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Oklahoma Bill Could Make Banking Access More Complicated

by Mattias Gugel, Jess Ward March 20, 2026

Colorado Credit Card Fee Bill Would Add Burden to Small Businesses

by Jess Ward March 16, 2026

Missouri Spending Cuts Can Pay for Income Tax Phase Out

by Jess Ward March 13, 2026

Kentucky Sales Tax Bill Would Ease Burden on Small Businesses, Can Still Be Improved

by Jess Ward March 12, 2026

Mississippi Anti-Debanking Bill Adds Regulatory Complexity, May Reduce Banking Access

by Leah Vukmir, Jess Ward March 04, 2026

America’s New Libraries: Why Memories Still Need Buildings

by Mattias Gugel, Jess Ward February 27, 2026

Long-Term Harms May Outweight Short-Term Benefits of Taxes on New Services and Digital Activity

by Jess Ward, Mattias Gugel February 10, 2026

The NJ Climate Superfund Will Make the Middle Class Pay for Sins They Didn’t Commit

by Mattias Gugel, Jess Ward December 01, 2025

Missouri wants to charge you more to pay by credit card — without your say

by Jess Ward, Mattias Gugel November 09, 2025

A small business fight against card fee caps

by Jess Ward July 17, 2025

Small Business Owners Need Fewer Mandates for Better Margins

by Jess Ward July 14, 2025

Too Messy for Illinois: Why Conservative States Shouldn’t Touch the Swipe Fee Ban

by Mattias Gugel, Jess Ward June 20, 2025

Debanking Is a Mess; States Can’t Clean It Up

by Mattias Gugel, Jess Ward June 18, 2025

The Texas Bank Blacklist Rides at Dawn

by Mattias Gugel, Jess Ward May 20, 2025

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