The budget and appropriations process is an important part of state and government legislature.
The budget and appropriations process is an important part of how state governments operate. Keeping up with the latest news and developments in this area can be difficult. Here at DMGS, we provide the latest news and headlines about state budgets and appropriations. Stay informed and up to date with the latest news and headlines about state budgets and appropriations here.
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by fancycrave1 & PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers became unemployed, businesses closed, and tax revenue declined. To fight the pandemic, states had to increase [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Gerd Altmann & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay As DMGS noted previously, earmarks are making a return in the 117th Congress after a decade-long moratorium. Democrats in both chambers and House [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by David Mark, heblo, & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The Biden administration released the full version of its fiscal 2022 budget. The budget calls for $6 trillion in spending and a [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by David Mark &. Patrick Pascal Schauß from Pixabay The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES Act) included emergency funds made available to governors for emergency education relief. The [...]
What is a veto override? This summer, DMGS looked at gubernatorial vetoes. To recap, in a state’s checks and balances system, governors maintain the power to veto legislation. Each state has laws and rules outlining [...]
DMGS Article Highlights Earlier this year, DMGS took an in-depth look at Nevada’s two special sessions that convened this past summer. Like Nevada, Louisiana has also convened two special sessions this year. Louisiana’s second special [...]
by: Ryan J. Stevens and John C. Zang DMGS Article Highlights New Jersey recently joined California, New York, and Washington, D.C., implementing a “millionaires’ tax”Measures to implement a millionaire’s tax range from legislation to ballot [...]
H.R. 8337 would extend government funding through December 11, 2020, averting a government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1. The continuing resolution (CR) would generally extend fiscal 2020 funding levels while including some “anomalies” [...]
by: Ryan J. Stevens Digital Collage by Alana Burman Congress passed the CARES Act nearly six months ago, which provided roughly $2 trillion to individuals, businesses, and states in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. [...]
DMGS Article Highlights: Congress returns after Labor Day for brief legislative sessionSeveral important bills could be delayed until post-election lame-duck period Congress gets back to work in Washington this week with brokering funding deals at [...]
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