Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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The new law gives the governor the power to appoint the Disney district's board members and renames it the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
February 10 -
An initial toll corridor would require $8.5 billion in upgrades, which would be financed by a new bond credit under a plan under consideration by Michigan lawmakers.
February 10 -
The rainy-day fund is currently at $904 million, but Gov. Joseph Lombardo's budget targets $1.6 billion in reserve by the end of the biennium.
February 10 -
Michigan would funnel $200 million more into its rainy day fund and establish a new school budget stabilization fund under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's proposal.
February 9 -
Connecticut residents would get an income tax cut and increased spending in education and workforce training under Ned Lamont's spending package.
February 9 -
U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. also voiced concern about the EPA closure of an oil refinery in St. Croix.
February 9 -
Public school districts faced $1.38 billion in spending cuts next month due to a constitutional cap on expenditures.
February 9 -
New legislation on the high priority is on its way.
February 9 -
Milwaukee could see relief from pressures that have dragged down its ratings if Gov. Tony Evers' proposals — to raise shared revenues and allow local governments to seek voter approval for a sales tax hike — clear legislative hurdles.
February 8 -
San Francisco is one of a handful of Bay Area cities to meet a state deadline to deliver a blueprint to manage the housing crisis by permitting many new homes.
February 8