State Budget
Broken Promises: The California High-Speed Rail Might End Up Being Little More Than A Regular Train — A Particularly Expensive One
Newsom denied that the cost — once a paltry, in comparison, $33 billion — had soared to $231 billion. Newsom told Maher that the train “goes back three administrations” and he “inherited a mess” — both of which are true. It’s also true that the…
Newsom’s May budget portends future crises for local…
Gov. Jerry Brown’s last budget spent $140.4 billion in the general fund for fiscal year 2018-19.…
Spending Watch: Despite the Rhetoric, Newsom’s Revised…
With the release of the May Revise, budget negotiations between the Governor, Assembly, and Senate…
Kansas Is Relearning a Hard Lesson About Spending
Kansas does not have a revenue problem. It has a spending discipline problem, and the state has…
Subsidies Cost Kansans Even When Revenues Rise
Why the Chiefs deal hurts people today and tomorrow In a previous post, I explained why the…
Kansas’s Revenue Mirage and the Case for a Responsible Budget in 2026
The Kansas State government may be collecting more money than expected, but that should make lawmakers nervous, not comfortable. Individual income tax collections are surging, but at the same time retail sales are slowing and corporate income tax…
Idaho’s Costly Burden from the Border
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare recently released data showing that outlays for emergency…
Obamacare’s Policy Failures Come To Idaho
As the shutdown of the federal government extends beyond 30 days, the key reasons become apparent:…
Kansas Can Learn from Washington’s Shutdown Mistakes
The federal government shutdown on October 1 because Congress couldn’t agree on how much more of our…
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