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Pennsylvania Doubles State Funding for Rape Crisis Centers to $24.17 Million

The enacted 2026–27 budget pairs the $12 million increase with targeted crisis-response investments to help centers address staffing shortages.

Pennsylvania Enacts $50.8 Billion Budget That Leaves Transit Without Operating Aid

New York Approves $1 Billion Utility Rebate for Millions

New York Budget Rewrites State Climate Law and Delays Rules

Senate Finance Advances Budget That Cuts LA GATOR Expansion and Redirects Reserves to Roads

Thuringian Museums Press for Clarity as State Weighs Cuts to 2026 Project Funds

Tasmania Injects $506 Million Into TT-Line to Cover Ferry Project Overruns

Florida Reports 46% Drop in Fentanyl Deaths in FDLE Interim Data

Kentucky Lawmakers Restore Full Match for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Bihar Proposes 250-Km Pashupatinath–Baidyanath Expressway Linking Nepal and Jharkhand

Kemp’s Final State of the State Proposes I-75 Toll Lanes, $1 Billion Rebate and Pay Boosts

Haryana CM Warns of Demotions Over Crime Control Failures, Orders Anti-Drug Push

SEPTA Cancels More Regional Rail Trips Thursday and Friday for Safety Inspections

SEPTA Diverts $394 Million From Capital Budget to Keep Service Running

Mexico Establishes Permanent Talks With Maize Producers After Blockades

Bodycam Video Shows Macomb Deputies Free Deer From Backyard Hammock

Maryland to Close Jessup’s MCI-J by June 2026

SEPTA Seeks Capital-Fund Waiver as It Moves to Restore Service After Court Order

SEPTA Reveals 20% Service Cuts as Budget Talks Stall

Massachusetts Approves Indigent Defense Pay Hike as Case Dismissals Continue