Sports betting will be no home run for state budgets
The race to legalize sports betting is on now that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed it in all 50 states, but will it provide enough extra tax revenue to...
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Fires, floods and other disasters await new governors in Colorado, California
Governors have a wide range of priorities they want to tackle in the coming year, from tax reform to education. Yet it's a topic that receives less attention on the...
Democratic state gains may mean tighter gun, looser pot laws
From New York to New Mexico, residents in a number of states can expect a leftward push for expanded health care coverage, gun control, education funding and legalized recreational marijuana...
Medicaid expansion becomes key issue in GOP-leaning states
For nearly a decade, opposition to former President Barack Obama鈥檚 health care law has been a winning message for Nebraska Republicans.
Trump鈥檚 import tariffs raise rebuilding costs for wildfire victims
Add this to the challenges facing California wildfire victims: Tariffs.
Brett Kavanaugh’s record on EPA rules worries environmental groups
Environmental groups were not going to be happy with anyone President Donald Trump picked for the Supreme Court. But the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh has them especially worried.
Legalizing and taxing marijuana boosts government revenue 鈥� a little, report says
A new report finds that legalizing and taxing marijuana boosts revenue for state and local governments, but not by much.
Governors ask Trump, Congress to do more on opioid crisis
Less than three months after President Donald Trump declared the U.S. opioid crisis a public health emergency, the nation's governors are calling on his administration and Congress to provide more...
States exploring tax changes in response to federal overhaul
In New Jersey and California, top Democratic officials want to let people make charitable contributions to the state instead of paying certain taxes. In Connecticut and New York, officials are...
America’s homeless population rises for first time in years
The nation's homeless population increased this year for the first time since 2010, driven by a surge in the number of people living on the streets in Los Angeles and...