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Mar 03 2023
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Sen. Lewis Celebrates Proposed Funding Increase for Melrose Schools
BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis was pleased to see the release of Governor Maura Healey’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 state budget on March 1, which includes great news for the City of Melrose. Her proposed budget increases Chapter 70 school funding for Melrose to $12.3 million, an increase of $2.6 million or 27% over FY23. This very substantial increase in funding for Melrose schools is a result
Patch.comMay 22 2023
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As U.S. nears default, debt talks resume
WASHINGTON -- Debt ceiling talks were set to resume Sunday evening as Washington races to strike a budget compromise along with a deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit and avert an economy-wrecking federal default. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy spoke by phone Sunday while the president was returning home on Air Force One after the Group of Seven summit in Japan.
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteOct 06 2023
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Andy GorelMay 21 2023
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Minnesota Legislature passes transportation bill with delivery fees, gas tax increase
Both the Minnesota House and Senate voted Sunday to pass a transportation spending package that budgets $7.8 billion for roads, transit, airports and more over the next two years. The bill passed 69-61 in the House and 34-32 in the Senate and now heads to Gov. Tim Walz for final approval. Among the more controversial measures included in the legislation are a gas tax increase indexed to
KSTPMay 17 2023
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Durham Report a Choose-Your-Own-Political-Reality Adventure
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. No serious player really wanted it, so a special counsel gets the tap on the shoulder. Mostly unlimited in scope, budget, and remit, the office has about as long a leash as exists in the current environment. Years upon years of work later, the project releases its final
Time MagazineMay 21 2023
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At Issue: May 21 — Minnesota House passes tax bill, legal cannabis heads to the governor's desk
The Minnesota Legislature is spending the weekend wrapping up several items before the session ends. The Minnesota House of Representatives passed the state tax bill just Saturday night, to the ire of many GOP lawmakers who say it will increase taxes by $2.2 billion despite an $18 billion budget surplus. The bill includes $260 rebate checks for single tax filers and $520 rebates for married
KSTPMay 17 2023
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Biden Taps Two Negotiators to Reach Debt Ceiling Deal With Republicans
Shalanda Young, left, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Steve Ricchetti, a White House senior adviser, will communicate directly with congressional Republicans to try to reach a deal on raising the debt limit. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. President Biden selected Shalanda Young and Steve Ricchetti to talk
New York Times (News)May 17 2023
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Biden says he’s confident there will be a debt-limit deal with Republicans
President Biden offered a glimmer of hope Wednesday that he would soon reach a deal with Republican congressional leaders to raise the nation’s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit and avoid a default that could come as soon as June 1. The president’s remarks come one day after his White House meeting with House and Senate leaders of both parties to hammer out a deal. “I’m confident that we’ll get
Washington TimesMay 17 2023
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Here are the actions Utah lawmakers may take to deal with coming floods
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are set to pour millions of dollars into dealing with the effects of last winter's record snowfall during Wednesday's special legislative session called by Gov. Spencer Cox. Bills that will be considered include extending the state of emergency Cox declared last month and shifting more than $30 million in state funds to cover budget-busting snowplowing costs as
KSLMay 21 2023
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Biden targets taxes in debt ceiling talks: ‘Revenue is not off the table'
President Joe Biden says revenue, not just spending, is on the table in debt ceiling negotiations. Biden told reporters in Japan that he has agreed to spending cuts, but the other side of the ledger has equal weight. "If you all were doing your budget at home and you said, 'Okay, we have to make some cuts,' would you only look at the spending? Or would you also look at your income?'" Biden
Washington Examiner