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House panel passes $13.9B budget plan without Citizens-backed tax change
Providence Business News· 5 days agoA key House panel on Friday approved a fiscal 2025 state budget plan by a 13-1 vote with no...
Education, health, pension spending up in $14 billion RI budget
WPRI Providence· 5 days agoThe budget bill is a revised version of the tax-and-spending plan that Gov. Dan McKee put forward in...
America's Greatest Enemy Isn't China or Russia: Its $35 Trillion In Debt
The National Interest· 1 day agoSummary: The BRICS bloc, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is gradually...
‘So much death’: Lawmakers around U.S. weigh stricter speed limits, safer roads for pedestrians
Washington State Standard via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLOS ANGELES — The party was winding down. Its young hosts, María Rivas Cruz and her fiancé, Raymond...
‘Retirees needed relief’: Diossa, McKee weigh in on budget bill’s pension changes
WPRI Providence· 2 days agoCOLAs have been frozen since 2011, when the pension system was changed in order to close a...
The ‘rainy day’ is here for California schools. It could be much worse if it wasn’t for Jerry Brown
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFormer Gov. Jerry Brown's commitment to shoring up the state's rainy day reserves, particularly for K-12 education, is helping schools avoid more significant cuts.
New money for Washington Bridge, RIPTA and pensions in RI budget bill. No bank tax cut
The Providence Journal via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoPreviewing some of the major themes in the year's big tax-and-spending bill, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi said it will prioritize "education at every level and supporting children."
Jittery markets struggle with South Africa coalition puzzle
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe prospect of South Africa's first coalition government of the post-apartheid era is likely to...
Durham refused to pay judgment against officer. Why the city just paid him thousands.
The News & Observer· 6 days agoDarrell Dowdy’s lawsuit said the city paid for his legal bills and promised they had his back, until the money came due.
Mayor Brandon Johnson to reopen Roseland mental health clinic and two other sites
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMayor Brandon Johnson is expanding city-run mental health services at three locations across Chicago, a decisive step to fulfill the so-called Treatment Not Trauma plan he pushed during his ...