Mississippi legislators work to approve state spending plans
2 years, 8 months ago

Mississippi legislators work to approve state spending plans

Associated Press  

— Mississippi legislators on Monday were approving parts of a state budget for the year that begins July 1, and it is substantially larger than the budget for the current year. With money from the Education Enhancement Fund, a Capital Expense Fund and two funds connected to Mississippi’s lawsuit against the tobacco industry in the 1990s, total state spending will top $7.3 billion. One big expense is $54 million for the Department of Human Services to buy a new computer system to replace one that’s long outdated, said Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Briggs Hopson, a Republican from Vicksburg. The federal government will also spend $95 million for the computer system, said House Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Sam Mims, a Republican from McComb. Legislators also were making plans to spend about $1.5 billion of the $1.8 billion the state is receiving from the federal government for pandemic relief, said House Appropriations Committee Chairman John Read, a Republican from Gautier.

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Arkansas governor proposes nearly $6.5B budget, with half of spending increase going to vouchers
1 month ago

Arkansas governor proposes nearly $6.5B budget, with half of spending increase going to vouchers

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Connecticut lawmakers debate spending remaining COVID-19 funds, forgoing changes to state budget
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Connecticut lawmakers debate spending remaining COVID-19 funds, forgoing changes to state budget

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Facing a Dec. 31 deadline, Connecticut lawmakers were on track Tuesday to approve a Democratic plan to spend at least $360 million in remaining federal COVID-19 pandemic funds on key areas, including higher education, not-for-profit social service agencies, municipal aid and children’s mental health. Republicans in the House and Senate argued the Democrats’ plan sets the state …

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges lawmakers to pass budget as session kicks off
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges lawmakers to pass budget as session kicks off

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Arkansas governor proposes $6.3B budget as lawmakers prepare for session
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Arkansas governor proposes $6.3B budget as lawmakers prepare for session

Associated Press  

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Tennessee governor’s budget plan funds more school vouchers, business tax break, new state parks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tennessee governor’s budget plan funds more school vouchers, business tax break, new state parks

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As Tennessee’s recent boom years fade with slower tax revenues, Gov. Bill Lee is forging ahead on some big-ticket items in his state budget proposal — among them, a dramatic expansion of taxpayer-funded vouchers to help kids attend private schools, a big tax break for businesses, and growth of state parks and natural areas. The Republican’s spending …

Mississippi Republican governor again calls for phasing out personal income tax in his budget plan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mississippi Republican governor again calls for phasing out personal income tax in his budget plan

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Tate Reeves is renewing his call for legislators to phase out the state’s personal income tax over several years, and he is asking them to spend more money on economic development, highways and the judiciary. “Rather, it requires that our government lives within its means.” The expansion of Capitol Police is mandated in a law enacted last year over objections …

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore proposes $63.1 billion budget with no tax increases
11 months, 1 week ago

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore proposes $63.1 billion budget with no tax increases

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Mississippi’s top lawmakers skip initial budget proposals because of disagreement with governor
1 year ago

Mississippi’s top lawmakers skip initial budget proposals because of disagreement with governor

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— Mississippi legislators will begin their session next month without a broad outline from their leaders about how the state should spend money during the year that begins July 1. Budget writers will meet several times during the session, and they will monitor the state’s economic performance to try to predict how much tax money might be available to spend, …

Mississippi GOP governor says his plan would aid hospitals; Democrat pushes for Medicaid expansion
1 year, 3 months ago

Mississippi GOP governor says his plan would aid hospitals; Democrat pushes for Medicaid expansion

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— Mississippi Republican Gov. Reeves has said for years that he opposes Medicaid expansion because he does not want to add more people to a government program that he derides as “welfare.” “The expansion of Obamacare, while certainly adds a significant number of people to the welfare rolls, does not have the kind of financial impact that some of you …

Arkansas lawmakers approve $6.2B budget, wrap up session
1 year, 8 months ago

Arkansas lawmakers approve $6.2B budget, wrap up session

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— Arkansas lawmakers approved a proposed $6.2 billion budget and an overhaul of the state’s sentencing laws on Friday as they wrapped up an 89-day legislative session that’s been marked by approval of Republican Gov. The Legislature this week approved a separate bill tapping into the state’s surplus for several needs, including $330 million for new prison space and $300 …

Gov. Moore releases $63 billion Maryland budget plan
1 year, 11 months ago

Gov. Moore releases $63 billion Maryland budget plan

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Wes Moore released his $63 billion budget plan for the state Friday, outlining education and transportation as priorities amid a large budget surplus while maintaining an ample Rainy Day Fund to be prepared for an economic downturn. Moore, a Democrat, described his budget plan as being “bold without being reckless.” “It prepares us to weather the downside risk in the …

South Dakota $423M surplus will be top issue at Legislature
1 year, 11 months ago

South Dakota $423M surplus will be top issue at Legislature

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The South Dakota Legislature’s nine-week session is slated to begin Tuesday with all eyes on what lawmakers might do with the state’s $423 million surplus. Kristi Noem wants to use the money to cover repealing the state sales tax on groceries, a plan some of the state’s staunchest Republicans oppose. Noem’s executive budget calls for repealing the state’s 4.5% sales …

Gov. Burgum unveils record $18.4B proposed state budget
2 years ago

Gov. Burgum unveils record $18.4B proposed state budget

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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Wednesday unveiled a proposed $18.4 billion budget that increases state spending by more than 3% and includes $3 billion in infrastructure funding, and increases workforce development funding and public employee salaries. The state’s current $17.8 billion two-year budget — including federal aid — is its biggest ever and more than $2 …

Mississippi lawmakers aim to finish budget and end session
2 years, 8 months ago

Mississippi lawmakers aim to finish budget and end session

Associated Press  

— Mississippi legislators are returning to the Capitol on Monday with hopes of finishing their 2022 session. Tate Reeves said Friday that he intends to sign a bill that will authorize Mississippi’s largest-ever tax cut. “It’s a major tax cut that heads us in the direction of eliminating the income tax,” Reeves told reporters Friday at the Capitol. “Literally every …

Governor signs $1B spending boost, vetoes small projects
2 years, 9 months ago

Governor signs $1B spending boost, vetoes small projects

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SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a $1 billion annual budget expansion for state government into law on Wednesday to shore up spending on public education, health care and infrastructure while boosting salaries for bureaucrats, state police and public school educators. The $8.5 billion general fund budget boosts spending by 14% for the fiscal year …

Wolf’s final budget, like his first, features public schools
2 years, 10 months ago

Wolf’s final budget, like his first, features public schools

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf’s eighth and final budget proposal unveiled Tuesday would push state spending past $43 billion for the first time, with the Democratic governor asking lawmakers for the largest-ever increase in aid for public schools, plus more money for direct care workers, higher-education institutions and college scholarships. All told, Wolf’s plan would increase spending through the …

Maryland Senate votes for $50B plan to balance state budget
3 years, 8 months ago

Maryland Senate votes for $50B plan to balance state budget

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— The Maryland Senate unanimously approved a plan Thursday to balance the state budget during the next fiscal year, with enormous help from the federal government to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawmakers in both parties used words like “stunning” and “unique” to describe how federal aid reshaped an ominous budget quandary last year into the ability …

Virginia lawmakers pass new budget amid coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

Virginia lawmakers pass new budget amid coronavirus pandemic

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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers all but wrapped up a special legislative session Friday by approving a new state budget that gives bonuses to police, pays for a host of new criminal justice reforms, and extends moratoriums on evictions and utility shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, lawmakers gave final approval to a bill to establish community care teams …

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