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  1. 1States NewsroomStates NewsroomStateline, its national desk, and its network of state outlets The closest thing to a daily statehouse beat in most of the country. States Newsroom is a nonprofit network with its own news organizations in 39 states, and it shares stories from partner newsrooms to reach the rest. Its national…0
  2. 2Pluribus NewsPluribus NewsFor spotting a policy idea before it reaches your state, the Pluribus AM newsletter is hard to beat. Founded in 2022 by political journalist Reid Wilson, Pluribus News reports on state-level policy and legislation across all 50 states, and it is good at noticing when the same bill is appearing in…0
  3. 3Governing (magazine)Governing (magazine)Where state politics meets the plumbing of government. Governing has covered state and local government since Congressional Quarterly launched it in 1987, and it writes for the people running things: governors, legislators, mayors and county officials. That makes it the place to learn why a budget…0
  4. 4Bolts (magazine)Bolts (magazine)Bolts covers the parts of state power most voters skip on the ballot: state supreme courts, lesser-known offices and the citizen initiatives that rewrite state law. It is a nonprofit magazine whose recurring focus is criminal justice, policing, voting rights and democracy, and it follows those…0
  5. 5VotebeatVotebeatNarrow on purpose, and that is the appeal. Votebeat covers election administration: who counts the ballots, how voter registration works and what new election laws change for clerks and voters. It has reporters in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin, all closely watched in national…0
  6. 6The Center SquareThe Center SquareA different lens worth having in the rotation. The Center Square, formerly Watchdog.org, is a project of the Franklin News Foundation, a conservative nonprofit, and it has long placed reporters in state capitols. It distributes its stories through a newswire, so they turn up in papers that never…0
  7. 7BallotpediaBallotpediaThe reference shelf for anyone who has ever asked who represents them in the state house. Ballotpedia is a nonpartisan online political encyclopedia covering federal, state and local politics, elections and public policy, with deep pages on initiatives, referendums and recalls. Look up your…0
  8. 8Open StatesOpen StatesWhen a news story mentions a bill number, this is where to read the bill itself. Open States gathers bills, votes and legislators from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Congress, collecting bill and vote data several times a day. Use it to find your legislators, follow a bill through…0
  9. 9LegiScanLegiScanFor following particular bills rather than reading about them. LegiScan monitors every bill in the 50 states and Congress, and its free OneVote account for individuals lets you build a list of the bills you care about and get notified when they move. Full-text keyword search helps when you know the…0
  10. 10National Conference of State LegislaturesNational Conference of State LegislaturesNot a news outlet, but the place to go when you need to compare state laws. The National Conference of State Legislatures is a nonpartisan organization for sitting state legislators and their staff, founded in 1975, with its presidency alternating between Republican and Democratic lawmakers. Its…0