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Arkansas lawmakers advance tax-cut bills and try to stave off shutdown of hunting, fishing agency
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Monday advanced income and property tax cuts and a compromise proposal to avoid a shutdown of the state's hunting and fishing programs. Lawmakers moved quickly on the main agenda items for the special session Republican Gov. Sarah...
Arizona lawmakers pass budget closing $1.4 billion deficit
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers approved a bipartisan budget deal Saturday that erases a $1.4 billion shortfall by curbing spending on higher education, trimming funding for state agencies and raiding a host of special funds. The spending plan is the result of weeks of...
Rhode Island lawmakers approve $13.9 billion budget plan, slew of other bills
Rhode Island lawmakers gave final approval to a proposed $13.9 billion state budget plan early Friday that includes additional funding for education and a $120 million bond to expand affordable housing. The budget was among a slew of bills approved by lawmakers in the final days of...
Kansas governor and GOP leaders say they have a deal on tax cuts to end 2 years of stalemate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor and top Republican lawmakers say they have an agreement on a package of broad tax cuts, potentially ending a two-year political standoff that has prevented their state from following others in making big reductions. The deal...
Canada's defense investment plans put it on track to meet NATO guideline, minister says
BRUSSELS (AP) — Canada looks on track to meet NATO’s military spending guideline by the end of the decade, Defense Minister Bill Blair said Friday, notably by boosting investment in the Arctic near its shared border with Russia as the region warms quickly because of climate change. ...
California Legislature rejects many of Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget cuts as negotiations continue
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature on Thursday rejected many of Gov. Gavin Newsom's most difficult budget cuts, choosing instead to speed-up a temporary tax increase on some businesses to help address an estimated $45 billion deficit while preserving spending on many social...
NC Senate threatens to end budget talks over spending dispute with House
RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Senate's top leader said Wednesday that chamber Republicans are prepared to walk away from budget negotiations if the House remains unwilling to give way and lower its preferred spending levels. With private budget talks between GOP...
Florida's DeSantis cuts $1B to bring state budget to $116.5B, slightly less than the current plan
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent more than an hour talking about what is in the $116.5 billion budget he signed Wednesday, but he left out the most important part of the announcement: What was in the nearly $1 billion he vetoed. Overall, the state spending...
Pakistan’s new government presents its first budget as it seeks a new long-term IMF bailout
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s new coalition government presented its first budget in parliament on Wednesday, promising an increase of up to 25% in the salaries of government employees and setting an ambitious tax collection target while talks with the International Monetary Fund about a new...
With 1 out of 3 Californians on Medicaid, doctors push ballot measure to force state to pay more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom last year agreed to a tax increase that aimed to do two things: Help balance a budget with a multibillion-dollar shortfall, and pay doctors more money to treat patients covered by Medicaid — the taxpayer-funded health insurance program for...
