Some FIFA thoughts today

Good morning!

Well, the good news on this Memorial Day is I haven’t read too many reports of lawless teens causing chaos on boardwalks. The bad news is, that’s because this weekend was a total washout.

Oh, well. We still have 15 more weekends until Labor Day.

Commentary: I have some thoughts on FIFA’s decision to cooperate with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to give discounted World Cup tickets to New Yorkers and not New Jerseyans: “New Jerseyans have every right to be angry that FIFA decided its unprecedented gift of discounted World Cup tickets should go to residents across the Hudson River instead of us. I don’t care if Mamdani bent the knee and Sherrill didn’t. New Jersey taxpayers are spending a lot on the World Cup, and we deserve more in return than first billing on one of the World Cup signs at MetLife.”

Technology: Data centers are one of the newest targets of activists, and the fights over them have moved from town councils to Congress. David Lightman reports, “But finding consensus on how to proceed in D.C. is tough, with the industry spreading around millions to make its case, some lawmakers pushing a moratorium, and others looking for ways to ease the burden on Americans without halting development.”

Transpo: It’s not only summer season, it’s pothole-fixing season. Amanda Watford reports that transportation officials and infrastructure experts say the need to pay for road repairs continues to outpace available funding. “What states end up doing, partly because resources are limited, is they’re sort of triaging the system,” said Rocky Moretti, the director of policy and research at TRIP, a nonprofit research group focused on transportation issues.

Have a great Memorial Day! Give a thought to the men and women who have given their lives for the United States.