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Madyson Fitzgerald

Madyson Fitzgerald

Madyson Fitzgerald is the newsletter producer and breaking news reporter for Stateline.

Cultivated chicken.

Was that chicken cutlet grown in a lab? These states want you to know.

By: - August 31, 2023

Select U.S. restaurants have begun serving laboratory-grown chicken, spurring long wait times for reservations by diners curious to taste it. In June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture gave final approval for a few California-based companies to begin selling lab-produced chicken across the country. While it may be years before lab-grown meat is available at grocery […]

A job fair in Atlanta.

As employers expand artificial intelligence in hiring, few states have rules

By: - July 17, 2023

As artificial intelligence finds its way into aspects of everyday life and becomes increasingly advanced, some state legislators feel a new urgency to create regulations for its use in the hiring process. Artificial intelligence, commonly known as AI, has been adopted by a quarter of businesses in the United States, according to the 2022 IBM […]

Banned books in March 2023 in Washington, D.C.

School districts struggle to implement new laws on sexually explicit books

By: - June 14, 2023

RICHMOND, Va. — Although a new Virginia law requires schools to inform parents when sexually explicit materials are used in the classroom, some districts are using that law as the basis to go further and remove certain books from schools altogether. Book ban requests across the state often have cited the Virginia law, which was signed last year by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. […]

A memorial for the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting features stuffed animals, flowers and crosses.

Republican states arm teachers, fortify buildings in another year of school shootings

By: and - June 9, 2023

As another school year defined by mass shootings ends in America, Republican-led state legislatures passed measures this session to fortify schools, create guidelines for active shooter drills and safety officer responses, and allow teachers to be armed. Firearm restrictions, however, were a nonstarter in red states trying to curb school shootings. The legislation pushed by GOP lawmakers […]