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Arkansas

Tax cut plan sails through Arkansas legislative committees as special session begins

Arkansas lawmakers advanced what would be the state’s fourth income tax cut in four years Monday despite critics’ warnings that reducing revenue could jeopardize social services.

Louisiana

Louisiana task force reviews possible changes to public school funding formula

Louisiana education leaders are taking a closer look at the formula used to determine how much state money public schools receive.

South Carolina

SC to start spending year without budget in place

When South Carolina begins its next fiscal year Wednesday, the state government won’t have a new budget to direct agencies how to spend money.

Virginia

Virginia legislators advance $205 billion budget including new tax on data centers

Energy consumption tax will reap $1.2 for the state over the biennium

North Carolina

General Assembly passes budget with 8% average teacher raises, plus funds for literacy, math, and research

After months of negotiations, and nearly a year after the original deadline, Republican lawmakers finally put forth and passed a budget this week. North Carolina had not passed a state budget since 2023, causing strain for public institutions, especially public schools, in the interim.

Virginia

Budget Compromise Takes Initial Action on Data Centers Paying Their Fair Share, Supporting Stronger Investments in Key Areas

TCI is thankful that budget conferees in the House of Delegates and Senate reached an agreement that asks some of the world’s most profitable corporations to pay more of their fair share.

Kentucky

In New Poll, Kentuckians Say Income Tax Cuts Aren’t Helping

Kentucky’s legislative leaders have made reducing the state’s individual income tax rate their top priority in recent years. Lawmakers have repeatedly acted on that, reducing the rate several times and costing the state billions annually that could have been invested in kids and families.

Georgia

Passing the Buck: Property Taxes Fund Georgia’s Schools and Local Services

Property taxes are the primary source of revenue for Georgia’s local governments, including school districts, raising about two-thirds (66%) of $25.8 billion in total tax revenue in 2023. State lawmakers are considering whether to radically change the way Georgia’s local governments and schools raise revenue by eliminating or significantly reducing property taxes on owner-occupied residential homes, which are known as homesteaded properties.

North Carolina

NC Supreme Court issues Leandro decision

North Carolina’s students have for too long born the consequences of ongoing disinvestment in their schools. Among other considerable impacts, this opinion vacates the 2022 ruling ordering the transfer of $1.75 billion to our public schools and further delays action to ensure that students across our state have access to the educational opportunities that they deserve.