States rethink projects as tax revenues shrink
States cut back on large programs as tax receipts fall, with California and New York bearing large losses and Tennessee debating a $140 million universal school voucher plan. The Stateline analysis shows ongoing declines in sales and income taxes, revenue gaps, and debates over cuts versus new taxes to fund services.
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California
Tennessee
U.S. Census Bureau
New York
Gavin Newsom
District of Columbia
Bill Lee
GOP
Charlie Baum
House
Lee
New Jersey
Phil Murphy
Arizona
Doug Ducey
Katie Hobbs
Wesley Tharpe
Leftleaning
Tharpe
Jared Walczak
Pro-Business Tax Foundation
Utah
Iowa
Alaska
Maryland
Lucy Dadayan
Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
Dadayan
Texas
Greenwood
Ark
Oklahoma
Thomas Marsh
SSA chief pledges overhaul to curb overpayment clawbacks
New Social Security Commissioner Martin O Malley vows to reform the agency's overpayment recovery system. He plans steps such as a statute of limitations, shifting proof to SSA, and a 10 percent clawback cap to prevent debt burdens that push beneficiaries into hardship.
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Social Security Administration
EFF Health News
SSA
Martin O’malley
O’malley
Cox Media Group
Social Security
Ghost Army Honored by Congress for World War II Deception
The Ghost Army, a 1 100-strong unit of sound engineers actors and designers who faked Allied force strength in Europe using inflatable tanks fake radio chatter and stagecraft, received the Congressional Gold Medal hours after D-Day memories. They allegedly saved 15 000 to 30 000 lives by misleading German forces and delayed Patton's advance at the Moselle River before returning to France.
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Normandy
23Rd Headquarters Special Troops
D-Day
28Rd Headquarters Special Troops
31338Rd Signal Company
Ghost Army
Troy
Calais
Rick Beyer
Force
U.S. Army
Congressional
George Patton
Third Army
France
Fred Fox
Fox
Patton
Moselle
Paris
6Th Armored Division
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