A constitutional deadline is looming over the General Assembly to pass a budget by the end of this week but before that, senators must renew a multi-billion-dollar tax.
Bills dealing with online gambling, voting and judicial redistricting were among thousands that died during the session.
The Legislature did not pass any new voucher bills and placed tighter restrictions on some of the limited laws allowing public money for private schools.
Federal Budget 2024: Help for one million renters in Anthony Albanese's latest budget - but big shock for Centrelink recipients as government cuts increase in benefits - Jim Chalmers has extended another helping hand to low-income renters - but stopped short of increasing JobSeeker payments in a budget balancing act designed to prevent rising inflation .The Treasurer unveiled a five-year, $1.9 billion package to increase the maximum rate of Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) to 10% in his...
Treasurer will be able to boast back-to-back surpluses when he speaks on Tuesday night. Follow live updatesFederal budget to remain in the black with forecast surplus of $9.3bn for 2023-24What makes someone rich? Find out how your income and wealth compares | InteractiveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNick McKim said he agrees with EY chief economist, Cherelle Murphy, who says that you can look after people without impacting inflation by taking the money...
The most regressive legislative session in a century just ended. On one hand, thank goodness. The amount of damage that state lawmakers can keep doing is now limited. All they’ve got left to do is deal with the $13 billion state budget in a conference committee plus some other matters. But on the other hand, they […]
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One of the best things about the Android ecosystem is the availability of truly affordable phones for as little as $150. By comparison, the cheapest iPhone is based on a dated design and starts at $429. However, picking the right one can be a bit tricky, as reducing the price of a phone can sometimes result in too many trade-offs. So to give you a hand, we tested a bunch of the most popular options and put together a list of our favorite cheap Android phones.Editor’s note (5/9/24): Google has...
The party, a minority in both chambers, felt shut out of end-of-year legislative negotiations. DFLers said they did what they needed to do.
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As the 2024 session of the South Carolina General Assembly ended Thursday, lawmakers of both parties were more focused on the bills that failed than those that passed. Senate Minority Leader Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, called it “a session of misses.” “We missed on medical marijuana, we missed on healthcare restructuring, we missed on energy, [and] […]
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