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The Center Square was launched in May 2019 to fulfill the need for high-quality statehouse and statewide news across the United States. The focus of our work is state- and local-level government and economic reporting. A taxpayer sensibility distinguishes our work from other coverage of state and local issues.

Georgia Senate committee advances school-choice bill

March 9, 2022 The Center Square

The Georgia Senate Education and Youth Committee has advanced legislation that would allow Georgians to put taxpayer money toward the cost of private school tuition.

25 Republican governors call on Biden to prioritize U.S. oil and gas production

March 8, 2022 The Center Square

North Dakota can produce enough crude oil to offset dependence on Russian imports, but the Biden administration is prohibiting it from doing so, the state’s governor and U.S. senators argue.

A gas station in Metuchen, N.J., in October 2017.

Kemp wants to suspend Georgia’s motor fuel tax amid skyrocketing gas costs

March 8, 2022 The Center Square

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp plans to suspend the state’s motor fuel tax in response to rising gas prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ohio’s largest city drops its mask mandate

March 8, 2022 The Center Square

Ohio’s largest city and its largest county dropped mask mandates Tuesday as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to fall.

Report: Braves’ stadium costing Cobb County taxpayers $15M annually

March 7, 2022 The Center Square

The Atlanta Braves’ ballpark and The Battery development around it is continuing to cost Cobb County taxpayers about $15 million a year, according to a new report from Kennesaw State University economist J.C. Bradbury.

Texas congresswoman, Texas sue CDC over air travel mask mandate

February 17, 2022 The Center Square

U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, represented by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the state of Texas are suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, challenging the constitutionality of its requirement that people wear masks on commercial airlines, conveyances, and at transportation hubs.

Articles by The Center Square

Georgia Senate committee advances school-choice bill

25 Republican governors call on Biden to prioritize U.S. oil and gas production

Kemp wants to suspend Georgia’s motor fuel tax amid skyrocketing gas costs

Ohio’s largest city drops its mask mandate

Report: Braves’ stadium costing Cobb County taxpayers $15M annually

Texas congresswoman, Texas sue CDC over air travel mask mandate

Officials say retiring debt will save New Jersey taxpayers more than $500 million

Reports: Gov. Murphy to end school mask mandate next month

South Dakota breaks record for tourism spending

New Jersey bill would require new hotel owners to continue employing workers