Mental Health
Threat of ICE raids shadows every shift in Chicago’s food warehouses; Good night for incumbents in 18 NC counties that had elections; Data centers in other states are raising power costs in West Virginia
Helene
Tech giants Open AI, Oracle behind $165 billion data center campus near El Paso; New Orleanians are being priced out of the city; NY MTA Locks in $3 Subway Fare to Start in January.
Severe Weather
Hurricane Erin closes national seashores in N.C.'s Outer Banks; Mississippi deploys National Guard to D.C.; Hickory, N.C. police face lawsuit over fatal shooting
Federal Takeover of Washington, D.C.
Asheville Watchdog's open meetings lawsuit against city can move forward; Texas redistricting standoff complicates preparations for March 2026 primary; People with developmental disabilities in Maryland seeing Medicaid coverage lapse more often
Wrightsville Beach
Louisburg, N.C. leaders decry surprise election change passed without local input; Pennsylvania broke decades of promises to build a better system for people with mental illness; Mississippi broadband expansion moves forward despite federal changes.
Mental Health
Tulane University librarians sign to form a union; Novant Health aims to build hospital in Buncombe County; Proposed Public Media Cuts Will Hurt Rural Americans