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No budget expected prior to special session
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (347+ words) (The Center Square) " A plan for mid-April budget negotiations is still up in the air after legislators failed to agree on a budget during the regular session. Senate President Ben Albritton said in a memo to senators Wednesday that there…...
Fiscal Fallout: $375 million bond debt indirectly funding operating budget
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (793+ words) (The Center Square) " Washington state is indirectly using bond debt to cover its operating budget despite record revenue and the largest tax increase in the state's history, according to an analysis of state fiscal data by The Center Square. For…...
Gov. Kathy Hochul Weighs New York Pension Proposal That Could Cost Taxpayers $1. 5 Billion
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (820+ words) New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is in discussions with union leaders over a proposed pension overhaul that would allow certain public employees to retire earlier, a move estimated to cost taxpayers $1. 5 billion, according to sources familiar with the talks, as…...
Hochul in talks to make fat pork union deal that could lower retirement age for teachers to 55 " at staggering cost to taxpayers
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (266+ words) ALBANY" Gov. Kathy Hochul is quietly negotiating a possible deal with one of New York's top labor leaders to allow public workers from teachers to nurses hired after 2014 to retire at 55, sources said. The age is currently 62 for those hired…...
Colorado lawmakers finalize budget with deep cuts linked to $1. 5 billion shortfall
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (1290+ words) DENVER | The Colorado legislature's Joint Budget Committee completed its draft of the state budget Wednesday, slashing Medicaid, scouring bank accounts for unspent cash, and trimming or rejecting requests for new spending to address'a roughly $1. 5 billion shortfall. Some of the deepest…...
House advances $3. 7 billion General Fund budget with COLA for state
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (158+ words) MONTGOMERY " The Alabama House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to approve the $3. 7 billion General Fund (GF) and supplemental appropriations budget for the 2027 fiscal year during the next-to-last week of the 2026 legislature. The Senate is poised to tackle the other side…...
Budget, Helene, Medicaid spending decisions near
1+ week, 3+ day ago (576+ words) (The Center Square) " Raises tied to the state budget, recovery from Hurricane Helene, and roping in the unknowns of Medicaid are coming soon, says North Carolina's top Republican in the House of Representatives. First-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is asking…...
Knesset approves 2026 budget, Israel's largest ever, sending billions to Haredi institutions
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1101+ words) The Knesset voted to pass the largest state budget in Israel's history early Monday morning, growing the defense budget to unprecedented levels amid the war with Iran and sending billions of shekels to Haredi educational institutions and other priorities of…...
Israeli parliament approves 2026 state budget, spokesperson says
1+ week, 4+ day ago (223+ words) March 30 (Reuters) " Israel's parliament approved the 2026 state budget, a Knesset spokesperson said in a statement early on Monday, "allowing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government "to head off early elections as his country's joint war with the U. S. on Iran continues. The…...
Knesset set to hold final 2 votes on passing 2026 state budget
1+ week, 4+ day ago (614+ words) The Knesset is set to vote on the 2026 state budget Sunday in second and third readings, with coalition lawmakers expected to secure its passage. While debate began in the Knesset plenum on Sunday morning, the actual vote may not be…...