Politics

April 8, 2020 2:46 PM

The deal to buy 200 million masks a month will help California's medical workers while pressuring its state budget.

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Paul Burton
April 2, 2020 11:38 AM

The worst is yet to come from the coronavirus pandemic, said the commonwealth's revenue secretary, Dan Hassell.

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President Donald Trump delivering the State of the Union address, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi react.
By Laura Davison
April 2, 2020 10:05 AM

Some of the most contested pieces of the 2017 tax overhaul are being revisited as the White House and Congress begin to discuss another round of economic stimulus, including restoring the break for entertaining business clients and lifting the cap on state and local deductions.

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Keeley Webster
April 2, 2020 9:55 AM

Fitch Ratings placed Alaska's AA-minus issuer default rating on Rating Watch Negative.

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April 1, 2020 1:02 PM

Ron DeSantis says he won’t trim or sign the 2021 state budget yet, but on Wednesday issued a statewide order limiting movement to essential services.

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol.
By Saleha Mohsin
March 31, 2020 12:00 PM

One possible move is getting rid of the limit on state and local tax deductions, or SALT, that was part of the 2017 tax overhaul.

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March 30, 2020 11:13 AM

Bond-financed student housing was already facing headwinds when the COVID-19 crisis sent most tenants home.

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Sam Taussig
March 27, 2020 11:28 AM

Online lenders can help the agency distribute loans faster as it gets set to deploy emergency funding to small businesses.

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March 25, 2020 3:01 PM

The Department of Finance told department heads it will be re-evaluating budget requests under a workload budget scenario.

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Andrew Coen
March 25, 2020 12:23 PM

Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration places nearly $1 billion of discretionary spending in reserve through the 2021 fiscal year amid economic struggles from virus.

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