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Sophie Quinton

@squintonstates.bsky.social
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Staff Writer @pluribusnews, formerly Stateline and National Journal

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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Late to this but....most states aren't participating in Trump's GLP-1 program, @politico.com repots www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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Trump offered state Medicaid programs lower prices on weight-loss drugs. Most are rejecting the deal.
Blue and red states say accepting federal help to expand access to drugs like Wegovy for America's poorest patients is too much of a drain on their budgets.
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Nobody knows more about elections than @jenafifield.bsky.social!
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Insurers say it's becoming riskier -- and more expensive -- to offer liability insurance to child-serving organizations. Read all about it @pluribusnews.bsky.social pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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Childcare providers struggle to get insured - Pluribus News
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Great reporting here from @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/priv...
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Barns, Go-Karts and Strip Malls: The Wild West of Private Schools That Collect Taxpayer Dollars
As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter
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Michael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
‘I’m so frustrated I could cry’: Federal firefighters describe burnout, staff cuts www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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‘I’m so frustrated I could cry’: Federal firefighters describe burnout, staff cuts
A collision of risky conditions have made things harder as summer begins. But before these elements aligned, the pressure on federal firefighting capacity had been building for years.
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Happy FY2027 to all who celebrate!
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The number of households earning $100K or more who moved across state lines increased by 40% during the two years after the pandemic began....more than double the increase of any other age or income group tracked by Pew. www.pew.org/en/research-...
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Revisiting the Pandemic-Era Domestic Migration Surge—and What It Means for State Budgets
Migration between states jumped in 2020 and remained elevated through 2022 as interstate relocation rates rose across all age and income groups. This temporary surge offers insight into how domestic m...
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The messy fight between Zillow and Compass has reached state legislatures. Read all about it @pluribusnews.bsky.social pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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Zillow takes fight against private listings to legislatures - Pluribus News
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Bill Kramer @bkramer.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
State fiscal health is deteriorating: 40 states stable two summers ago → 34 last summer → 26 today. With 10 states now facing serious short-term challenges. Andrew Jones breaks down who's in trouble and why in this week's Morning MultiState: mailchi.mp/multistate.u...
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The California Legislature's budget deal includes a provision to lower the state's Medi-Cal asset test to $21,000. Read all about the debate over lowering the limit @pluribusnews.bsky.social pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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California debates reinstating strict Medicaid asset limits - Pluribus News
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Reid Wilson @reidwilson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Every pollster in America is suddenly asking voters about data centers. The results are consistently negative across party and regional lines - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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Data centers plunge in popularity as energy costs rise - Pluribus News
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Exclusive data from 8 states shows 7.7% fewer people are enrolled and paying for ACA plans this year than a year ago. Latest from me and Stephanie Akin, only at @pluribusnews.bsky.social pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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ACA enrollment drops as subsidy expiration drives people off plans - Pluribus News
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Increasingly obsessed with this mystery www.notus.org/congress/tom...
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Tom Kean’s Neighbors Haven’t Seen Him Either
Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday even he didn’t know the details of the medical condition that’s kept Kean out of Washington since March.
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Politico @politico.com · 12/05/2026
AI companies are poised to go public. California’s hoping to get rich
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AI companies are poised to go public. California’s hoping to get rich
Upcoming IPOs for OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX could generate billions in tax income for California.
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Reid Wilson @reidwilson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
California created a Fast Food Council in 2023 to recommend industry standards. The council's chair resigned last May, and the panel hasn't met in more than a year. Great @squintonstates.bsky.social story here - pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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What happened to California's Fast Food Council? - Pluribus News
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
California's Fast Food Council was supposed to be a national model. It hasn't met in over a year. My latest for @pluribusnews.bsky.social pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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What happened to California's Fast Food Council? - Pluribus News
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
States that backed Harris in the 2024 election have had their requests rejected at more than twice the usual rate www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/c...
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It’s Harder Than Ever to Get Federal Disaster Aid. Even in Red States.
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Democratic lawmakers are already pushing bills that would crack down on conversion therapy in a different way: by making it easier to sue providers pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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SCOTUS striking down Colo. conversion therapy ban raises questions in other states – Pluribus News
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This Trump administration has approved 23% of disaster relief requests from states with a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators, compared to 89% of requests from GOP-led states www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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It's three times harder for blue states to get disaster funding under Trump
The president has approved just 23 percent of blue state requests for disaster aid, compared to 89 percent for red states.
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Fresh nightmare fuel for lawmakers today, from @reidwilson.bsky.social pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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Legislatures brace for onslaught of AI-generated comments – Pluribus News
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Higher oil prices could be a windfall for states such as Alaska, New Mexico and North Dakota pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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Iran war-driven oil price surge could boost these states’ budgets – Pluribus News
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Terrific investigation from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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The Boom in Autism Therapy Is Medicaid’s Fastest-Growing Jackpot
Some companies have found lucrative opportunities to capitalize on a growing need, extracting payments as high as $800 an hour.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
NEW: Trump announces tonight a "war on fraud," to be led by the vice president. A reminder: His actions on fraud to date largely have targeted and punished Democratic-led states: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u... They are looking at unemployment aid, I scooped today: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/u...
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Trump Administration Tells States It Aims to ‘Reimagine’ Jobless Benefits
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
States that boosted ACA premium assistance to help people stay covered say the subsidies are working pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Thread: The Trump Admin tried to inappropriately withhold federal funds to 5 states with Democratic governors (including Minnesota) under block grants like TANF. While that was temporarily stopped through litigation, the Trump Admin is now threatening to withhold #Medicaid funding from MN (1/x)
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
HHS announced last night that it was freezing funds to five blue states. The next step: litigation pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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Blue states brace for child care funding freeze – Pluribus News
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Looking back on 2025 there are tons of stories I'm proud of writing for @pluribusnews.bsky.social and our parent company, State Affairs. But I'm most proud of my work exploring how federal change affects state budgets -- and how state leaders have responded.🧵....
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Jason Plautz @jasonplautz.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Want to understand Trump's tech and energy agenda? Look to this 6,000-acre stretch of dusty plains outside of Amarillo. My dive into Fermi America's ambitious, risky, audacious and Trump-coded data center play. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Trump, atoms, AI and the Texas data center gusher
Fermi America wants to build a massive private nuclear-powered energy grid for artificial intelligence. Can the brassy avatar of Trump’s risk-taking tech economy survive?
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Richard Rubin @richardrubindc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
We're seeing the OBBBA showing up in corporate tax receipts data. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Corporate Tax Collections Drop as New Law Kicks In
U.S. corporate tax collections for December declined sharply, following the enactment of Republicans’ “one big, beautiful bill,” according to data released Tuesday by the Treasury Department. Corporat...
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Colorado's Medicaid spending on pediatric behavioral therapy, mostly for autistic kids, grew by 306% from 2019 to 2024. pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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States debate painful cuts as autism treatment spending surges – Pluribus News
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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
On Friday, USDA reiterated that states were required to implement many of the megabill's SNAP cuts—major changes impacting millions of people—on the day it became law, with a grace period that ended 11/1. States won't get more time before they start being penalized for errors.
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
“It’s going to create real challenges for them meeting those goals — especially goals that are really pressing, around payment error rates." My latest @pluribusnews.bsky.social pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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Shutdown complicates state efforts to implement new SNAP rules – Pluribus News
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Since breaking the story, I’ve learned more about one state (Wisconsin) where the Trump admin on Friday had blocked some of the behind the scenes transactions that make SNAP work. And that’s raised some eyebrows heading into Monday about what might happen next, if the court doesn’t rule
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Happy Holidays 🎄 www.wsj.com/us-news/faa-...
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
NEW: Millions of poor Americans could see $0 in SNAP benefits even after the Trump admin agreed to resume partial benefits in response to a court order. This is because of the way the government has interpreted the directive, which could also delay aid for weeks. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
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Some SNAP Recipients May Not Receive Food Stamps Under White House Policy
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Read @reidwilson.bsky.social's election-night takeaways here: pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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Analysis: Dems’ big night shows all politics is national – Pluribus News
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
This would be a big deal if it happens www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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White House nears deal to lower obesity drug prices for Medicare coverage
The GLP-1 drugs, produced by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, have been credited with helping weight-loss, preventing diabetes and other positive effects.
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Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Special education enforcement would be up to states under Trump plan stateline.org/2025/11/04/s...
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Special education enforcement would be up to states under Trump plan • Stateline
In its quest to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the Trump administration wants to let states police themselves when it comes to educating students with disabilities.
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
As of Friday, governors in 31 states had announced plans to help low-income SNAP recipients access food in November
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We've been all over the looming SNAP funding cliff here @pluribusnews.bsky.social. It will take states days -- as many as ten days, I'm told -- to get benefits out to families after the federal government makes funds available. pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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States will need days to disburse SNAP benefits once funds flow – Pluribus News
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Politico @politico.com · 28/10/2025
Cash-strapped Head Start centers across the country are being forced to close their doors, with more expected to shutter as the shutdown continues.
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Shutdown imperils key education program for young children
Cash-strapped Head Start centers across the country are being forced to close their doors, with more expected to shutter as the shutdown continues.
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Bill Kramer @bkramer.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The first-in-the-nation AI safety law that Gov. Newsom signed into law last week is a part of a smaller — but important — subset of the 1,000+ AI-related bills we've been tracking this year. mailchi.mp/multistate/m...
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Reid Wilson @reidwilson.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Folks, come work with me and the amazing @pluribusnews.bsky.social team! We have openings in AZ, PA, NC, CA, KS, IN and WI -- my DMs are open, let me know if you or a fantastic colleague want to join a growing team.
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
The Department of Labor has released its plan in the event of a government shutdown. Key takeaway for econ data: There will NOT be a jobs report on Friday (or any subsequent data releases) if funding isn't restored in time. #NumbersDay #EconSky www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov...
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Bill Kramer @bkramer.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
The MAHA movement is trickling down to the states in a big way. Already saw this with food additives this year. pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve... @pluribusnews.bsky.social
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Zach Levinson @zlevs100.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
With today's announcement, it still remains to be seen how much of the $50 billion rural health fund will go to hospitals. According to CMS, payments to providers for care "cannot exceed 15% of the total" though other uses, like capital investments, could also benefit hospitals.
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Politico @politico.com · 04/09/2025
House Republicans launch bill to extend ACA health subsidies past the midterms. It’s the latest sign that the GOP sees political peril in letting enhanced ACA tax credits expire at the end of the year.
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House Republicans launch bill to extend health subsidies past midterms
It’s the latest sign the GOP sees political peril in letting enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits expire at the year’s end.
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Excellent reporting from @kffhealthnews.org. Likely true of many other federal grants...https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cdc-grant-trump-clawbacks-blue-red-state-comparison/
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Policymakers in a handful of states are preparing to partially backfill federal health insurance subsidies scheduled to expire at the end of this year. Read more @pluribusnews.bsky.social pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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States prep for premium hikes when federal health subsidies expire – Pluribus News
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Sophie Quinton @squintonstates.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Lower state tax collections this fiscal year due to Trump's tax and spending bill is a budget hit many states didn't see coming pluribusnews.com/news-and-eve...
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Colorado faces $1.2B budget gap due to Trump tax cuts – Pluribus News
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