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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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Maryland’s Democratic governor, Wes Moore, referring to the abolition of 502 state jobs through the elimination of vacant positions and the departure of hundreds of workers who took an early buyout. With the state dealing with a budget crisis and cuts being made to federal jobs and agencies by the Trump administration, the eliminated jobs are expected to save $47.2 million in fiscal 2027 and in years going forward. (Maryland Matters)
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Jessica Mackler, president of EMILY’s List, on how Democratic women like Arizona congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza are helping reshape the party’s working-class appeal. As Democrats chart a course out of the wilderness following steep 2024 losses, the party is turning to candidates from blue-collar backgrounds to win back voters frustrated by rising costs and a political class they see as out of touch. Mendoza and other Democratic female candidates are building campaigns around economic populism rooted in humble origin stories and blue-collar lives. (Roll Call)
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson. In a Newsweek opinion piece, Wilson argued that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland has become a “workplace disaster waiting to happen,” citing unsafe conditions he observed during an October visit with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Donald Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski. A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that the Trump administration could legally deploy National Guard troops to the city, after a previous judge had blocked the move. In a statement Monday, Wilson said the city would “use every lawful tool to prevent this overreach.” (Newsweek)
