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We've also got the latest polling data on data centers and license plate readers, plus information and analysis about the housing market.

All of that and much more here with The States, powered by the Center Square.

It's Friday, October sixteenth, and I'm your host, Greg Bishop.

Felons and firearms, an ongoing controversy around the Second Amendment, and two orders released by the same appeals court had different outcomes.

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[upbeat music] Companies operating data centers should be the ones that pay for upgrades to the electric grid according to a new poll.

The Center Square's Voters' Voice Poll also found sentiments around automatic license plate readers.

Welcome back to the States, and I'm your host, Greg Bishop.

The Trump administration touts their anti-fraud efforts, an investigation into political contributions to DSA candidates, and not everyone is celebrating California's climate law anniversary.

That and so much more here with The States, powered by The Center Square.

It is Thursday, October 15th, and I'm your host, Greg Bishop.

Medicaid fraud, SNAP fraud, HUD fraud, Social Security fraud, SBA fraud, and the list goes on and on.

The brokers who sign up people knowing that they are already enrolled in another program and perhaps fraudulently sign them up.

And then, of course, the insurance companies are being paid premiums for policies for clients who don't even know that they're enrolled in anything and never make a claim.

Now, The Center Square's Morgan Sweeney reports federal regulations require ACA marketplaces across the country to cross-check enrollment records at least twice a year to identify people receiving subsidies who also have Medicaid or CHIP coverage.

Now, the checks, they were strengthened during the first Trump administration, but under the Biden administration, there seemed to be some relaxing of that.

At the same time, I also think that Brandi Kruse and Carlene Johnson are two of the best reporters in the Pacific Northwest, and it's a pleasure to welcome Carlene back to the program.

She is a staff reporter for the Cen- the Center Square.

Hey, Carlene, welcome back.

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And you know what? We should make it a conservative thing because if you got the vast majority or all the Republicans to sign on, then that would put additional pressure on the Democrats to try to match them on that or explain why they're not in favor of allowing the public to know what's going on in public records.

You can read the whole story by Carline Johnson, she's a staff reporter at the Center Square, about the big win at the Washington Supreme Court for Brandi Kruse of Undivided podcast, and the fact that public officials are always holding back public records.

[upbeat music] And the bias ought to be in favor of releasing absolutely everything unless there's a very good reason not to, and usually there is not.

Just cover it up.

Says here, "The Center Square reported last month how the department spent 639,000 on four other police-grade technologies that surveil web, web activity, extract the contents of cell phones, and track cell phone locations." I guess that kind of equipment's very important for their job.

No limits on spending.

An unlimited supply of taxpayer dollars to go toward vehicles, equipment, surveillance equipment.

Who are the highest paid government employees? Here's a hint, they're not elected officials.

All of that and so much more here with The States, powered by the Center Square.

It's Monday, October 12th, 2026, and I'm your host, Greg Bishop.

Believe it or not, but early voting is already underway in a whole bunch of states.

Be sure to check your local officials and local listings.

Now, while voters head to the polls, others being urged to check to make sure that their voter registration file is up to date.

Center Square, Louisiana editor Misty Castile reports around 67,000 voter files had to be restored.

When Trey Williams, the deputy secretary of the state of Louisiana's communications policy, told the center square in an email that they corrected an error, they said it was human error and they moved everyone who is temporarily changed back to active voter status.

[upbeat music] Welcome to The Center Square Radio Hour, your source for taxpayer-centric straight news from across America.

I'm your host, Greg Bishop.

Be sure to follow all of today's stories at thecentersquare.com. On this edition of The Center Square Radio Hour, Georgia drivers are paying 33 cents less for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline than they did last week, courtesy of a fuel tax suspension by Governor Brian Kemp.

Members of the Illinois Freedom Caucus are sounding the alarm over potential election insecurity issues caused by a federally indicted central Illinois county clerk.

A nonprofit operated by a Detroit megachurch pastor recently amended six years of tax filings after The Center Square reported the eye-popping salaries the original filings listed for him.

And PhD economist Orphe Divounguy weighs in on dynamic pricing.

All of these stories and more on this edition of The Center Square Radio Hour.

We'll be right back after this.