Fiscal Fallout: States continue to increase budgets despite end of COVID emergency

States around the country, hooked on billions of federal dollars that flooded in during COVID, don't want the party to end.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Long a Defender of States’ Rights, Embraces Trump’s Push to Expand Presidential Power - TPM – Talking Points Memo

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The real political shift in New York wasn’t Mamdani — it was everywhere else

ALBANY, New York — Zohran Mamdani’s decisive win in New York City — along with key victories in New Jersey and Virginia — ...

Data centers powering the AI boom are pitting states against each other

Just before her victory this fall, New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill jabbed at nearby Virginia, which also had a governor’s race, over its booming data center market. “Right now, we need to produce ...

Goodman: Alabama football teeters on the brink

The great reckoning is here for Alabama. Win now, against Auburn in the Iron Bowl, or lose its status of being the alpha king ...