Community Works aims to reduce rural polarization, the U.S. is losing frontline workers to DACA renewal delays while ICE raids increasingly target young people in small towns and Alaska's oldest lighthouse shines again.

US attacks on Iran reach a dozen in a row; Black organizers in PA build community through reproductive justice; California private security officers call current training 'insufficient'; America at 250: Minnesota events foster respectful, curious tone.

Trump-backed Biggs wins Arizona Republican gubernatorial nomination; South Texas flood survivors frustrated by lack of action; Washington joins lawsuit over federal school counselor cuts; Ohio injection well operations stop after suspected leaks.

The Trump administration is redirecting millions in teen pregnancy prevention funding toward programs emphasizing abstinence and fertility tracking instead of evidence-based contraception access that has cut teen births by 72 percent since 2010.

Federal water managers may soon release new operating rules for the Colorado River as seven states negotiate how to manage the two largest reservoirs serving the Southwest.

Governor Jared Polis vetoed 12 bills during Colorado's 2026 legislative session, surpassing his previous record despite Democrats controlling both chambers of the General Assembly.

Most Coloradans know little about the state's upcoming 150th statehood anniversary, though nearly two-thirds believe Colorado's best days lie ahead.

Cedar Lake residents demand the Oklahoma Water Resources Board remove unpermitted dams that have drained their lake and dried up their wells.

The Trump administration froze over $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota, citing the need for more documentation to verify claims in high-risk service areas.

Most states saw little change in unemployment during June despite hopes that World Cup tourism would boost hiring, though Texas, New York and New Jersey reported gains in hospitality and related jobs.