amanda Watford looks at how we got here — and what’s at stake.

09/11/2026

No-fault divorce has been largely unchanged for decades. Now, some states are considering making it harder to end a marriage, reigniting a debate over divorce laws and family policy.

Cerina Fairfax, a Virginia dentist and mother of two, spent nearly two years living in the same house as her husband while she was trying to divorce him. Virginia state law required couples with children, like the Fairfaxes, to wait a year before being allowed to file for divorce. Cerina’s husband...

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years after 9/11, survivors are still receiving care for health problems linked to their exposure at Ground Zero. A federal health program has provided free care to more than 144,000 people nationwide.

From the New Jersey Monitor

New Jerseyans who survived the 9/11 terrorist attack have received free treatments for cancers, lung diseases, mental health issues, and other health conditions linked to attacks through care coordinated by Rutgers.

09/09/2026

Twenty states and Washington, D.C., are suing the Trump administration over changes to federal protections for endangered species.

A coalition of state attorneys general filed a pair of lawsuits Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s rollbacks of protections for endangered species. The lawsuits, filed by 20 states and the District of Columbia, seek to reinstate rules that protect the habitat that endangered species ...

09/08/2026

AI is getting a timeout in America’s biggest classrooms. New York City and Los Angeles are limiting student use of generative AI. Stateline’s Robbie Sequeira has the latest:

The country’s two largest school districts — New York City and Los Angeles — banned most student use of artificial intelligence in classrooms for this school year as anxiety over AI’s effect on learning intensifies.