Tag: Government budgets
Treasury says some state tax cuts OK under Biden relief act
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Responding to concerns from state officials, the U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday that states can cut taxes without penalty under...
Lawmakers fear turning 144 cities into “micropolitan” areas
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and congressmen is urging the federal government not to approve recommendations to remove 144 cities from the designation...
Neil Clark, lobbyist named in $60M Ohio bribery probe, dies
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A longtime Ohio lobbyist who had pleaded not guilty in a sweeping federal bribery investigation died Tuesday, a former U.S. attorney...
Indiana lawmakers pass bill to ensure school funding
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — A Senate bill aimed at ensuring Indiana’s public schools <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indiana-bills-coronavirus-pandemic-9a22a10d0a93703a81660fcf7e5718d3">receive full funding</a> for all students during the coronavirus pandemic is headed...
Indiana lawmakers pass bill to ensure school funding
INDIANAPOLIS — A Senate bill aimed at ensuring Indiana’s public schools receive full funding for all students during the coronavirus pandemic is headed to...
Watching the watchers: who’s at the helm of EU’s Frontex?
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency Frontex, the pride of the 27-nation bloc’s vast effort to keep watch over its...
Washington State lands naming rights deal for stadium field
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State has reached a deal for the naming rights to the playing field at Martin Stadium that will guarantee the...
Portland mayor seeks $2 million to stem rampant gun violence
PORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, announced Thursday he would seek $2 million in one-time funding for police, other agencies and outreach...
Pace of spending for pandemic aid? Try $43,000 every second
BALTIMORE — To pay out his coronavirus relief package, President Joe Biden must spend an average of $3.7 billion every day for the rest...
Indiana could see $5.8 billion in new COVID relief money
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana officials have yet to describe any big plans for the influx of federal money expected from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief...