Growth of sports betting may be linked to financial woes, new studies find

Growth of sports betting may be linked to financial woes, new studies find

Fans walk past a BetMGM sign featuring Wayne Gretzky prior to an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in November 2023 in New York City. As sports betting proliferates, researchers are beginning to calculate the costs on American households. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) While states have cheered the new tax revenue from sports gambling, some … Read more

Michigan’s energy future requires investment in power grid

Michigan’s energy future requires investment in power grid

Our great state is an economic machine. Michigan ranks top 10 among the best states for doing business. We’ve led the nation’s auto industry for a century. We’re also becoming a hub for advanced manufacturing for things such as silicon and microchips, plus data centers and AI facilities are looking to expand here. But like any … Read more

What Happened to Biden’s Ambitious Criminal Justice Reform Plans?

What Happened to Biden’s Ambitious Criminal Justice Reform Plans?

In the January 2025 issue of Reason, we’re giving performance reviews of Joe Biden’s presidency. Click here to read the other entries. To win the Democratic primaries four years ago, Joe Biden had to take a left turn on criminal justice, offering voters a smorgasbord of reforms to a carceral system he had helped build … Read more

Trump’s predatory Cabinet choices are added proof that #MeToo is over

Trump’s predatory Cabinet choices are added proof that #MeToo is over

So this is what Donald Trump means by “Make America Great Again.” Bring back the “Mad Men” days. As I’ve been working to keep up with the unusual number of alleged sexual predators that the president-elect, himself an adjudicated sexual assaulter, has chosen for his Cabinet, I also celebrated my younger daughter’s birthday last week. … Read more

Elon and Vivek hope to test presidential and private powers

Elon and Vivek hope to test presidential and private powers

While the promises of billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to cut government spending down to the bone sound a lot like previous failed attempts to root out supposed government waste, their plan promises to test the limits of presidential power and the power of private individuals to steer government. Among the various purported goals … Read more

Powerball, Lotto America winning numbers for Dec. 7, 2024

Powerball, Lotto America winning numbers for Dec. 7, 2024

The Minnesota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 7, 2024, results for each game: Winning Powerball numbers from Dec. 7 drawing 01-31-43-55-57, Powerball: 22, Power Play: 2 Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here. Winning Lotto America numbers from Dec. 7 drawing 07-14-31-44-46, Star Ball: … Read more

Jokic records career-high 56 points but Nuggets lose to Wizards

Jokic records career-high 56 points but Nuggets lose to Wizards

Denver Nuggets have lost their past two games [Getty Images] Nikola Jokic’s career-high 56 points was not enough to seal victory for the Denver Nuggets as they lost 113-122 to the Washington Wizards. Three-time MVP Jokic recorded the second-most points in a game in the league’s history – behind David Thompson’s 73-point performance in 1978. … Read more

‘So many families are in need.’ Birdie Bags program helps McEbright students in Akron

‘So many families are in need.’ Birdie Bags program helps McEbright students in Akron

Students attending McEbright Community Learning Center in Akron will once again receive toiletries and hygiene items, as well as food and snacks, as a part of the Ben Curtis Family Foundation’s Birdie Bags program. The Millennium Fund for Children, a partnership of the Akron Beacon Journal and the Akron Community Foundation, is supporting the project … Read more

Ohio needs legislation to prevent kids from getting a hold of guns

Powerball, Lotto America winning numbers for Dec. 7, 2024

In Ohio, there have been at least 11 shootings this year by children, according to Signal Cleveland. Ohio should enact strict gun storage policies as well as gun safety education in school curricula when children hit seventh grade. Many shootings have been unintentional due to Ohio’s weak gun safety laws. According to the Giffords Law … Read more