State Budget
Childcare Affordability Continues To Plague Pennsylvanians
Harrisburg, Pa., March 11, 2026 — Pennsylvania is one of the most overregulated states for childcare. And despite more than $50 million in additional state funding since 2023, too many families continue to…
School levy tax credits reward big spenders at the expense of frugal districts
Complex system insulates districts that agree to raise taxes the fastest You might be paying higher school property taxes this year because of a referendum to exceed a school district’s revenue cap — one that you did not get…
Lawmakers split on how to keep WisEye broadcasting
Senate throws a wrench into Assembly plan for sustaining nonprofit that covers Legislature’s doings Until last week, it appeared that legislators from both political parties were on a path to restoring WisconsinEye, an…
Hammond Calls for Restraint on Medicaid Spending
Albany, N.Y. — The state and its taxpayers cannot afford to allow Medicaid spending to keep growing at five times the inflation rate, the Empire Center’s Bill Hammond warns in testimony to be delivered today to the Joint…
An estate tax would harm Wisconsin’s economy
A money grab at death drives outmigration Death and taxes may be certain, as the old saying goes, but death taxes are not. Most states have repealed their estate and inheritance taxes that drive high-net-worth individuals out…
Is Hochul Really Going to Shut Down the Essential Plan?
Governor Hochul is hingeing a big chunk of her budget – and the state’s health-care system – on a politically fraught gambit: asking the Trump administration to help cover immigrants. Hochul is seeking federal permission to…
Governor Evers’ property tax relief plan fails to constrain property tax growth
Plan fails to address reason property taxes keep rising: his own “400-year veto” Policymakers are scrambling for solutions as Wisconsin property tax burdens continue to rise. As homeowners clamor for relief, Gov. Tony Evers…
If Fraud In Minnesota Looks Bad, Wait Till You See Gavin Newsom’s California
Newsom’s budget gimmicks ignore the core issue: expanding programs without safeguards, then begging for bailouts when the math implodes. As a former California state assemblyman who spent four years on the Budget Committee, I…
State Delays Disclosing Emails About $1B Home Health Contract
For a third time the state Health Department has postponed releasing records related to a disputed $1 billion Medicaid contract, saying it needs another six weeks or more to locate and redact the materials in question. The…
Teacher walkout is wrong — so is not passing a state budget
According to news reports teachers at more than 50 North Carolina schools walked out from their schools in protest over working conditions and the legislature’s failure to pass a budget and improving funding for education and…
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