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Pennsylvania lawmakers pass $50 billion state budget

$50.1B budget that ends impasse sends $565M to needy schools, makes key climate concession

Pennsylvania’s top legislative leaders have sent their members a $50.1 billion budget deal after weeks of negotiations between themselves and Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro.

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Pennsylvania lawmakers, Shapiro expected to pass $50 billion state budget after months of delay

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Pa. lawmakers and Gov. Josh Shapiro have approved a $50.1 billion state budget, officially ending monthslong impasse

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Pennsylvania lawmakers find compromise to reach budget deal

House Republicans are pushing to repeal a provision in the shutdown-ending funding measure that would allow senators to earn a significant amount of money from litigation challenging the seizure of th...

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Local state lawmakers react to state budget passing after 4 months

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RGGI exit ends Pennsylvania’s only major climate policy

Rachel Reeves, Budget and Income Tax

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Reeves Drops Plan to Raise Income Tax in Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has decided against raising income tax rates at the Budget later this month. Release date: 14 November 2025

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Rachel Reeves scraps Budget tax raid on partnerships

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Rachel Reeves does tax U-turn after better forecast from UK watchdog

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UK's Reeves abandons plans to raise income tax rates, roiling markets

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and finance minister Rachel Reeves have ditched their manifesto-busting plan to increase income tax rates, in a dramatic turn ahead of the budget on November 26, th...

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Reeves backs away from income tax rates rise after improved economic forecasts

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FTSE 100 plunges over Budget tax chaos

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Reeves set to scrap manifesto-breaking raid on income tax

Rumours of an exit tax prompted panic among some of Britain’s most successful start-ups and investors, who said it would hold them to ransom.

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What options Rachel Reeves has after Budget income tax U-turn - and who might be hit

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Rachel Reeves to U-turn on controversial plans to raise income tax in UK budget

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Hochul Mulls Business Tax Hike to Fund Budget, Mamdani Plans

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is considering raising corporate taxes as part of broader efforts to close a potential budget shortfall and help fund some of Zohran Mamdani’s agenda as New York City mayor,

Maryland economists warn of deep cuts to come to balance budget amid $1.4B deficit

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore can keep his pledge not to raise taxes next year — but doing so while closing a $1.4 billion budget gap will likely require deep spending cuts and possibly tapping the

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What to know about Pennsylvania’s long-overdue state budget

Passed with a 156-47 vote in the House and a 40-9 vote in the Senate, the $50.1 billion package, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the plan Wednesday, ending a more-than-four-month impasse.

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Mayor does budget about-face on funding for domestic violence programs

Mayor Brandon Johnson restored a $9 million in cut domestic violence funding in a compromise to get his 2026 budget passed by the City Council. Domestic violence critics praised his "renewed commitment" to confronting gender-based violence.

Key alderman warns Mayor Brandon Johnson a vote on budget ‘premature’

Ald. Pat Dowell told reporters she advised Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration not to proceed with a budget vote in her Finance Committee.

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Harrisburg finally passes a state budget, but it comes at a steep cost for Pa.’s antipollution efforts | Editorial

After four months of haggling, the General Assembly passed a $50.1 billion budget. Ultimately, the logjam was broken by a pledge to end the state's participation in an effort to stem greenhouse gases.

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Even Starmer Loyalists Doubt His Future After Budget Rewrite

When news broke late on Thursday night that the UK government would U-turn on its plan to raise income tax at the budget, one of Keir Starmer’s oldest allies thought the game was up.

Mayor Johnson will push for budget vote next week, even with Finance chair opposed to head tax 'at any level'

Finance Chair Pat Dowell, a member of Brandon Johnson’s handpicked leadership team, joined Gov. JB Pritzker, business leaders and their City Council allies in opposing Johnson’s revised plan to impose a corporate head tax.