This year, many states are flush with cash. Plenty of governors are legislating with one eye on a White House run. Alexandra Sewich-Bast: We're going to see blue and red states push farther apart. A second will be lawmakers taking aim at companies that defy their agendas.
America’s Congress may be gridlocked, but its state legislatures certainly aren’t. The laws they’ll pass this year will probably impact more people more directly than anything Congress does, with just a fraction of the public attention. Why things are looking up for Meta. And reflecting on the legacy and achievements of Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s former president.
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