Tag: Budgets and Deficits

In this Feb. 14 file photo, pot store employee Sam Walsh informs a first time customer about different strains of marijuana, a white board listing prices and sales tax, inside the retail shop at 3D Cannabis Center, in Denver. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced a plan to start spending nearly $100 million in marijuana tax money, the first signal of how much Colorado is reaping from recreational pot sales and what it plans to spend the money on. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Colorado pot market exceeds tax hopes, Gov. John Hickenlooper says

Washington Examiner · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

South Carolina legislators want to punish two public colleges for assigning books on homosexuality to freshmen. (Photo: Thinkstock)

South Carolina lawmakers vote to punish colleges’ book choices with budget cuts

Washington Examiner · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

Michigan legislators and Gov. Rick Snyder want to provide election-year tax relief with part of a budget surplus, but there's no consensus yet on what form it should take. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Michigan House panel approves income tax cut

David Eggert · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (AP/Alan Diaz)

Florida may get rid of automatic tuition increases

Associated Press · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

New Jersey Department of Human Services Commissioner Jennifer Velez, left, listens as Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Toms River, N.J., that included some victims still out of their homes or businesses as a result of Superstorm Sandy in October 2012. Christie said a Superstorm Sandy aid program that provides families with temporary help with living expenses has reached more than 7,000 storm victims in the last three-and-a-half months. Since the federally funded program was announced in late October, Christie said just over $11 million has been distributed, which is about 20 percent of the total available money. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

US denies New Jersey plea for relief on Hurricane Sandy aid rules

Wayne Parry · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

Terrence McGuire, who is a proxy for California Public Employees Retirement System Board Member, State Controller John Chiang, talks with board member Richard Costigan, during a meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

California pension board hikes contributions

Fenit Nirappil · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

An Arizona House committee has approved a bill that would make some tax credits claimed by corporations public information. (Thinkstock Image)

Bill would make Arizona corporate tax credits public

Associated Press · February 18, 2014 5:00 am

Oklahoma State Rep. Richard Morrissette talks with public employees during a rally at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. Hundreds of teachers, firefighters and state employees visited with their legislators and urged them to stop a Republican-backed plan to shift newly hired state employees from the current traditional defined-benefit pension system to a 401(k)-style defined-contribution retirement plan. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Steve Gooch)

Oklahoma public workers oppose pension proposals

Sean Murphy · February 18, 2014 5:00 am

Gov. Scott Walker says he is open to making tweaks to his property and income tax cut plan, in Madison, Wis. Senate Republicans are discussing possible changes to the tax cuts, while the Assembly is moving ahead with a vote on Walker's proposal as introduced. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Deal apparently reached on Gov. Scott Walker’s tax cut plan

Associated Press · February 18, 2014 5:00 am

EXography: States use gimmicks, late payments and other accounting tricks to meet balanced budget requirements

EXography: States use gimmicks, late payments and other accounting tricks to meet balanced budget requirements

Mark Flatten · February 18, 2014 5:00 am

Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016 would increase wages for 16.5 million workers but lead to a loss of about 500,000 jobs, according to an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office released Tuesday afternoon. (AP Photo)

CBO: $10.10 minimum wage would lower employment by 500k, raise incomes for 16.5 million

Joseph Lawler · February 18, 2014 5:00 am

District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray and other city leaders are making their annual trip to New York to meet with the three bond rating agencies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

DC Mayor Vincent Gray to make annual pitch to rating agencies

Associated Press · February 18, 2014 5:00 am