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(The Center Square) – Families in 16 states could face state taxes and penalties for using what's called a "529 education savings plan" to pay for expenses approved under federal law, according to a report from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — With the midterm elections one week away, voters in 11 states across the country will decide on noncitizen voting and voter ID questions.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – This November, roughly one third of gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial seats are up for reelection. A quarter of U.S. states’ secretary of state seats are up for grabs. And 296 state executive offices in 43 states are on the ballot, according to data published by the nonprofit Ballotpedia.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — Entergy says it cannot build new nuclear power plants without financial backing from large industrial customers, underscoring the economic challenges facing Louisiana's push to expand nuclear energy as electricity demand surges.
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(The Center Square) – Public education looks different from what it once did 50 years ago. Or 25 years ago. Or even six years ago.
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Reporting from The Center Square
The Center Square – Thirty-three states received failing grades for their K-12 open enrollment policies, which govern students' ability to attend public schools other than those assigned to them based on where they live, according to a new report from the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The Group of Seven nations agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products over four months, beginning with substantial diesel releases within the first 20 days, according to a joint statement."Europe has just agreed to release a massive amount of their heavily stocked Diesel Oil. The process will begin immediately," President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social.G7 nations did not specify how the 100 million barrels would be divided among crude oil, diesel and other fuels, nor did they confirm which countries would participate. The statement also outlined plans for discussions through the International Energy Agency."We will convene in the context of the IEA in the coming days to discuss the possibility of additional diesel releases as necessary," the G7 nations said in a statement.Higher U.S. diesel prices are driving up costs for farmers in this year’s fall harvest, potentially increasing inflation at the nation’s grocery stores. Earlier this week, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley called on the president to place an embargo on U.S. diesel exports, arguing that rising fuel and transportation costs are "killing farmers' income."The G7 announcemen
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas have filed a lawsuit against California, New York and Massachusetts, alleging those states are helping abortion providers send abortion-inducing drugs into states where the procedure is outlawed, the three plaintiff states’ attorneys general announced Wednesday.
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(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from 22 states sent a letter to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission detailing how multiple ratings agencies such as Moody’s Corporation, Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings still push an ESG agenda, months after a group of state attorneys general called on them to explain ESG-driven downgrades.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A Pennsylvania-based free market think tank released its latest report grading state public sector labor laws on Tuesday, tracking how government unions have worked to advance pro-union legislation at the state level in the wake of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME.
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