JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Virginia, Maryland have mixed financial picture
Maryland received one state-level warning, while some of its counties, cities and school systems showed more financial pressure.
REDSTATE (Ben Smith) - New York Taxpayers Pay the Most in US for Schools Where the Kids Still Can't Read
NEWSNATIONNOW (JULIE CARR SMYTH and PATRICK AFTOORA-ORSAGOS, Associated Press) - Ohio seeks $1 million to help care for 16 rescued siblings
The state Department of Children and Youth estimates that placement costs for the siblings will run between $150 and $250 per child per day. That adds up to roughly $850,000 a year.
AXIOS (Russell Contreras) - The hidden costs of low-tax states
Data: U.S. Census ; Note: Data for Hawai'i and Alaska starts in 1955 and 1957, respectively; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visual America's state governments now run on two very different tax engines: income in many coastal and professional-class states, and consumption in much of the Sun Belt and low-tax-growth belt. Why it matters: States are not just competing over tax rates. They've built systems around which parts of the economy to tax — and which residents feel it most. - States marketing themselves as low-tax havens often still collect heavily through shopping, gas, insurance, tourism and other transactions — while many blue and purple states rely more on wages, capital gains and corporate profits. By the numbers: In 2025, 27 states…
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Illinois Gov Pritzker says there won't be a tax hike to pay for a new Chicago Bears stadium
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there could be a special legislative session in Illinois this summer, but he won’t raise people’s taxes to pay for a new Chicago Bears stadium.
REDSTATE (Ben Smith) - Gavin Newsom Claimed California's Deficit Was Gone. His State's Own Budget Analysts Just Blew That Up.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Entrepreneurs continue exodus as Washington state’s new income tax looms
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JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Budget Bloat: $5.7 billion deficit prompts prediction of 'crisis' in Pennsylvania
There has been no public indication by Gov. Josh Shapiro or any of the 253 lawmakers of any agreement to reduce gap.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Newsom tries to find ways to fix deficit, facing a multi-year shortfall of $35 billion
The likely presidential hopeful’s attempt to solve the state’s budget woes depends on estimated general fund revenue sources from personal income taxes, corporate taxes, and sales and use taxes.
NYTIMES (Benjamin Oreskes) - New York’s Budget Deal Is Still Hazy. Here Are 5 Key Questions.
Gov. Kathy Hochul claimed victory for a state budget agreement that is already five weeks overdue, and clearly still needs more work.