Sarwar says Labour will ‘end austerity’ as he challenges SNP ministers on Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget will “end the era of austerity” and provide more cash for “vital” public services, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said.With Mr Sarwar saying there will be “more money and new money” for services, he challenged the Scottish Government to ensure any additional cash for Holyrood is not simply used to fill the “black hole” he said was caused by SNP “incompetence”.Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, which will be the first Budget by a Labour chancellor since 2009, said it would be a “Budget that delivers for Scotland”.Mr Sarwar said: “This will be a Budget...
Kansas legislature will craft its own budget, rather than use the governor's
Kansas legislative leadership approved a new committee to build its own budget from the ground up, a significant diversion to the current process that’s based off the governor’s budget. The process of creating a budget is one of the governor’s most powerful tools, but throughout the process legislative leadership maintained that the change in the process is about efficiency rather than politics. ...
Amid budget shortfall, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation offered $10M in fed emergency funds
Editor’s note: This story was updated 10:08 a.m. Tuesday to include a statement from the U.S. Department of Education. Facing a worsening budget shortfall, an Idaho state government agency that helps people with disabilities gain and retain employment has been offered another $10 million in federal emergency funds that will help the agency continue to […]