#state-budgets tag

Meta's $10 billion Louisiana data center is getting $3.3 billion in tax breaks-more than seven years of the state's entire police budget | Fortune

Data center expansion is driving large state tax subsidies, costing billions in forgone revenue and raising concerns about wasteful public spending.

Higher education

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

3 weeks ago

States Grapple With Effects of OBBBA Cuts on Higher Ed

Funding cuts for public colleges and universities are expected as states adjust to federal cuts in social services.

fromTruthout

5 months ago

Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis Will Hit Hardest States That Cut Their Own Taxes

"To be crystal clear, what this bill did was create the potential for SNAP programs to no longer exist ... in states that cannot afford to?" Rep. Shomari Figures, an Alabama Democrat, asked a panel of state and county social services officials during a congressional hearing in September. Is it correct that under the new cost-sharing arrangement, Figures continued, these states might not have it in their budgets to feed anyone at all, including children and homeless veterans?

US politics

Higher education

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

7 months ago

Fixed Tuition

Guaranteeing fixed tuition for enrolled students creates revenue shortfalls unless incoming cohorts are charged higher rates or state funds/endowments cover the gaps.

NYC parents

fromenglish.elpais.com

11 months ago

Trump administration and budget pressures are pushing sanctuary jurisdictions to drop status

Sanctuary jurisdictions face budget constraints, leading to cuts in benefits for undocumented migrants amidst federal pressure and restrictions.

Poker

fromCardplayer

1 year ago

North Carolina And Ohio Take Opposite Paths On Sports Betting Tax Hike

Ohio dropped a plan to increase sports betting tax rates, while North Carolina is moving forward with a significant hike.