If Congress doesn’t pass a federal spending bill by Oct. 1, agency closures will disrupt numerous routine functions for ...

The benefits of pension reform over time outweigh any upfront monetary or political cost. Surely the governor can make that ...

Illinois on Thursday, July 20, 2023. On Sept. 14, the House of Representatives passed the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act to block state attempts to eliminate the sale of gas-powered cars.

The same goes for other plans, such as the reamortization of pension debt proposed by the Center for Tax and Budget ... a ...

The North Carolina House ... budget. Berger said he thought the votes to pass the budget would be there if it were put on the floor. The budget is expected to include raises for teachers and state ...

though the state government is funded at last year's levels and remains open. Lawmakers had hoped to have a budget by July 4. Both the House and Senate have passed their own budgets and have ...

Missouri lawmakers have failed to override any of the governor’s $555 million in budget cuts. The state Legislature convened ...

The News & Observer has obtained a copy of a state budget draft ahead ... while the House said it did not have enough votes to pass the budget with casinos included. Talks between leaders of ...

Republican legislative leaders have ditched their efforts this year to dramatically multiply legal gambling in the state.

An Illinois ... The victim passed out again and when she regained consciousness, she noticed smoke coming in to the bathroom from under the door. She opened the door and saw the house engulfed ...

Medicaid expansion and the legalization of four new state-sanctioned casinos were not in the new House budget bill and instead had been pushed into another bill, which was still being finalized ...