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Tough budget decisions for NOAA in focus at House hearing
FedScoop· 5 hours agoCuts to programs for ocean observation, weather research, and staffing for the National Weather...
Education, housing and health care come out on top in lawmakers’ revised fiscal 2025 budget
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 6 days agoGood news for transit riders, Medicaid providers and public school students, all of whom stand to...
Editorial: A balanced state budget. But hardly Springfield Democrats’ finest hour.
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoHere’s the good news: Illinois lawmakers under Gov. J.B. Pritzker passed a balanced budget for the sixth straight year, protecting the state’s credit rating and continuing ...
2024 Louisiana legislative session: Chipping away at sunshine
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA year after lawmakers passed the state budget in a frenzied final few minutes before their...
Democrats declare ‘Illinois is on the right track’ as Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs $53.1 billion budget
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoCHICAGO — Fending off critics of the largest budget in Illinois history, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the...
Despite lackluster response to his Springfield agenda, Mayor Brandon Johnson vows: ‘We keep...
Chicago Tribune· 7 days agoWhen Brandon Johnson visited the Illinois State Capitol as mayor-elect, he emphatically rejected the...
Americans fret over whether they can count on receiving Medicare, Social Security benefits
CBS Austin· 13 hours agoAmericans are increasingly worried that entitlement programs that generations of people have been...
Does Gov. Hochul, a Buffalo Native, Really Get New York City?
New York Times· 3 hours agoGovernor Hochul is more of an outsider to New York City than most of her predecessors. Critics say...
Congestion pricing paused, business tax proposed: What's next?
FOX 5 New York· 2 hours agoThe day after Governor Kathy Hochul's last-minute postponement of congestion pricing, there are lots...
Pritzker signs $53.1 billion spending plan, dismisses Democratic discord
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 12 hours agoGov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday downplayed Democratic divisions as he signed a sweeping $53.1 billion budget that relies on $1.1 billion in revenue and includes a child tax credit. The signing ...