Re: “Ferguson backs WA income tax on millionaires” (Dec. 23, Business): Gov. Bob Ferguson is correct in repeatedly saying there is an “affordability crisis” in the state. Voters can no longer afford ...

Our governor is up to his same old BS again this year. His budgets are never realistic. He puts unattainable numbers on a piece of paper and publishes it as a budget. We need to have a governor that ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Nearly 100 Minnesota mayors have signed a letter to Governor Tim Walz and state lawmakers calling for tighter oversight of the state budget and stronger safeguards against ...

Just when you think St. Louis County government can't get any worse, it does. The latest fiasco is the 2026 county budget. ("St. Louis County Council approves 9% cut in spending next year," Dec. 17.) ...

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For the first time ever, Lawrence residents will begin paying fees to enter the city's recreation centers in 2026. Hakeem Jeffries says Obamacare subsidy extension 'will pass with a bipartisan ...

Re: “We doctors stood strong. Now the hard part” (Letter of the day, Dec. 18) Dr. Debbie Schwarcz’s letter speaks volumes to the dedication and commitment that she and other physicians have shown in ...

As a 19-year Pleasanton Unified School District substitute teacher and former Walnut Grove PTA president, I was taken aback by Trustee Justin Brown’s comments regarding reducing certificated ...

Across the country, America’s mental health system is buckling under the weight of growing need and shrinking support. A new national poll from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Ipsos ...

The AHA Dec. 17 urged Elevance Health, which is the parent company of the Anthem brand of health plans, to rescind Anthem’s nonparticipating provider policy that is set to go into effect Jan. 1, ...

I just finished reading the longest piece of drivel (NPS, State & Gateway Meeting) since sifting through the recent emergency special session and listening to the drivel coming out of the mouths of ...

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved its 2026 budget of $1.79 billion in revenue to support operations, maintenance, debt service and capital investments across its ...