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Articles by Kevin Hardy

A photo showing the Polymarket UI.

Prediction markets spend millions to influence state, federal governments

October 6, 2026
Kevin Hardy

Kalshi, Polymarket and the Coalition for Prediction Markets have spent at least $3 million this year on lobbying and campaign contributions across the federal and state levels, according to a new report from the government watchdog group OpenSecrets.


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Striking workers.

Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics

September 8, 2026
Kevin Hardy

Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states.


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These are the states where incomes grew the most, least in recent decades

WA has the 7th-highest median income out of all 50 states
February 12, 2026
Kevin Hardy

Household incomes have grown in nearly every state over the past 50 years, but a new study concludes that growth has been uneven across the country.


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Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents

December 22, 2025
Kevin Hardy

As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses are clamoring for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in a penniless world.


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USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms

April 7, 2025
Kevin Hardy

In Washington state, 14 farms in Benton, Franklin, Yakima and Walla Walla counties participated in LFPA while Rowley & Hawkins Fruit Farm in Mesa, Royal Ranch outside of Royal City and The Herd ranch outside Ritzville participated in LFS as recently as the 2023-24 school year.


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