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Linda Pepper
Feb 16, 2026
The podcast on the possible reopening of a Leavenworth prison for ICE was excellent. The insights were topnotch. We need to know so we can fight the dehumanization of inmates. Keep up the necessary reporting.
A weekly podcast focused on one theme in the news.
Host and States Newsroom publisher Chris Fitzsimon, with producer Mallory Cheng, will explore one issue with the help from local journalists, experts and community members who are experiencing the fallout of sweeping changes happening across the country.
By zooming into one story each week, Stories From The States contextualizes what is happening now.
New episodes every Friday.
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AI in therapy and food benefits. States grapple with new tech
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May 22, 2026 |
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Whiplash over remote access to abortion medication nationwide
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May 15, 2026 |
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With the Voting Rights Act gutted, what’s next for elections?
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May 08, 2026 |
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Uncertainty at U.S. Forest Service and on America's public lands
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May 01, 2026 |
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Plumbing fixtures
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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How Medicaid fallout forced Idaho to retract past cuts
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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When ICE enforcement and the First Amendment collide
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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‘This is abhorrent’: Chaos takes over debate of WV child abuse bill
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Data center dilemma: Why money isn’t winning over communities
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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‘It’s dire’: A closer look at the new anti-trans law in Kansas
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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America’s complicated relationship with the death penalty
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Billion Dollar Baby Bump
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Billionaires and private school vouchers
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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As Trump targets elections, states fight back in court
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Behind the lines: How mid-decade redistricting is playing out
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Looking into one of ICE’s biggest contractors: CoreCivic
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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The Debt: What Tennessee Owes Its HBCU
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Continued DEI pushback at colleges and universities
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Keeping ICE in check, how Memphis and Minneapolis are doing it
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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The struggle inside and outside of data centers
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Kratom Collision Course
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Finding a long term farm aid fix after huge agricultural losses
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Who decides what vaccines a child should get?
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Why the SNAP food crisis isn’t over yet
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Blown away: The wind turbine project caught in a Trump battle
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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'Kill All the Goddamn Wolves And The People Who Brought Them’
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Beyond Utah’s new maps, will mid-decade redistricting be the new normal?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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73 days in ICE detention: an Ohio hospital chaplain speaks out
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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‘I could die’: A Wisconsin woman fears impending Medicaid cuts, while others celebrate
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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What's Stories From The States?
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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An Exclusive Sneak Peek: Stories From The States
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Coming Soon: Stories From The States
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Introducing: Stories From The States
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Oct 10, 2025 |