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5 Midday Must-Reads: A Price Tag for Trump’s Birthday Party, a Budget Vote Goes Bust and a ‘Hunger Games’ for Immigrants?
A presidential birthday parade, a reality show for citizenship and deep cuts to Medicaid are all under consideration in ...
GOP budget battle erupts over Medicaid
A surprise holdout by ultraconservative members of the House Budget Committee Thursday forced Speaker Mike Johnson to ...
Budget office with 'fundamentally progressive roots' used by Dems as latest tool in anti-Trump resistance
While Democrats labeled the scorekeeper’s report as proof that Republican policies would lead to “catastrophic" Medicaid cuts ...
Cannabis products in Minnesota would see a tax hike from 10% to 15% under budget agreement
The bipartisan budget deal approved by Minnesota lawmakers includes a tax increase from 10% to 15% on cannabis products sold ...
US budget surplus surges to $258 billion in April, year-to-date deficit tops $1 trillion
The U.S. government posted a $258 billion budget surplus for April, up 23%, or about $49 billion, from a year earlier, ...
Prison closure, Ozempic limit, cap-and-what? 5 takeaways from Gavin Newsom’s budget
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday outlined his administration’s latest version of the 2025-26 budget plan, better known as the ...
Costa Mesa mulls a balanced budget proposal for 2024-25, but is it really balanced?
The Costa Mesa Council considered a $186.9 million general fund budget for the year ahead that appears balanced but assumes a ...
The Labour Budget Train Wreck Is Fast Approaching
The UK government is paying the price for its own timidity.