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Madyson Fitzgerald

Madyson Fitzgerald

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

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

By: - July 18, 2023

Legislators are ‘late to the party’ on laws concerning artificial intelligence.

Flowers, plush toys and wooden crosses are placed at a memorial dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in June 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. The Lone Star State now requires an armed officer in every school. Alex Wong/Getty Images

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

By: and - June 11, 2023

GOP lawmakers say empowering a quick response, not gun bans, is the key to preventing shootings.