In the 1942 film “Holiday Inn,” legendary crooner Bing Crosby describes the stroke of midnight on New Year’s as “one minute to say goodbye before we say hello.” In 2025, Americans in several states around the country are “saying hello” to many new laws and changes in tax codes. In West Virginia, for example, residents saw an automatic 2% personal income tax cut taking effect on New Year’s...

House Speaker Mike Johnson stares down a difficult battle to retain the gavel on Friday, even despite an endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump.  Despite narrowly hanging on to the GOP majority, Johnson’s speakership hangs in the balance after a series of moves to fund the government that angered conservatives over the effort’s failure to cut spending.  On the opening day of the 119th Congress, the House will vote...