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A group of mostly Democratic-led states is challenging a Trump administration rule that would force them to provide data on people receiving antipoverty benefits. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) The Trump administration’s demand for states to provide Social Security numbers, immigration status, and other private information on low-income residents who receive cash benefits is…

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Online prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket are attracting scrutiny from state lawmakers, who argue the platforms are undermining state gambling regulations. (Photo by Alyssa Chen/Minnesota Reformer) CHICAGO — The escalating feud between states and online prediction markets was on full display at a summit of state lawmakers this week as legislators publicly scolded…

Here’s a number worth sitting with: $1.6 billion. That’s how much Ohio gave away in data center tax breaks in a single year — and it was triple the amount from the year before.

The Big Four Bridge over the Ohio River, connecting Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. (Photo by Sarah Ladd/Kentucky Lantern)WASHINGTON — The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a massive effective budget cut starting Oct. 1. The 2021…