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Republicans, business industry express dismay with Walz’s proposed spending and tax increase

(The Center Square) – While Minnesota is recovering from a 2020 budget deficit and public health hangover, Gov. Tim Walz proposed a $52.4 billion budget — a $4 billion spending increase from the prior biennium…

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Previously stalled ‘union-busting’ bill advances in Florida Senate

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Inspector general cites 9 Florida nonprofits for ‘excessive’ executive salaries

Institute: Ohio taxpayers need more clear picture of government spending

National School Choice Week touts educational options

Pennsylvania’s school choice debate more fraught than ever amid pandemic

Kentucky governor indicates he wants to compromise on emergency order authority

Biden signs order that includes lease moratorium for oil and gas development on federal lands

100,000 more people on food stamps in Indiana than a year ago

California lifts latest lockdown orders

Trenton’s concentrated poverty rate highest in New Jersey

Wyoming lawmakers consider sales tax hike to address budget issues

Quick hits: Louisiana news briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 27