As data centers dominate public debate, two states reveal their approach. Texas has taken a stance in line with market needs, while North Carolina reacts to fear and bad press.
A 2024 paper claimed higher minimum wages don't kill jobs. It was statistically significant—and almost certainly misleading.
The surprising move saves taxpayers from a steep bill—for now.
A legislative effort to eliminate gun-free zones on public college campuses has died. But for its student sponsor, the fight isn’t over yet.
It was a bad idea when Biden proposed it, and it's a bad idea now that Trump is proposing it. Want lower gas prices? End the war.
The GOP wants to be the party of labor. The Faster Labor Contracts Act isn't the way to do that.
With March Madness expansion and a possible College Football Playoff expansion, the NCAA is ignoring fans right when its popularity matters most in Congress.
Politicians on the left and right are increasingly blaming large investors for raising home prices. Here's why they're wrong.
Democratic state lawmakers want to give tax carveouts to certain restaurants. The real problem is New Jersey's tax code itself.
Plus: Supreme Court pauses ban on mail-order abortion pills, TikTok's artistic merit, a defense of pickup artists, and more...
The restrictions are often framed as a crime prevention measure. But the fine print points to a different motivation: adding union jobs.
Bootleggers, Baptists, and the fight over who gets to write America's self-driving car rules.
The term “hate speech” gets thrown around a lot, but it’s legally protected in the U.S.
Mere proposals can change the risk calculus for business and investors. Politicians, and the public, should be wary.
Sen. Ron Wyden warns that Americans would be “stunned” at how officials have used the law.
Plus: The war with Iran is raising condom prices, increased legal liability for chatbot advice could backfire, and more...
As lawmakers of both major parties hustle to regulate their preferred villains, they're losing sight of the big picture. The possible gains to humanity from AI are enormous.
A week after Bernie Sanders introduced legislation to pause AI data center construction indefinitely, Maine is poised to institute the first statewide ban.
A 2024 study estimated that 30,000 people every year may be getting wrongly arrested due to unreliable roadside drug tests used by police.
There is no voting crisis that demands federal intervention.
The bill would not only codify Trump's actions into law, it would establish a framework for both this and future administrations to do it too.
But only if politicians learn to focus on the boring basics of aviation policy.
Two different pieces of legislation aim to create state workarounds to the procedural quagmire of federal civil rights litigation.
The president is much less concerned about the law's potential for overreach now that he's in charge of the government wielding it.
This week, senators heard testimony over the foundation for modern online conversations.
His push relies on dubious data about the pills' safety.
Legislators are trying to pass their own state version of an outdated antitrust law—one that is dead at the federal level for a reason.
"If Californians approve this measure in November, they may discover too late that the wealth they hoped to tax has already left the state—with jobs and economic opportunities not far behind."
The End the Vaccine Carveout Act would expose vaccine makers to lawsuits that once drove companies out of the industry.
Stephen Miller's wife is giving renewables a P.R. boost.
Panic over guns drives government officials to propose restricting popular technology.
The legislation would almost certainly lead to a higher cost of living in the form of substantial tax increases.
But the numbers are a long way from a veto-proof majority, so Wednesday's vote may be a purely symbolic victory for free traders.
Plus: The House passes housing reform, Florida advances ADUs, and Zohran Mamdani hosts show trials for bad landlords.
A new report warns that some plans for replacing income tax revenue rely on unrealistic assumptions.
They’re not getting the whole “shall not be infringed” part of the U.S. and Virginia constitutions.
The bill includes $1 million for new elevators at New York City's Metropolitan Opera, among other wasteful earmarks.
The proposed tax is already driving people and businesses to flee the state.
Empowering patients is good. Let’s give them a lot more choice and independence.
The DATA Act, introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton, would exempt electrical utilities from federal regulation if they don't touch the electrical grid.
Presidents, legislators, and police officers were desperate to blame anyone but themselves.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s latest is an anti-tech omnibus, combining years' worth of dangerous policy ideas into one big, bad bill.
Critics of cash bail say it creates a two-tiered justice system: Those who can pay maintain their freedom, while those unable to pay remain behind bars.
New Louisiana and Texas laws will require businesses to disclose the use of seed oils, certain dyes, and many other ingredients.
Democrats retook full control in Richmond and are already advancing right-to-work repeal, testing whether incoming Gov. Abigail Spanberger will stand by her campaign promise.
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
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