State Budget

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Wisconsin Senate Rejects $1.8 Billion Tax and School Funding Deal

The defeat likely pushes surplus decisions into the next legislative session.

North Carolina Leaders Agree on $319 Million Medicaid Rebase With Oversight Reforms

SNAP Participation Plunges After OBBB With Arizona Leading Losses

California Wealth-Tax Authors Reject Claims on ‘Super-Vote’ Valuations as States Target the Rich

Florida’s ICE Arrest Surge Faces Pushback From GOP Sheriffs

Kremlin Denies Putin Asked Oligarchs for Cash as Reports Cite Billionaire Pledges

San José Mayor Matt Mahan Unveils Performance-Pay, No-New-Taxes Plan in Governor Bid

Wisconsin Lawmakers Send SNAP Candy-and-Soda Ban to Evers With $69-$72 Million Oversight Package

California Lawmakers Push for Another Prison Closure After Surplus Capacity Report

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

Maharashtra Economic Survey Flags Modest Education Gains as Reported Crimes Against Women Rise

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