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States Are the New Front Line Against Illegal Mega-Mergers
The Trump administration is selling merger approval to the highest bidder.
Mar 24
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Pat Garofalo
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Your Utility Regulator Is Probably Making Hash of Everything
PLUS: Washington State wins a race against food and pharmacy deserts.
Mar 19
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Pat Garofalo
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What the Ticketmaster Settlement Failed to Achieve
And why states need more antitrust resources.
Mar 10
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Pat Garofalo
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How to Hold a Sham Public Hearing
Jul 31, 2025
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Pat Garofalo
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Meet the States Fighting Private Equity’s Health Care Destruction
Aug 6, 2025
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Sumitra Rajagopal
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Welcome to the Twilight of Big Tax Prep
Jun 5, 2024
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Pat Garofalo
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The Secret That's Driving Up Highway Costs
Sep 11, 2024
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Pat Garofalo
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Dystopian Pricing Tactics: A Primer
Jan 29
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Pat Garofalo
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The Cult of Data Centers
Jan 13
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Pat Garofalo
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The Battle Against Faux Discounts
'Discount' and 'sale' need to mean something real.
Mar 5
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Pat Garofalo
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The Conspiracy to Kill State Gambling Law With Make Believe
On 'prediction markets' and their nonsense.
Feb 26
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Pat Garofalo
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The Olympics Are a Massive Tax Boondoggle
PLUS: Model state legislation for states to lower utility costs.
Feb 19
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Pat Garofalo
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Four Ways States Are Taking on the Data Center Machine
The policy backlash to data centers has (maybe) arrived.
Feb 4
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Pat Garofalo
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Dystopian Pricing Tactics: A Primer
Pricing and fairness in an age of AI.
Jan 29
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Pat Garofalo
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The New Race to Take on Food and Pharmacy Deserts
How to stop chain stores from cutting off communities.
Jan 21
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Pat Garofalo
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The Cult of Data Centers
Big Tech sways too many economic development officials, and local residents are fed up.
Jan 13
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Pat Garofalo
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