Policy

July 12, 2024 It’s official. The state has its spending plan for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and the legislature has adjourned until September. Until then, we can enjoy what’s left …

While eleven days late, late last night the Governor signed into law General Appropriations Act yesterday along with the necessary legislation to implement the state’s 2024-2025 spending plan. In rapid …

July 5, 2024 The Department of Revenue released the final collections for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. For the month of June, collections for sales tax, personal income tax, inheritance tax, …

June 28, 2024 Lawmakers will break for the weekend, but the chambers will return to session on July 1 to continue their efforts to pass a budget for fiscal year …

June 21, 2024 All eyes turn to the General Assembly next week for the “final” stretch to approve a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Constitutionally, that deadline is June …

June 14, 2024 The latest round of budget volleys this week focused on education. Senate Republicans pushed through a package of six bills that seek to address reform of higher …

May 31, 2024 Next week, the State House and the State Senate resume session. Typically, the month of June is wrought with not only a flurry of legislative activity and …