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(The Center Square) – Colorado will soon be studying model legislation to potentially implement a single-payer health care system.Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 25-045 into law, which directs the University of Colorado’s School of Public Health to produce a study on single-payer model legislation and report back to the legislature by the end of 2026.A similar bill to analyze what a universal health care payment system would look like in the state failed in 2024, and voters overwhelmingly defeated Amendment 69 in 2016, which would have financed a universal health care system. “Colorado faces significant health care affordability issues, especially in rural…

TORONTO — Canada has quietly become a global leader in digital assets.Canada was among the first countries to enact rules for crypto, starting with anti-money laundering guidelines in 2014. The country has repeatedly evolved its regulatory guidance in recent years, while U.S. lawmakers remain stuck in gridlock — even with a pro-crypto White House and a Republican-controlled Congress. That regulatory clarity has made Toronto a launchpad for blockchain growth, and Wall Street is taking notice.Robinhood’s recent acquisition of Canadian crypto firm WonderFi, owner of Bitbuy and Coinsquare, plugs it into Canada’s established user base.”Canada is a very attractive market for…

Louisiana has long been a leader in American energy production, with decades of experience in offshore oil and gas. That same knowledge and infrastructure now gives us a strategic advantage in a growing market: Offshore wind.This is not a partisan issue; it’s a Louisiana opportunity. Offshore wind development means more jobs for welders, mariners, engineers, and energy workers who already know how to build and maintain offshore structures. It means more demand for our ports, shipbuilders and manufacturing base.Just as important, offshore wind contributes to energy security. It diversifies our energy portfolio, reduces our reliance on foreign adversaries, and helps…

(The Center Square) – Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is in the Tri Cities Thursday, where he is scheduled to sign several bills into law.According to the bill action list, Ferguson will sign 11 pieces of legislation, but the operating budget and a handful of other controversial bills are not on the schedule.One of those contentious bills is House Bill 1296, which supporters say ensures that schools prioritize student safety, access to education and privacy. Critics contend the bill keeps parents out of the loop for potentially life-altering medical decisions for their children.“It’s possible he’s [Ferguson] seeing all this stuff from the new…

(The Center Square) – The closure of Crozer-Chester Hospital in Delaware County has brought new scrutiny onto the role of private equity across the state’s healthcare landscape, with many fearing that allowing hospitals to be pushed into shareholder models risks the longevity of an already struggling system.“This is a simple story about greed. Prospect Medical Holdings came to town, bought Crozer, broke our health care system, and paid themselves hundreds of millions of dollars to do it,” said Dr. Monica Taylor, Chair of the Delaware County Council.Gov. Josh Shapiro has announced a $1 million investment in maintaining emergency medical services…

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump upon arrival at the presidential terminal in Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2025.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe U.S. and United Arab Emirates are partnering on a massive artificial intelligence campus touted as the largest such facility outside the U.S., the White House said Thursday.The Abu Dhabi data center will be built by the Emirate firm G42, which will partner with several U.S. companies on the facility, according to the release from the Department of Commerce. It will have a 5-gigawatt capacity and cover 10 square…

An international student in South Dakota, who earned two degrees amid her fight against the Trump administration’s attempt to deport her, has been granted injunction. Priya Saxena, who’s from India, received a doctorate in chemical and biological engineering and a master’s in chemical engineering from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology this past weekend. Just over a month ago, Saxena had been notified that her visa and status in the country had been revoked. Saxena’s attorney, Jim Leach, told NBC News that her sole infraction was for a failure-to-yield to an emergency vehicle from four years ago, which he described as…

(The Center Square) – As the Texas House enters the last stretch to vote on more than 400 bills ahead of a Thursday deadline, they’re also killing bills in the process.Under House rules, bills that aren’t voted on by midnight Thursday will effectively die. Thousands of bills are expected to meet their end by then.Some aren’t making it that far, including bills prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax and creating a Mexican guest worker program. Both failed largely along party lines.House Joint Resolution 138, filed by state Rep. Daniel Alders, R-Tyler, proposed a constitutional amendment to prohibit the legislature…

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the 2026 agency’s budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2025. Oliver Contreras | AFP | Getty ImagesThe FBI on Thursday warned that “malicious actors” are impersonating senior U.S. officials in AI-generated voice memos that target current and former government officials, as well as their contacts.”If you receive a message claiming to be from a senior US official, do not assume it is authentic,” the FBI said in an announcement.Since last month, the scammers have “sent text messages and…

(The Center Square) – Ohio’s energy plan for the 21st century is now law.Gov. Mike DeWine signed the legislation Thursday, and energy producers are calling it a road map for other states that brings together nearly every special interest group.“What Ohio has accomplished is remarkable and should serve as a model for other states,” Rob Nichols, spokesman for the Alliance for Competitive Power, told The Center Square. “The General Assembly passed a comprehensive, meaningful energy policy with overwhelming bipartisan support and the backing of virtually every interest party, from environmentalists to businesses to consumer advocates.“By embracing free market principles and encouraging…