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Gov Newsom's Revised Budget: 80M to Illegals but Closes Veterans Home

The shuttering of the veterans home here is part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fiscal blueprint meant to alleviate the financial hit California has taken amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released on Thursday, Newsom’s revised budget proposed to “initiate the cl

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McConnell says he supports letting states declare bankruptcy amid coronavirus

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said that he supports letting states declare bankruptcy as they face mounting budget constraints sparked by the coronavirus and as Democrats pledge to seek more federal funding.

McConnell, du

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L.A. Mayor announces city worker furloughs during State of the City address

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced plans to furlough thousands of city workers for 26 days out of the next fiscal year as one of several measures to help balance the budget amid the COVID-19 pandemic during his State of the City address on Sun

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New York state faces $6.1 billion budget hole next year

Gov. Cuomo faces a growing budget mess as officials projected a shocking $6.1 billion hole in the state’s finances next year.

The figure was provided by the state Division of Budget in its mid-year budget report, which was released weeks after its l

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