By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“…we built this whole workforce, and we sold this dream to our members that if they get involved and get the training and go on this first project, then they’re going to carry over for the next 10 years.” - Andy Benedetto, with Millwrights Local 1121, on the planning and investment that went into preparing for offshore wind before the industry was decimated by the Trump administration.
Federal immigration officers were at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 23, 2026, to help with airport security during the Department of Homeland Security shutdown . (Photo by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)
IMMIGRATION
By Emma Davis
People in Cumberland County have been detained outside court and at the airport in recent weeks, following a national trend of federal immigration authorities employing new tactics to boost arrest numbers.
PUBLIC HEALTH
By Tim Henderson, Stateline
A largely overlooked part of the executive order President Donald Trump issued this week scaling back the schedule for childhood vaccines threatens legal action against the four states that don’t allow personal or religious exemptions to school vaccine requirements.
LABOR
By Ajani Stella, Inside Climate News
Thousands of workers who were promised steady, well-paying careers in offshore wind now find themselves racing to secure the few positions left or returning to their prior work. Meanwhile, the supply chain that emerged to support offshore development has been left adrift, including in towns in need of a promised economic boost.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Commentary: Maine’s budget is growing because Maine is investing in Maine | Ryan Tipping
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to rule soon on limiting vote-by-mail in midterms | Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom
Legal groups ask NH court to restore block on Trump order on birthright citizenship | Ariana Figueroa, States Newsroom
ICE to outfit agents with electric shock gloves from KY company in $20 million no-bid contract | McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern
Schools spend billions on AI, but struggle to figure out what’s worth buying | Robbie Sequiera, Stateline
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