Several Democratic governors have threatened to leave the National Governors Association, a 117-year old bipartisan group, amid tensions over the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops to Democratic cities.
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California state Sen. Scott Wiener and a group of advocates spent seven years pushing a bill to promote dense housing near transit stops. It finally became law. -
More industries are showing interest in this age-old pathway to well-paying, high-demand jobs. States have a role to play in accelerating its expansion.
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Economists hate it, but imposed in moderation it isn’t automatically ruinous. Meat-ax approaches like Zohran Mamdani’s in New York City might appeal to the voters, but they risk doing more harm than good.
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Frank Sizemore of the Sports Betting Alliance. Sizemore, speaking before an Oklahoma Senate panel on the potential legalization of sports betting, told lawmakers that Oklahoma is losing millions in untaxed revenue to illegal gambling and neighboring states where sports wagering is already legal. He argued that regulation would curb black-market activity and generate new state revenue, noting that legal sports betting is now allowed in 39 states and taxed at an average rate of 16 percent. (Oklahoma Voice)
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While the private sector has embraced real-time payment tools, many public disbursements — from tax refunds to critical disaster relief payouts — still rely on traditional methods that can be slow, costly and vulnerable to misuse.
