Alex Brown • Stateline, Author at Stocktonia News

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California Fires

California’s ‘last resort’ property insurer seeks rate hike, ringing national alarm bells

by Alex Brown • Stateline Oct. 25, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

Private insurance companies pull back in disaster-prone areas, leaving states to assume more risk.

Silhouette of a utility pole and wires against a fiery orange sunset.

The West’s power grid could be stitched together — if red and blue states buy in

by Alex Brown • Stateline Oct. 16, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

An older person in sunglasses speaks into a microphone while holding up a small bundle of sage.

For Indian Country, federal cuts decimate core tribal programs

by Alex Brown • Stateline March 9, 2025, 6:00 a.m.