Kansas governor places state’s first legal sports bet on Chiefs to win Super Bowl
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) placed the state’s first legal sports bet on Thursday, wagering $15 that the Kansas City Chiefs will win the Super Bowl this year. Kelly tweeted that she placed the bet at the Hollywood Casino in Kansas City, Kan. “Let’s just say that I’m really hoping the @Chiefs win the Super Bowl this season — even more than usual,” she said. The Kansas City Star’s Aarón Torres
Read MoreCosts associated with carbon emissions three times federal estimate: study
The social cost of carbon is significantly higher than the federal estimate, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Nature. Researchers put the financial toll associated with projected future carbon emissions at $185 per ton of carbon pollution added to the atmosphere, more than three times the federal government’s figure of $51. They arrived at the conclusion in part by using a lower discount rate, or the cost-benefit analy
Read MoreCalifornia advances climate measures, votes to keep nuclear plant open
California state lawmakers passed an array of climate bills late Wednesday as their legislative session ticked to a close and amid an ongoing heat wave that threatens to cripple the state's electricity grid. While advancing several climate measures, legislators also voted to extend the shelf life of a fiercely disputed nuclear plant — a move supported by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) as a reliable backup for California’s transition to clean energy. “On the whole, this session was a huge win for our environment and public health,” Laura Deehan, state director for the group Envir
Read MoreLawmakers should rein in the runaway FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a playbook for how the agency will expand its power over the American economy. FTC Chair Lina Khan has aggressively pursued a hyper-regulatory agenda since her bait-and-switch confirmation last summer. Lawmakers should conduct robust oversight hearings to determine just how far the agency has strayed from its statutory authority under Khan’s leadership. Late last week, the FTC&n
Read MoreGroups call for Amazon CEO to testify on warehouse worker safety 'crisis'
More than 30 worker and civil society groups are demanding Amazon CEO Andy Jassy testify in a congressional hearing on the company’s worker safety “crisis.” In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and top lawmakers on two congressional labor committees on Thursday, the coalition urged the lawmakers to hold a congressional hearing on “the dangerous labor pract
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