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America At 250: The Tax Fight That Helped Launch A Nation
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (1155+ words) July 4, 2026, marks 250 years since the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. That milestone'the semiquincentennial, if you want the formal term'is an opportunity to revisit the founding story in all its familiar forms: liberty, self-government, equality, revolution, and the break…...
NYC Budget Allocates Almost $7 Million to "Trans Equity," Nothing for Promised Police Hires
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (174+ words) The New York City Council approved a new budget on Tuesday that allocates almost $7 million for "trans equity" programs and doesn't include any spending for the additional police officers Mayor. .. NYC Budget Allocates Almost $7 Million Posted By: Dreadnought, 7/2/2026 11: 21: 40 AM The…...
Michigan misses July 1 budget deadline for second year
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (353+ words) (The Center Square)" The Michigan legislature officially missed its July 1 deadline for the state's fiscal year 2026-27 budget. Wednesday was the statutory deadline for the finalization of Michigan's budget, including the separate School Aid budget. This is the second year in…...
Wyoming Board Of Equalization Asks Judge To End Property Tax Cap
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (407+ words) The Wyoming Board of Equalization is answering the governor's court case against it by suing back, and asking a judge to end Wyoming's 4% cap on property tax increases." After the governor sued the Wyoming Board of Equalization last month for…...
Berlin demands deep cuts to EU's 2028-2034 budget
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (233+ words) Anabelle Colaco 02 Jul 2026, 14: 52 GMT+ BERLIN, Germany: Germany is pushing for a major reduction in the European Union's proposed 2028-2034 budget, warning that the current 2 trillion-euro plan is too expensive and unlikely to win approval from member states. Berlin is demanding a…...
NYC Approves Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Record $125. 8 Billion Budget Despite Warning of $8. 8 Billion Shortfall
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (39+ words) New York City approved Mayor Zohran Mamdani's record $125. 8 billion budget after tense negotiations. The spending plan increases funding for major agencies while relying on one-time savings and facing an $8. 8 billion projected budget gap next year....
De Santis signs $117. 6 B Florida budget, touts tax cuts
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (336+ words) (The Center Square)" Gov. Ron De Santis signed his final state budget as governor Monday. The $117. 6 billion spending plan came after almost $810 million in line-item vetoes and a special session in May. De Santis marked his final budget signing with…...
NYC budget will not include proposed increase in police officers
2+ day, 34+ min ago (256+ words) New York City's adopted fiscal year 2027 budget does not include a previously proposed increase of 580 New York City Police Department officers, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani citing cost savings. Asked why the budget did not increase NYPD headcount, Mamdani said he…...
De Santis Vetoes Funding for Riverside Drive, Senior Center Expansion
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Mamdani's $126 B budget soars nearly 10% from last year, leaving NYC on verge of fiscal crisis
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (182+ words) Zo's busting the budget. Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inaugural, record-breaking nearly $126 billion budget passed late Tuesday " growing city spending by more than $10 billion from last year despite his past dire warnings about the Big Apple's financial situation. The under-the-wire vote by…...