Podcast: A look inside Speaker Jason White’s tax cut proposal
Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance provide an overview of House Speaker Jason White’s plan to cut the state’s grocery tax and phase out the income tax.…
Who decides if CT, U.S. are in a recession? Here’s what to know
Are we in a recession in Connecticut? The short answer is probably not (at the moment), but we can’t be certain. Technically, only the National Bureau of Economic Research —…
The number of births continues to fall, despite abortion bans
Photo illustration by Getty Images. Births continued a historic slide in all but two states last year, making it clear that a brief post-pandemic uptick in the nation’s birth numbers…
Minnesota’s new Uber and Lyft law just cements their duopoly in place
Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images. At the conclusion of a two-year journey aimed at improving the conditions for ridehail drivers in Minnesota, state Sen. Omar Fateh, DFL-Minneapolis, expressed what…
Idaho journalists launch nonprofit to promote government transparency
The Idaho State Capitol building in Boise on Jan. 23, 2024. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun) A new nonprofit is focused on helping Idaho journalists fight for government transparency.…
Fargo woman facing 30 years in prison for bong water
Bongs. Photo by Getty Images. Last year the Legislature decriminalized drug paraphernalia, even if it contains drug residue. The change represented a step back from the drug war tactics of…
Inslee’s effort to cut pay, oust regulatory leader falters
The entrance to the UTC’s offices. (Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard) Gov. Jay Inslee can’t get the embattled chair of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission to resign. Nor, apparently, can…
Prodded by fed up parents, some in Congress try to curb kids’ use of social media
Members of Congress are seeking to set a minimum age to access social media and put more of the onus on social media companies and their algorithms, while also giving…
Data centers are choosing Indiana. Is the state’s electricity supply ready?
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, in blue, looks at an aerial overview of Google’s data center project in Fort Wayne during an announcement and groundbreaking ceremony on April 26, 2024. (From…
The Topline: Minnesota’s long drought is finally over
Photo by Getty Images. Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have…