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short-term surplus hides a persistent and growing structural deficit
Earlier today, Minnesota Management (MMB) released the November 2025 budget forecast. Some good news, MMB forecasts a $2.5 billion surplus for the 2026-27 biennium. This is up from the $1.9 billion estimated at the end of the 2025 legislative…
Kansas City Homicide Rate May Be National Leader for…
A story in the November 20 issue of The Washington Post examines homicide rates in large cities…
Five takeaways from the budget forecast
Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released the budget forecast Thursday showing a $2.4 billion…
Call for Probe into Welfare Fraud and Potential Terror…
The 2018 FOX 9 Investigation and Hearing In 2018, a FOX 9 investigative report highlighted a…
Economic slowdown that hasn’t happened cannot explain…
Back in March, Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) released its February Budget and Economic…
Virginia’s Warning and a National 19-step Plan: Social Media Restriction and Age Verification Mandates
NetChoice, a trade association advocating for free expression and enterprise online, filed a lawsuit against Virginia to stop a new age verification law last month. This challenge is hardly the first of its kind; age verification measures and…
Administration resets fuel economy standards
The Department of Transportation announced yesterday that it would be resetting Corporate Average…
New Revenue Forecast Shows Why Maine Should Cut Taxes,…
Maine’s latest revenue forecast shows the state will bring in roughly $248 million more than…
surplus in 2026-27, deficit in 2028-29
Later today, Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) is due to release its November forecast for the…
Illinois lawmakers push retirement tax to keep spending…
As state lawmakers look to plug budget holes by removing limits on state income tax rates,…
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