US EditionFiscal Fallout: States continue to increase budgets despite end of COVID emergency
States increased budgets by up to 64% under Democratic governors, creating fiscal strain as federal COVID-era funding declines, The Center Square found.
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Fiscal Fallout: States continue to increase budgets despite end of COVID emergency – Center Square
Illinois discretionary spending increased more than $16 billion – or 43 percent – since Gov. JB Pritzker took office nearly seven years ago. "When it comes to overall taxes and the burden on taxpayers, much more has happened over the past six years," said Ravi Mishra, of the Illinois Policy Institute. "Having one party basically in control over your state gives a bit too much power to do whatever they want."
Fiscal Fallout: States continue to increase budgets despite end of COVID emergency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – States around the country, hooked on billions of federal dollars that flooded in during COVID, don’t want the party to end. But the pandemic subsided three years ago and the federal government, which is $38 trillion in debt, is pulling back on sending money to the states, causing massive budget problems for states like California, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Washington. Those states and others enjoyed huge budget inc…
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