Wisconsin Hospitals Charge 25.6% More Than Illinois for the Same In-Person Care

America's Talking brings you headlines from four states: Florida's mid-decade congressional redistricting ahead of Tuesday's primary, a Wisconsin hospital pricing study, a Louisiana city marshal facing an audit over conference lodging expenses, and Pennsylvania's decision on a new federal school choice tax credit. Florida holds its primary Tuesday under a new Republican-favored congressional map pushed by Governor Ron DeSantis, one of ten states engaged in rare mid-decade redistricting; the new map could flip four Democratic-held seats. A new study shared exclusively with The Center Square finds Wisconsin hospitals charge 25.6% more than Illinois hospitals for in-person care, even within the same parent company, with "percentage of charge" contracts identified as a key cost driver. Shreveport City Marshal James Jefferson defends his office's lodging expense practices after an audit found potential violations of the Louisiana Constitution; the office says it will not change its practices. Pennsylvania has not yet opted into the new federal Education Freedom Tax Credit (created under the 2025 Working Families Tax Cuts Act), which offers up to $1,700 in tax credits for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations; 31 states have already opted in, while Governor Josh Shapiro says he's awaiting further federal guidance. Read the full stories at thecentersquare.com.