NEW: At least 10 states lose over $100 million per year in tax revenue to data centers. The loss of revenue is surely worse than we can yet document — of the 32 states with data center tax incentives, 12 fail to disclose even *aggregate* revenue losses. 👇🏾 goodjobsfirst.org/runaway-da…

Stadium tax districts don't raise new revenue to pay off the stadium, they cannibalize existing tax collections. You would think that the city which funded the Power & Light District boondoggle would remember this financing strategy doesn't work. kshb.com/news/local-news/sta…

Private schools, even ones subsidized by your tax dollars, don't have to take every child. In Texas, of 257 voucher schools surveyed by the Texas Observer, fewer than a dozen said they offer special education. Children the system won't take land back in public schools. And those schools—which do have to take every child—are in crisis, from low reading and math scores to widespread chronic absenteeism.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s new executive order adds accountability standards for data center development. But it leaves intact the industry’s biggest and costliest taxpayer benefit, which cost state and local governments > $1.9 billion in FY 2025. goodjobsfirst.org/virginia-d…

New York City just announced its largest settlement to date: $131m from DoorDash for underpaying its drivers. State and local wage enforcement has now surpassed that of the federal WHD by more than ten-fold. States must continue to pick up the slack. goodjobsfirst.org/states-bea…

2. In return, he got practically nothing. Inside a historical capitulation. 👇 popular.info/p/democrats-cap…

1. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other Democratic AGs had Paramount and the Ellisons over a barrel. They had secured a restraining order against the merger with Paramount and their negotiating position was about to get even stronger. Then, Bonta threw in the towel.

"I’m being told data centers are supposed to be good for my students because they might generate money for schools. I don’t buy it. I have a simple question: Why should funding for my classroom and students depend on Nevada building more data centers?" nevadacurrent.com/2026/09/21…

This is bigger than one merger. Across our economy, corporate consolidation means fewer employers, lower pay, less power for workers. A 30-film quota isn’t worker protection. Our culture can’t be controlled by a handful of billionaires while the people who create it are discarded

Public opposition to data centers is real and growing across the political spectrum. At the very least, WV must eliminate all tax breaks for unpopular data centers, restore community control by repealing HB 2014, and codify real reporting + accountability for data centers.

The Paramount/Warner Brothers merger seems facially illegal, and the state AG lawsuit challenging it is very strong. It’s troubling to hear that the states may now settle for behavioral remedies, allowing the deal to go through subject to various promises from the firms. Behavioral remedies routinely fail, and the stakes here are particularly high given that a strong democracy requires open markets for sound journalism and creative expression. The states were right to step up, and I hope they keep fighting to protect this market, its workers, and the millions of Americans who value a free press and a vibrant film industry.

This is just called gaslighting. Mergers historically lead to "synergies" which are layoffs. LA county's own report from the summer already said this would be the case.

Opportunity Zones, federal tax breaks for wealthy investors and companies, became permanent under the Big Beautiful Bill. But states and localities can help offset the lost revenue, and proposed legislation prohibits data centers from participating. ⬇️ goodjobsfirst.org/new-opport…

Oh look, the Titans are getting another $75 million gift from taxpayers. I guess $1.26 billion wasn't enough. nashvillescene.com/news/pith…

Tonight the Buffalo Bills play their first home game of the season. Fans are paying up to $50,000 just to access seats, in a new stadium that they largely funded with their taxes. Meanwhile, the team's owner is worth over $14 billion.

Nondisclosure agreements are being used to shield business subsidy negotiations from public scrutiny. @Pat_Garofalo discussed with @JamesHohman on the Overton Window: "We are talking about contracts between elected leaders — people who are in public office doing public service — and private corporations that prevent those elected leaders from disclosing the terms of their dealmaking with the public. If that sounds outrageous and corrupt, it’s because it is."

Today, the Indy MDC approved a $240 million subsidy for the Sabey data center over objections of many in the community. It could be the largest property tax abatement in Indianapolis history--more than the Eli Lilly expansion. Lilly created thousands of jobs. Sabey promises 75.

The Buffalo Bills aren't owned by the public, but local and state taxpayers still funded $850 million of their new stadium. Now, with even some nosebleed tickets costing $400, the same community that paid for the stadium is being priced out.

Michigan taxpayers poured $70 million into a battery company that promised 2,112 jobs — but created just 48. More than three years later, the project is largely an unfinished, mostly empty building, and the company is trying to lease out part of the space. Learn more: mackinac.org/S2026-08

The CHIPS Act’s 48D tax credit was projected to cost $24B. Instead, it will likely cost >$205B, more than 8x that. W/CHIPS grants, the program costs over $1M+ per job. And it’s “as of right,” so we don’t even know who gets it. New from @ChipCommunities: chipscommunitiesunited.org/n…

Renovations to DC United's 8-year-old stadium would somehow cost $620m — team owners would cover just over half — when the initial construction cost in 2018 was only $400m, just under half of it funded by the district. fieldofschemes.com/2026/09/1…