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Spending bill roils Senate GOP leadership battle

The six-bill package, which must be passed by Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown, has drawn fierce criticism from conservatives in both chambers, who are focused on more than 6,000 goals embedded in the package. ing. The spending bill was initially expected to pass easily, but now faces a bumpy road in the Senate, […]

Senate passes spending bill, punting shutdown threat to next week

The Senate passed a short-term spending bill Thursday that postponed the threat of this weekend’s government shutdown until later in the month, but questions remained about how Congress will fund the government through the rest of the year. Just hours after the House passed the bill by an overwhelming 320-99 vote and a day before […]

Gov. Murphy $55.9B budget features spending hikes, new business taxes

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, announced a $55.9 billion state budget on Tuesday. Among the major agenda items is increasing public education spending by nearly $1 billion. “Our budget will ensure New Jersey maintains its proud reputation as a great place to raise a family,” Murphy said of the proposal. New Jersey Gov. […]