N.Y. budget deal includes major ‘Tier 6’ pension revisions
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration has agreed to pension changes expected to cost around $557 million annually affecting over…
NC raids rural health fund for children’s hospital, setting up debate over future healthcare dollars :: WRAL.com
For months, as Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly found themselves at loggerheads over a new…
Sweetheart NY budget deal could lower teachers’ retirement age to 58
New York teachers’ retirement age could be lowered to 58-years old as part of a $500 million sweetheart…
NC lawmakers announce ‘starting point’ for a budget deal, after a year of negotiations :: WRAL.com
North Carolina lawmakers have reached a deal on the broad strokes of a comprehensive state budget, ending a…
Hochul proposes $500M pension sweetener as she battles unions in budget stand-off
ALBANY – A stand-off between Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York’s most powerful labor unions over public pensions is…
Hochul eyes pension boost that could saddle cash-strapped NYC with $328 million bill
Gov. Kathy Hochul is negotiating a $1.5 billion union-pleasing scheme to fatten government workers’ pensions — and it…
Colorado’s state budget shortfall grows to more than $1.5 billion, forcing legislature to make much deeper cuts
The gap between how much money the Colorado legislature has to allocate this year and the cost of…
Providing health care to immigrants who are children or pregnant is costing Colorado 611% more than expected
Providing health care to children and pregnant people who would qualify for Medicaid if not for their immigration…
Minnesota 2026 budget forecast shows a $1.3 billion higher projection than in November
A new state budget forecast gives a stronger financial outlook for Minnesota, but top elected officials cautioned that…
Patients come last as union angles for $200m-a-year Medicaid payday
New York has been ground zero for one of the worst taxpayer abuses in the history of Medicaid,…
Stein ends Medicaid cuts amid political, legal battles over health care funding :: WRAL.com
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid reimbursement rate reductions he initiated two months ago, a…
How Medicaid became such a drag on Colorado’s state budget
Colorado lawmakers are facing their second budget cycle in a row in which they’re forecast to have about…