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.

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

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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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Here’s what to know about the federal ban threatening the market for THC-infused drinks and snacks

The bill that ended the federal government shutdown includes a provision to ban THC products derived from hemp.