Pritzker says budget passed early morning because ‘everybody wanted to go home’
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is heralding a budget that Republicans say was crammed down taxpayers throats in the dead of night. After the Senate approved the state budget package late in the evening Sunday, the House took the measure up in the early morning hours Wednesday. The measure spends $53.1 billion […]
Major Shift In Wisconsin Court Could Allow Unions to Wreak Havoc On State’s Budget Once Again, Experts Say
Experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the lawsuit could overturn longstanding state laws that have successfully balanced Wisconsin’s budget at the expense of reining in public employee unions. Member of Parliament passed it In 2011, Wisconsin passed the Wisconsin Budget Repair Act (also known as Act 10) to reduce the state’s budget deficit, […]
California seeks to delay $25 health-care minimum wage to ward off budget crisis
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to delay a healthcare worker minimum wage increase that will cost the state $4 billion this year alone as the state faces a budget crisis. Among Newsom’s proposals to cut the deficit from $73 billion to $7 billion are tying the state’s healthcare minimum wage increases, which would hike the […]
Why DeSantis’s budget could mean fewer public school options for Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) school choice program has led to significant enrollment declines in public schools, prompting the possibility of campus closures as more families opt for private schools, charter schools, or homeschooling. DeSantis is expected to sign the state budget sometime in early June, before fiscal 2025 begins on July 1. In his “Focus on […]
Newsom’s latest budget proposal falls $7 billion short, LAO says
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget proposal still falls $7 billion short of a balanced budget for fiscal year 2024-2025, according to the state-funded, non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office. This new budget, called the May Revision, is a marked improvement from earlier assessments from the LAO that said the 2024-2025 deficit could be […]
Biden’s $320M Gaza pier: Over budget and under constant threat, a ‘purely political’ misadventure
The temporary piers, installed under President Biden’s orders, have gone way over budget and have caused some problems since USAID began delivering them, leading some lawmakers to question the value of the undertaking. “At the end of the day, this is putting the American people at unnecessary risk. It’s costing a lot of money. It’s […]
Congress Guts Budget Rules and Misses Chance to Cut Spending
Republicans in Congress missed a huge opportunity to begin putting our country’s fiscal house in order. Inflation caused by runaway government spending and money printing was the top issue on the minds of voters in the November midterm elections. The Left’s reckless pursuit of these disastrous policies has been a boon for fiscally conservative politicians […]
The Long Odds of Solving the Budget Crisis
The budgetary crisis in the US has reached a critical phase. The debt ceiling fight about to unfold will simply be the latest phase. Experts say it is irresponsible to “play a game of chicken” with the debt ceiling. In the past, this means, Congress should increase the debt limit without resistance. The Democrat Congress has […]
California Gov. Newsom’s budget could cost businesses billions in higher taxes
See what’s being clicked on FoxBusiness.com California Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal to help close the state’s ballooning $45 billion deficit includes: tax increase About workers and companies. “I don’t think there’s a need right now to raise general taxes in the state and put additional burdens on workers and competitiveness. I don’t think there’s […]
College tuition costs more than students budget for in most cases: survey
A recent survey found that some students could end up paying as much as $10,000 more for college tuition. (iStock) College tuition can cost $10,000 more than budgeted, but a recent study found that many students manage to make ends meet despite the unexpected expense. About 66% of college students said the costs of college […]