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Friday, December 19, 2025

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IN Gov. says redistricting won't return in 2026 legislative session; MN labor advocates speaking out on immigrants' rights; report outlines ways to reduce OH incarceration rate; President Donald Trump reclassifies marijuana; new program provides glasses to visually impaired Virginians; Line 5 pipeline fight continues in Midwest states; and NY endangered species face critical threat from Congress.

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Legal fights over free speech, federal power, and public accountability take center stage as courts, campuses and communities confront the reach of government authority.

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States are waiting to hear how much money they'll get from the Rural Health Transformation Program, the DHS is incentivizing local law enforcement to join the federal immigration crackdown and Texas is creating its own Appalachian Trail.

Kathryn Pardo

Director of Operations

Kathryn Pardo joins the Public News Service with an eclectic background in cultural resources management and nonprofit operations. With degrees from the University of Edinburgh, Kent State University, and Ohio University (THE state university of Ohio!), Kathryn has served in various capacities—from marketing to PR to operations to research, and beyond—for The Nature Conservancy, the National Parks Conservation Association, the National Park Service, Voices for Biodiversity, and the Owls Head Transportation Museum.


Topic Expertise: Cultural resources, ecotourism, anthropology

Local Expertise: Maine, Ohio, the Mountain West, Middle East and North Africa

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