Trump administration aims to exclude many noncitizens from the census
The Trump administration wants to overhaul the U.S. census to exclude noncitizens who don’t have a green card from the country’s next population count in 2030
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States Newsroom: Number of unauthorized immigrants hit new high of nearly 16 million in 2024, report says
The unauthorized U.S. immigrant population grew to its highest level ever by mid-2024, increasing to 15.8 million after hovering at about 11 million since 2010, according to data released by a nonpartisan think tank that tracks migration
We’re not going to balance the budget
Let’s be honest: The federal government probably will never balance its budget again, so eventually there will be a debt crisis. Times will be harder, and Uncle Sam will not be able to bail us out.
23andMe reaches settlement over nationwide data breach that affected 48,000 Arkansans
A settlement was reached between 42 states and 23andMe, a genetic-testing company whose data breach impacted some 6.9 million Americans
Stateline: Tick season is getting longer. So is the list of states trying to keep up.
As ticks spread into new parts of the country and emergency room visits for tick bites climb higher than usual, states are scrambling to monitor where the pests are showing up, what diseases they may be carrying and how to warn residents before a bite turns into something far more serious
States Newsroom: Taco Bell removing lettuce nationwide linked to cyclosporiasis in 5 states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that public health officials have linked the ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis in five states to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell restaurants
Stateline: Salad greens scrutinized as cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads
State and federal officials are working to identify the source of a recent outbreak of the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis