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The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement bill,if passed, could wipe out some hesitations for issuers hoping to finance their own marijuana facilities.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are returning to the Capitol on Monday with hopes of finishing their 2022 session.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Crime, high fuel prices and child care are among the big issues on the negotiating table as the Democrats who control New York state government try

Illinois' current budget surpluses offer an opportunity to help bolster the state's fiscal foundation as it navigates persistent pension strains and economic threats, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability said.

ATLANTA (AP) — Thursday is payday, of a sort, for 270,000 state, public university and K-12 employees in Georgia. For the 100,000 state and university employees, it's the first day that a $5,000 pay raise kicks in.

The spending plan includes $2 billion toward a 16-year transportation package.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have split the massive Department of Health and Human Resources into separate agencies, saying he first wants

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Crime, high fuel prices and child care are among the big issues on the negotiating table as the Democrats who control New York state government try to hammer out a state budget deal.

Its still unclear whether Gov. Ned Lamont will support the new positions.

For a third spending cycle in a row, there was tension over funding for the Kentucky Wired public private partnership deal.