Legislators propose 15% to 25% tax rate for new states adopting internet gambling

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Lawmakers from states where gambling is legal are proposing standards for additional…

What to know about Wisconsin’s collective bargaining law for public workers

MADISON, Wis. — A judge’s overturning of Wisconsin’s 13-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for…

Agribusiness-friendly states in Brazil try to undo forest protections

BRASILIA, Brazil — Several states in Brazil are trying to rid themselves of rainforest protections, bowing…

Australia rejects Elon Musk’s claim that it plans to control access to the internet

MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian Cabinet minister on Friday rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation…

Australia’s parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would…

NYC bans forcing tenants to pay real estate brokers hired by landlords

NEW YORK — Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long…

Louisiana House greenlights Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax cuts

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s GOP-dominated House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed individual and corporate…

Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require…

House Speaker Johnson says GOP may try to repeal CHIPS Act, then walks it back

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that Republicans “probably will” try to repeal legislation…

Wisconsin’s GOP Senate candidate Hovde defends not knowing much about the farm bill in a dairy state

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde has repeatedly defended his self-professed lack of…