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Gov. Wes Moore signs budget with new taxes: What you need to know
Gov. Wes Moore signed the state budget and its companion bill Tuesday, signaling the end of a tumultuous fiscal season — for ...
Divert $1 billion of kicker rebates from taxpayers to wildfire efforts, Gov. Tina Kotek urges lawmakers
If lawmakers go along, it would mark the only time since 1991 that Oregon has withheld its unique-in-nation personal income ...
Gov. Pritzker responds to Trump termination of Digital Equity Program. What he said
President Donald Trump is withholding federal funding for the Digital Equity Act, terminating an Illinois program expanding ...
2026 Maryland budget among bills being signed into law by Gov. Moore
Maryland's 2026 budget will be among more than 160 bills that will be signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Wes Moore. The nearly ...
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs 2% funding increase for Iowa's K-12 public schools into law
The new Iowa law raises the state's per-student spending by $162 for the 2025-26 school year, taking spending for each pupil ...
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Should California’s climate budget pay for high speed rail and firefighters? Gov. Newsom’s new plan triggers fiery debate
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to extend California's landmark cap and trade program through 2045. But earmarking half of this ...
Senate committee advances Gov. Stitt's pick to lead Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Jeffrey Cartmell's nomination to serve as executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services will now go to the ...
Gov. Tim Walz rebuked by Trump administration for comparing immigration agents to Nazi Gestapo
Walz is the latest politician to face criticism for invoking comparisons to Nazi Germany. Last year, Trump himself compared ...
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‘Shocking’ and ‘plain cruel’: Health advocates say Gov. Newsom’s Medi-Cal budget could cripple women’s reproductive care
Newsom's Medi-Cal budget plan would shift money for voter-approved increases in doctors' pay and reproductive care to cover ...
Kathy Hochul’s poll numbers underwater as more than half of New Yorkers are ready for new gov: poll
According to a new Siena College poll released Tuesday, 44% of New Yorkers view Hochul favorably compared with 46% who view ...
Gov. Stitt signs bill aiming to protect the privacy rights of incarcerated women
Senate bill 418, which aims to protect the privacy rights of incarcerated women, has been signed into law by Governor Kevin ...
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Disquieting for Democrats, however, are independent voters siding against Hochul: The Siena poll found 48 percent of unaffiliated voters believe the state is headed in the wrong direction; 64 percent ...