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Twenty states are offering sales tax holidays in 2026, but a Tax Foundation report finds they deliver minimal economic benefit while imposing compliance costs and often failing to help low-income consumers.
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FERC gave six grid operators 60 days to fix tariffs for large loads above 50 MW, seeking consistent interconnection rules and cost transparency for data centers.
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Illinois becomes first U.S. state to tax cryptocurrency transactions at 0.2%, applying even to losing trades. The law takes effect Jan. 1, expected to generate $60 million annually.
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Austin ISD's top 30 employees earned $5.9 million as the district cut $186 million from its budget, revealing administrative excess that contradicts officials' funding crisis narrative, report finds.
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Illinois public school enrollment has fallen to levels projected for 2030, driven by a 31% birth rate decline since 2007. Underutilized buildings cost taxpayers thousands more per student annually.
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Louisiana's new law requires prisons to provide inmates with state IDs, birth certificates, Social Security cards, and work records before release starting August 1, helping over 1,000 monthly releases.
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California's 2032 plastic ban forces national packaging changes as companies use single designs for all states, prompting 17 states to sue over constitutional commerce violations.
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Wood Mackenzie reports Nigeria's deepwater oil sector could add 700,000 barrels daily if nine major projects advance, reversing a decade-long decline in Africa's largest producer.
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