@MattVas

Democracy for @statesunited, completed the Pacific Crest Trail, Chicago native, former bylines: @stateline_news @TheAtlantic @outsidemagazine

 Washington, DC
Joined April 2009
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After 7 years at @stateline_news, today is my last day. It’s bittersweet to leave a place that provides well-reported state and local policy stories free for any publication. Here are my favorites: stateline.org/2024/06/24/rac…

Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official • Stateline

Milton Kidd has a very dangerous job: He is the elections and voter registration director for Douglas County.

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I mean, what sort of job lets you eat roadkill stateline.org/2019/03/06/why…

Why Eating Roadkill Makes Roads Safer for People and Animals • Stateline

NAMPA, Idaho — It’s taco night at the Lindskoog household in this suburban community 20 miles west of Boise. Nate Lindskoog has seasoned the red meat sizzling in his cast-iron skillet with a mixture...

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Thank you to @sgreenberger @bbarrettNC @NoelleStraub @statesnewsroom for the opportunity and the great years together
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Scott Greenberger@sgreenberger11 Mar 2025
A new Stateline analysis shows the growing use of red flag laws to take guns from people who might be a danger to themselves or others: stateline.org/2025/03/11/red…

Red flag laws are increasingly being used to protect gun owners in crisis • Stateline

The use of red flag laws is on the rise, offering a powerful tool to prevent gun violence by temporarily removing firearms from people deemed a threat to themselves or others.

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Shalina Chatlani@chatlanis19 Mar 2025
I hit my 1 year work anniversary @stateline_news and @statesnewsroom! I've loved covering important state policies on #healthcare. Here are some of my favorite stories...🧵 first - federal policies make state action against health insurers difficult. stateline.org/2024/04/08/sta…

States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement •...

In recent years insurers have ratcheted up their use of prior authorization, which requires doctors to obtain approval before they’ll pay for certain drugs, treatments and procedures.

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Larry Sabato
@LarrySabato21 Feb 2025
Election officials blast Trump’s ‘retreat’ from protecting voting against foreign threats stateline.org/2025/02/20/ele…

Election officials blast Trump's ‘retreat’ from protecting voting against foreign threats •...

The Trump administration has begun dismantling the nation’s defenses against foreign interference in voting, a sweeping retreat that has alarmed state and local election officials.

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Election denialism has staying power even after Trump’s win • Stateline stateline.org/2024/11/27/ele…

Election denialism has staying power even after Trump’s win • Stateline

President-elect Donald Trump may have quieted his lies about widespread voter fraud after his win this month, but the impact of his effort to cast doubt on the integrity of American elections lingers...

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Catching my breath after the election to say I love the work that our @stateline_news and our partners at @statesnewsroom accomplished nationwide this year. But our work isn’t done. Please consider donating to supporting our nonprofit journalism stateline.org/donate/

Donate • Stateline

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In Wisconsin, I spent 18 hours in Milwaukee Central Count to see the detailed, immense process of counting ballots and certifying elections stateline.org/2024/09/03/swi…

Swing states prepare for a showdown over certifying votes in November • Stateline

GRAYLING, Mich. — Clairene Jorella was furious. In the northern stretches of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, the Crawford County Board of Canvassers had just opened its meeting to certify the August...

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And in June, I profiled a clerk in Georgia who faced horrific racism just for running elections stateline.org/2024/06/24/rac…

Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official • Stateline

Milton Kidd has a very dangerous job: He is the elections and voter registration director for Douglas County.

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