ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Senate took up a Democratic-Farmer-Labor backed budget package Friday, April 14, that would boost funding for public safety and courts by $880 million, create a path for ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Most eyes in the Capitol are currently focused on the biennial budget process, a large piece of legislation that can fit scores of smaller policies within it. Until recently, that ...

Acrimony in state budget talks over bail and discovery reform belies broad agreement between Governor Kathy Hochul and the Legislature on putting more than $330 million toward combating gun violence.

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WITH HOW THIS MONEY COULD BE USED, JAKE. WELL, JERRY AND LORI GUN VIOLENCE REMAINS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC FOR THE GOVERNOR. IN FACT, HE’S PROPOSING TO INVEST. $100 MILLION INTO THE ISSUE, WHICH INCLUDE ...

After three years of historic gun violence in Milwaukee, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers again proposed a series of gun control and safety measures in his 2023-25 biennial budget. On Tuesday, Republicans ...

The Natrona County School District passed a new budget and its controversial gun policy on Monday night. The more than $400 million budget was passed unanimously, unlike last year. Prior to voting on ...

(WHTM)– Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis joined local and state leaders in Montgomery County yesterday to highlight how the new state budget provides more resources for programs that aim to decrease ...