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Healey signs $60.9 billion state budget, vetoes $130 million
Gov. Maura Healey approved a $60.9 billion annual budget and rolled out a proposal to empower her administration with greater ...
Why some fear government data on the U.S. economy is losing integrity
U.S. policymakers are increasingly anxious about the integrity of certain government benchmarks, crucial data points that ...
Trump signs controversial spending bill during White House 4th of July celebrations
President Donald Trump celebrated the Fourth of July by signing his massive spending bill that narrowly passed in Congress ...
Wall Street Worries as Crisis-Level Deficits Become the Government’s Default Mode
New legislation could push federal debt into dangerous territory—without an emergency requiring it.
Drama in Washington triggered Wisconsin's sprint to finish a budget
The health care provider tax was central to the swift approval of the state's two-year budget. Here's how it all came ...
State House Roundup: Holiday for all but Healey grappling with budget
Legislators are offering Healey some bulwarks against federal or economic upheaval. Negotiators scaled back their original ...
Governor Healey signs $61 billion state budget, while also slashing funding, delaying earmarks
With the state facing a hazy fiscal future, Healey also asked lawmakers to give her the expanded power to cut across state ...
Regional government leaders react to ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passage
Georgia and South Carolina leaders are reacting after the House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s “Big ...
Gov. Hobbs signs state budget, averting a government shutdown
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says signed the state budget on Friday, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown after the Democratic ...
Our elected officials are bankrupting the government
If the U.S. government were a private-sector company, it would have filed for bankruptcy long ago to wash away its debt. But ...