Adam Edelman

Politics Reporter

I cover state legislatures, politics and policy — and how those topics coalesce into and intersect with national political trends. Given what state lawmakers have focused on in recent years, my coverage areas tend to veer into reproductive rights, voting rights and education policy. I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I try to make my native state proud by covering as many of its fascinating political stories as I can.

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I cover state legislatures, politics and policy — and how those topics coalesce into and intersect with national political trends. Given what state lawmakers have focused on in recent years, my coverage areas tend to veer into reproductive rights, voting rights and education policy. I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I try to make my native state proud by covering as many of its fascinating political stories as I can.

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Blue-state leaders weigh new laws to deal with financial fallout from Trump's big bill

State lawmakers are scrambling to deal with the expected financial fallout from President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” with many in blue states demanding special legislative sessions they say are necessary to shore up funding for health care and food assistance programs affected by the new law
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Texas to consider redrawing congressional maps during special legislative session

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that tackling redrawing the state's congressional maps would be part of an special legislative session later this summer as Republicans seek to hold on to their narrow U.S.

Gov. Tony Evers' re-election decision looms over battleground Wisconsin

The 73-year-old Democrat has yet to announce whether he will seek a third term in 2026 as several Republicans mull bids.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down state's 1849 near-total abortion ban

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday formally struck down an abortion ban from 1849 that had technically retaken effect after the U.S.
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To fight Trump's funding freezes, states propose a new gambit: Withholding federal payments

Democratic legislators mostly in blue states are attempting to fight back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to withhold funding from their states with bills that aim to give the federal government a taste of its own medicine
22d ago

New York City's mayoral primary casts bright light on ranked choice voting — and its future nationally

New York City's high-profile mayoral primary this week shined a bright light on the nation’s ongoing experiment with ranked choice voting.
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A 'wake-up call': State lawmakers are fearful after Minnesota shootings expose lack of security

State lawmakers across the country say they are deeply concerned about the lack of security they receive in the wake of the targeted shooting of two Minnesota legislators, even as local officials attempt to ramp up some safety measures
30d ago

Virginia's trailblazing candidates for governor prepare to battle over the economy, abortion and Trump

Tuesday is primary day in Virginia — but the general election matchup for the commonwealth’s highest office is already set
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How Minnesota shooting conspiracy theories took over social media feeds

In the hours after the weekend shooting spree targeting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, information was still just trickling out.
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Democratic Minnesota politician fatally shot, another injured in 'politically motivated assassination'

A massive search continued Saturday for a 57-year-old Minnesota man, after an early morning attack that left a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and her husband dead and a second Democratic lawmaker and his wife injured in separate “politically motivated” shootings, authorities said
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Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles

Noem was in L.A. to address the ongoing protests against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Padilla was handcuffed by federal agents after his removal.