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Apr 16 2024
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Virginia Assembly returns to Richmond at odds with Youngkin on budget
Democrats have said repeatedly in recent days that they are in no mood to compromise with Youngkin, who welcomed the legislature’s budget in March by calling it “backward” and going on a tour around the state proclaiming how misguided it was. Since the governor unveiled a package of 233 proposed amendments on April 8 that essentially rewrote the spending plan the General Assembly passed with
Washington PostApr 19 2024
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Youngkin, Dems head into Va. budget reset with unfinished business
Youngkin has so far signaled willingness to negotiate on only one of those bills, one that would allow slot machine-style “skill games” in convenience stores across the state, and had bipartisan support. He is widely expected to veto most of the rest, extending a record-smashing spree that had him nixing more bills in one year — 153 — than the 120 that the previous record-holder, Democrat
Washington PostApr 18 2024
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Arkansas River levee work assured in state budget plans
OKLAHOMA CITY — Full state funding to ensure critically needed work on the Arkansas River levee system has been included in fiscal year 2025 budget proposals finalized by both the Oklahoma House and Senate. Much work remains to be done before the state’s actual spending plan for the coming fiscal year can be finalized. In fact, a mismatch of more than $1 billion currently exists between
Tulsa WorldApr 17 2024
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Mayor's proposed fiscal 2025 budget surpasses $1 billion
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum presented a $1 billion-plus spending plan for fiscal 2025 to the City Council on Wednesday that includes employee pay raises, utility rate hikes, improved highway lighting and a more aggressive road improvement plan. The $1,023,445,000 fiscal 2025 proposed budget is a 4.1% increase from the $982.6 million budget approved in fiscal 2024. The measure now goes to the City
Tulsa WorldApr 17 2024
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Republicans defend Michigan auditor general against budget cut
Republican lawmakers are defending the state's nonpartisan watchdog against accusations of partisanship after the governor proposed steep cuts to the agency's budget. Why it matters: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to cut the Office of the Auditor General's budget next year by more than $8 million to $21.4 million — a 28% reduction. • The proposed cut would "significantly impair the oversight we
AxiosMar 23 2024
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Budgeting for healthy eating
Natalia Mendez with Seward Co-op stopped by the KARE 11 Saturday Kitchen to work her magic when it comes to eating healthy on a budget. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video A study from the Cleveland Clinic reveals that nearly half of Americans (46%) view healthy food as being more expensive. That puts health and financial goals at
KARE11Apr 08 2024
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$56 Million Municipal Budget Introduced In Stafford
The $56 million budget was presented by Township Administrator Matthew Von Der Hayden and CFO Doug Gannon at the latest Township Council meeting. In the proposed budget is a 0.945 tax rate, compared to last year's rate of 0.948, or a decrease of 0.34 percent. This means the average home assessed at $294,000 will pay $9.41 less in taxes annually. Also in the budget is a $18.4 million capital
Patch.comMar 13 2024
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Kentucky Budget
Kentucky Senate Republicans have revealed their version of the state’s next two-year budget. Their plan proposes more funding for the main K-12 school funding formula. And it would double the amount of performance-based funding going to public universities. The spending blueprint could be voted on later Wednesday in the full Senate, hours after it cleared a Senate committee. The ultimate
Tulsa WorldApr 15 2024
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Maine lawmakers reverse controversial provisions in supplemental budget plan
The newly approved supplemental budget reversed changes regarding transportation funding, dairy subsidies, and tax relief for retirees' pensions. AUGUSTA, Maine — The Legislature's Democrat-led budget committee approved a new supplemental budget Monday, reversing some controversial changes it made during a recent session that went into the early morning hours. On Monday, the Appropriations and
News Center MaineApr 18 2024
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Lawmakers pass supplemental budget that includes $60 million in storm relief
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature agreed to a $430 million supplemental budget proposal in the early hours of Thursday morning that includes $60 million in relief for damage caused by winter storms. The House of Representatives approved the budget by a 75-63 vote just after 4 a.m. Thursday. The Senate soon followed with a 19-14 vote. The decision came after an all-night debate in the final hours
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