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Connecticut Uses State Cash to Keep WIC Running During Shutdown

State stopgaps highlight uncertainty over federal contingency plans.

CBO: U.S. Posts $1.8 Trillion FY2025 Deficit as Debt Nears $38 Trillion

Michigan’s 24% Wholesale Cannabis Tax Signed Into Law as Industry Sues to Block It

Whitmer Signs $81 Billion FY 2026 Michigan Budget With Cannabis Tax–Backed Road Plan

Report: Massachusetts School Building Aid Skews to Suburbs, Leaving Urban Schools Behind

Newsom Vetoes Bipartisan CAL FIRE Pay-Floor Bill

Massachusetts Tallies $3.7 Billion Federal Funding Losses on New Dashboard

Broward Schools Weigh Closures After Enrollment Slide as Board Hears Pleas to Keep Campuses Open

White House Says No Decision on Tariff-Funded Checks After Trump Floats $1,000–$2,000 Idea

Cabinet Approves ₴324.7 Billion Defense Boost, Rada Vote Pending

Santa Clara County Pitches Measure A Sales Tax to Backstop Hospitals Before Nov. 4 Vote

Los Angeles Approves First Citywide Parking Meter Hike Since 2014, Orders Longer Hours and Sunday Enforcement

RTA Cuts 2026 Transit Gap to About $200 Million as Bigger Cliff Looms in 2027

Russia Proposes VAT on Foreign Online Orders, Rising to 20% by 2030

Trump Floats $1,000–$2,000 ‘Tariff Dividend’ Checks for Americans

Indiana Releases IEDC Forensic Audit Citing Conflicts, VIP Travel Overspending

Colorado Lotto+ Ticket Sold at Conifer Safeway Wins $3.07 Million Jackpot

Nationwide Strikes Sweep France as Unions Protest Austerity, Eiffel Tower Closes