Tag: Government finance
Newsom’s spending binge reshapes California recall election
LOS ANGELES — A fading coronavirus crisis and an astounding windfall of tax dollars have reshuffled California’s emerging recall election, allowing Democratic Gov. Gavin...
Indiana sees big cost jump with new prison medical contract
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana could pay about 50% more a year for prison medical services with a new contractor picked by state officials.
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California governor to reveal booming budget proposal
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was one year ago that a solemn Gov. Gavin Newsom walked onto a podium in California's capital city, removed his...
Feds say Swiss company to pay $77M over US tax evaders
NEW YORK — Switzerland’s biggest and oldest life insurance company will pay more than $77 million to the U.S. Treasury after admitting it helped...
California budget has $35 million for basic income programs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use a sliver of the state's massive budget surplus to give poor people money each...
Missouri set to require online stores to collect taxes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri is set to become the last state to require out-of-state online stores to collect sales taxes on residents' purchases...
Missouri governor drops voter-approved Medicaid expansion
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson dropped plans Thursday to expand the state's Medicaid health care program to thousands of low-income adults...
Company: Ex-Trump lawyer raiding nonprofit for personal use
Former Trump attorney and self-proclaimed “Kraken releaser” Sidney Powell has told prospective donors that her group, Defending the Republic, is a legal defense fund...
Tim Tebow, Tennessee gov unveil anti-human trafficking push
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NFL player Tim Tebow joined Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at the state Capitol on Thursday to announce a multimillion-dollar partnership...
US budget deficit hits record $1.9 trillion so far this year
WASHINGTON — The U.S. budget deficit surged to a record of $1.9 trillion for the first seven months of this budget year, bloated by...
