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About The Center Square

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.

Op-Ed: Progressive district attorneys are making our cities unsafe

March 24, 2022 The Center Square

While most Americans were focused on partisan polarization in Washington, D.C., the U.S. criminal justice system has been quietly transformed by a group of radically liberal billionaires and millionaires.

Georgia ranks in the middle of pack for its tax rates

March 10, 2022 The Center Square

Georgia ranks in the middle of the pack when it comes to tax rates but trails several neighboring states, a new analysis from WalletHub revealed.

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.

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

February 10, 2022 The Center Square

New Jersey officials say a move to retire debt will save taxpayers more than $500 million.

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

February 7, 2022 The Center Square

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to lift the state’s mask mandate next month for students and educators in schools.