CiVL News: Mar 27, 2026, 5:04 AM PDT -- State Tax Wars, School Choice Data, and TSA Chaos Drive Friday's News

Here's your latest episode from the Reason Magazine CiVL News Roundup produced by CiVL.com. This episode explores shifting tax policies, new education funding data, and government operational issues. We also cover unexpected election results and content moderation challenges on social media. • South Carolina reduced its state income tax from 7% to 5.2% and plans further cuts. • Arkansas lowered its income tax to 3.9% from 7% under Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. • The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act spurred population shifts from high-tax states like California. • Arizona's ESA program found 2% of funds violated rules, with 0.3% deemed fraud. • Governor Katie Hobbs criticized Arizona's ESA program for "squandering taxpayer dollars." • 102,598 Arizona students use ESAs, with 90% of per-pupil funding going into these accounts. • A DHS shutdown led to 42.3% TSA officer absence at New Orleans airport, causing 3-hour waits. • Emily Gregory won Florida's 87th State House District by 2.4 percentage points, despite Trump's endorsement for her opponent. • Democrat Brian Nathan won a Hillsborough County Senate seat by 408 votes. • X identified accounts posting racist and antisemitic content, claiming to be American patriots, originating from Africa and Asia. • X's revenue-sharing policy allows non-American accounts to profit from controversial content. • Elon Musk paused X's plan to prioritize content from geographically close creators. Join CiVL and be part of building the future you want to live in. Be an early adopter. We're just getting started. Human respect, a core tenet of CiVL's vision, recognizes that the path to a flourishing civilization does not lie in more efficient forms of coercion, but in the widespread adoption of human respect as a primary value. By moving away from the "Conflict Machine" and toward a culture of voluntary cooperation, we align ourselves with the natural requirements for human well-being. We built CiVL News out of our passion for free and open access to information. Follow the topics you care about, and don't be subjected to algos! You're invited to build a hub with us for ideas that upgrade civilizations.