NC lawmakers unveil long-awaited state budget with tax cuts, raises for state employees

Stein signs GOP-proposed NC budget, ushering in lower taxes and raises for state employees

North Carolina has a new budget in place for the first time in over a year. Raises and bonuses for state workers are retirees should soon hit bank accounts, and new state projects can now get started.

Major bills loom as Delaware lawmakers face final day of session

As the final day of the 2026 legislative session approaches on Tuesday, several bills face uncertain futures, including a slate of property tax reforms and legislation that seeks to rein in healthcare costs. Also pending is the state’s perennially contentious capital budget that would distribute nearly 1.26 billion dollars to state building projects. The post Major bills loom as Delaware lawmakers face final day of session appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.

Virginia Budget Keeps Data Center Tax Breaks, Adds $600M Energy Levy

After an impasse of data center policies nearly caused a government shutdown, Virginia lawmakers have finally passed a state budget that keeps the critical sales and use tax exemption for data centers but adds a new levy on the power they consume.

Spanberger Playing “Russian Roulette” with Virginia’s Must-Pass Budget

by Derrick Max Virginia is now facing one of the most dangerous habits in modern state government: using a must-pass budget to carry major policy changes that could not, or did not, move through the normal legislative process. Budgets have always contained some policy language. No one who has watched Virginia government closely would pretend otherwise. The []

Virginia Democrats Finalize Sweeping Budget Deal

Virginia’s governing Democrats played let’s make a deal to pass a two-year budget that will take effect next week. The state lawmakers opted to maintain a tax break that encourages companies to build data centers in the commonwealth. They offset that by imposing a new tax on the energy that those centers will use. Gov....