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Ashley Murray

Management

Final results may lag in deadlocked presidential contest, anxious election officials warn

Due to tight margins in swing states, a presidential victor may not be announced election night or even the following day.

  • By Ariana Figueroa and Ashley Murray, States Newsroom
Management

White nationalist, anti-LGBTQ activity on the rise, annual hate report shows

Much of the increase in hate and extremism can be attributed to a 50% surge in white supremacy hate groups in 2023, the highest jump ever recorded by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

  • By Ashley Murray, West Virginia Watch
Management

Which states will join the new summer meal program for low-income kids? Here’s the list.

Thirty-five states are participating in the 2024 launch of a program that will provide low-income families $40 per child for groceries during the summer months when schools are not in session.

  • By Ashley Murray, Arkansas Advocate
Management

As Opioid Deaths Keep Rising, Report Urges Lawmakers to Develop New Approaches

Drug overdose rates in the U.S. have risen fivefold in the past two decades. A new report argues state lawmakers should view America’s staggering opioid crisis through an "ecosystems" approach.

  • By Ashley Murray, Maryland Matters
Infrastructure

White House Launches New Push to Help States Remove Lead Pipes That Carry Drinking Water

Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will be part of the Lead Service Replacement Accelerators program.

  • By Ashley Murray, Pennsylvania Capital-Star