Looks like another federally backed solar energy plant has gone bust.

I reported that state and local governments in New York spend twice as much as governments in Florida. New York also has a larger bureaucracy.

Recent articles in respected business journals report that Amtrak lost only $29.8 million in 2019 (out of $3.3 billion in total revenues) and that it expects to make a profit in 2020.

New York and Florida have similar populations of 20 million and 21 million, respectively. But state and local governments in New York spent twice as much.

Neil Peart, drummer for Canadian rock band Rush, passed away last week after a three-year battle with brain cancer.

New Census data show that Americans are continuing to move from high-tax to low-tax states. One of the largest migration flows is from New York to Florida.

Yesterday, I looked at migration from high-tax to low-tax states. Today, the Wall Street Journal focuses on wealthy tax exiles from the Northeast in Florida.

The Census Bureau has released estimates of state population changes between July 2018 and July 2019.

The Department of Energy called the vast and expensive solar project a “success story” and “milestone for the country’s energy future.”

Politicians and pundits are claiming that technology companies such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are damaging monopolies.