State Budget

Fiscal Policy Funding Allocation Public Spending Federal Funding Deficits Government Spending Education Funding Financial Management Funding Shortfalls Deficit Management

California Lawmakers Push for Another Prison Closure After Surplus Capacity Report

State analysts say the system has about 8,000 excess beds.

Louisiana Legislature Opens Session Focused on Insurance, Education and the Budget

California Releases $35 Million to Bolster Aid and Legal Help for Immigrant Families

Pritzker’s Budget Boosts School Aid but Stops Short of Full Formula Funding, Prompting Union Criticism

Newsom Releases $35 Million to Back Immigrant Legal Defense and Basic Services

Arizona GOP Sends 12-Bill SNAP and Medicaid Overhaul to Hobbs

Florida House Panel Advances Bill to Curb Nonresident Enrollment at Preeminent Universities

N.H. Bike Registration Plan Stalls as Sponsor Signals It Won’t Advance

Florida HIV Drug Program Cuts Draw Capitol Protests Ahead of March 1

Michigan House Sues to Block $645 Million in Work‑Project Spending After AG Opinion

Newsom Presses Congress in D.C. for $34 Billion L.A. Wildfire Recovery Package as FEMA Spurns Meeting

California Fast Food Council Hasn’t Met in 2025 as Chair Vacancy Stretches Past Six Months

Pennsylvania Budget Deal Ends State’s Participation in RGGI

Newsom Links Palisades Rebuild Delays to Climate Change as Critics Allege Mismanagement

Pennsylvania Enacts $50 Billion Budget After 135-Day Stalemate

California Lawmakers Steer $415 Million in Earmarks Into 2025 Budget Despite Deficit

Illinois Transit Rescue Clears Legislature as RTA Restores Disability Ride-Share, Scraps 2026 Fare Hikes

Healey Floats $10K Buyouts, $20K Retirement Incentives to Trim State Workforce

New Mexico Governor Signs $162 Million Emergency Package to Cushion Federal Cuts

California Redistricting Fight Intensifies as Marin Backs Prop. 50 and 37 Sheriffs Oppose