Stateline
U.S. center-left (nonprofit, state-policy focus)
Background
The Pew Charitable Trusts launched Stateline in 1998 as a daily news service on state government, with data-driven and explanatory reporting. Its articles were widely republished by local newspapers and other outlets. In 2023 Pew transferred Stateline to States Newsroom, a nonprofit network that runs outlets in many states, and gave a $3 million grant to ease the move. States Newsroom became an independent 501(c)(3) in 2019 and was incubated by the Hopewell Fund, a progressive-aligned nonprofit. Critics on the right have pointed to that origin and to the political leanings of some of its funders when questioning its neutrality. Supporters point to its donor-disclosure policy, its ban on corporate money, and its editorial independence from funders. Stateline's own reporting is mostly explanatory and data-focused, and it covers both red-state and blue-state policy. Its second-term Trump coverage tends to focus on federal cuts, immigration enforcement, Medicaid and other policy changes that affect states, and it often cites state officials, advocates and analysts who raise concerns. This is a judgment about the sources and framing it emphasizes rather than a finding of outright partisan advocacy. Some details here come from search summaries, so verify them against the primary pages listed below.
Sources
- Pew's Stateline finds a new home with nonprofit States Newsroom (Nieman Lab)
- About • Stateline
- States Newsroom (Wikipedia)
- States Newsroom (Newsroom Network) - InfluenceWatch
- Pew's 'Stateline' moves to States Newsroom - Talking Biz News
Profile compiled 2026-10-10; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.