(The Center Square) – Roughly 1.8 million students in Pennsylvania are potentially impacted by Gov. Josh Shapiro’s waffling over joining the federal school choice tax credit program.

(The Center Square) – Minnesota ranked 15th nationally in Truth in Accounting’s 2026 “Financial State of the States” report.

(The Center Square) – Michigan ranked 30th nationally in Truth in Accounting’s 2026 “Financial State of the States” report.

(The Center Square) - Republican Victor Marx is saying more about taxes than Democrat Phil Weiser on campaign websites as Colorado voters start to decide whether Democrats will continue their 15-year stronghold in the state.

(The Center Square) – School choice programs are expanding across the country, giving families more options for educating their children, which prompts a debate over whether student outcomes will improve and how much the programs will cost taxpayers.

(The Center Square) – Fraud could cost federal taxpayers as much as $521 billion annually, according to a Foundation for Government Accountability report citing a federal estimate.

(The Center Square) – Twelve state financial officers sent a letter to the Department of Labor praising it for providing employers with necessary information to help manage and save on healthcare costs, while also committing to help the department enforce Trump’s proposed Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) rule.

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released guidance on the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, giving states more details on the rules and regulations intended to protect scholarship funds from fraud and abuse.

(The Center Square) – Fraud costs government agencies more than four times the amount stolen, according to a national fraud analyst, who warns artificial intelligence could make the problem even worse.