The numbers don't lie. While Governor Pillen claims he is reducing the size of government and government spending, the reality is that our state government has expanded and expenditures have increased. According to public records obtained by the Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska added 1,100 state employees, and spending has risen by 31% compared to former Governor Pete Ricketts' last budget in 2022. Here are the facts: when Pillen took office, he inherited a budget surplus of $1.2 billion. However, when our Nebraska Legislature convenes in January, they will face an estimated budget shortfall of $430 million. This marks the second consecutive session with a budget deficit. Like last year and the year before, Governor Pillen will likely attempt to persuade the legislature to raise taxes on hard-working Nebraskans to cover his spending. His promises to cut property taxes have fallen significantly short of expectations, and his administration has squandered opportunities to secure hundreds of millions of dollars that could have been invested in broadband expansion and rural economic development. As people and businesses leave Nebraska, Pillen has suggested that the solution is to grow our state from within. This approach is misguided. We are missing opportunities to strengthen our economy. We cannot achieve economic growth by imposing higher taxes on our residents. Nebraska requires leadership focused on attracting new businesses and creating more jobs, while also ensuring a well-qualified workforce through training. We must embrace AI and modern technologies, and guarantee that we have the broadband infrastructure necessary for expansion across the state. Nebraska needs a positive vision for the future, along with a leader capable of promoting that vision to the world. #StateSpending #budgetdeficit #ruraleconomicdevelopment #LeadershipMatters journalstar.com/news/state-r…

Pennsylvania Budget Negotiations: Holding the Line at $47.9 Billion @SenatorKeefer We discuss the ongoing budget negotiations in Pennsylvania, where the state is over 80 days late in passing a budget. The governor wants to increase spending to $52 billion, while the legislature is pushing to hold the line at $47.9 billion. We explain why holding the line at $47.9 billion is critical to avoid a structural deficit and potential tax increases for residents. Watch full interview 👉🏾 youtu.be/vxJlvZxR67A?si=q9Io… #StateSpending #BudgetNegotiations #PennsylvaniaFinances

Arizona’s Budget is estimated to grow to $100 Billion by 2035. 🚨 Now Live: Arizona Budget Explorer 📊 Curious where your tax dollars go? Want to track spending trends across agencies, departments, and years? arizona-state-budget-explore… Explore Arizona’s state budget like never before — from 2016 through 2035 projections. 🔍 Dive into: • Year-over-year spending • Agency-level allocations • Historical and projected growth • Interactive visualizations Built for taxpayers, journalists, researchers, and watchdogs. 📱 Try it now: arizona-state-budget-explore… Transparency starts here. #AZBudget #OpenGov #DataViz #StateSpending #ArizonaPolicy #BudgetTransparency #GovTech

This year’s $254 billion budget—$13 billion more than last year’s Enacted Budget and $84.1 billion more than what the Enacted Budget was when I first took office in 2019—is the largest our state has ever passed. #NewYorkers #nyfamilies #UpstateNY #statespending #statebudget

Over the past year, Indian states have announced welfare schemes worth ₹3.1 trillion. While aimed at public support, rising freebie spending raises important questions around fiscal sustainability and long-term budget discipline. For more such insights, watch our monthly market outlook: info.kotakmf.com/42V9dAn or download the presentation: info.kotakmf.com/MMU_Mar        #MarketOutlook #StateSpending #WelfareSchemes #FiscalPolicy #PublicFinance #IndiaEconomy #BudgetImpact #PolicyTrends

❗😲 At the current pace of advance, Russia could fully occupy Ukraine by the year 2256, @Forbes writes. Estimated toll: 101 million lives. This staggering projection comes amid catastrophic Russian losses in manpower and equipment. Yet the Kremlin sustains its #WarMachine with 30,000 new conscripts each month, returning wounded, and 40% of all #StateSpending poured into #defense — the highest share since the #ColdWar. Held together by numbers, not strength. The report is striking — but let’s be realistic: Russia may well accelerate its offensive. #StopRussianAggression Photo: @anadoluimages

🚨 URGENT: Washington State paid $2,237,404 to Larry Heggerness Social Purpose in the 2023-25 biennium through the Health Care Authority for "Grants, Benefits & Client Services" (fiscal.wa.gov), despite the company being administratively dissolved since 05/03/2021 (sos.wa.gov, UBI #603 262 741). This is a massive misuse of taxpayer funds to an inactive entity—potentially an error or worse. I have proof of its dissolved status. Immediate investigation is needed! #WashingtonState #StateSpending #Accountability

🚨Illinois Audit Exposes Massive Overspending on Healthcare Program for Illegal Immigrants A recent Illinois state audit has uncovered significant financial mismanagement under Governor JB Pritzker’s administration, revealing that a healthcare program for illegal immigrants cost taxpayers $1.6 billion, more than 200% above initial projections. The audit, released in late February 2025, paints a troubling picture of underestimated costs and incompetent oversight, sparking outrage among critics who argue the program placed an undue burden on Illinois residents. Launched in 2020, the initiative, comprising the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) and Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors (HBIS) programs, was intended to provide Medicaid like coverage to noncitizens, including illegal immigrants. However, the audit found that the Pritzker administration drastically miscalculated both enrollment numbers and expenses. For example, the HBIA program for adults aged 42-64 ballooned to $485 million over three years, nearly quadruple the anticipated $126 million. The senior program also exceeded expectations, costing 84% more than projected. Beyond the cost overruns, the audit highlighted operational failures. Over 6,000 enrollees listed as “undocumented” possessed Social Security numbers, suggesting some may have been legal residents eligible for federal Medicaid, funds the state failed to pursue. Additionally, nearly 700 individuals in the senior program were under 65, with errors often tied to incorrect data. State Senate Republican leader John Curran labeled the findings “gross mismanagement,” accusing Pritzker of overspending without accountability. Facing a $3 billion budget shortfall, Pritzker has since proposed cutting the HBIA program, a move expected to save $330 million, while preserving HBIS for seniors. Critics, including Curran, argue the damage is already done, pointing to years of unchecked spending fueled by tax hikes and COVID relief funds. Pritzker has defended the program’s intent, emphasizing the need for healthcare access, but the audit’s revelations have intensified calls for greater transparency and fiscal restraint in Illinois’ handling of taxpayer dollars. #IllinoisAudit #JBPritzker #HealthcareSpending #IllegalImmigrants #TaxpayerFunds #StateBudget #MedicaidProgram #FiscalMismanagement #IllinoisPolitics #PritzkerAdministration #HealthBenefits #BudgetShortfall #GovernmentOversight #TaxHikes #COVIDRelief #StateSenate #RepublicanCriticism #Transparency #FiscalResponsibility #IllinoisTaxpayers #ProgramCosts #AuditFindings #HealthcarePolicy #UndocumentedImmigrants #PublicFunds #PritzkerCuts #HBIA #HBIS #JohnCurran #IllinoisNews #GovernmentWaste #StateSpending #PoliticalAccountability #HealthcareAccess #BudgetCrisis #news #NewsUpdate #BREAKING #BreakingNews

Where does the #NewYorkCityBudget come from? How can I look at an #NYC budget document and understand what's going on? We're so glad you asked🤓 Reply with any other budget related topics you'd like us to cover! #NYCRevenue #NYCTaxes #FederalSpending #StateSpending #TaxSeason

Let THEM (the mafiocrats), cut down to 8% maximum the #StateSpending ! More Tax&Spend is totally unacceptable; because it will drown further the #LebaneseEconomy 😡 The taxation system is the most stupid and unfair in the free enterprise world. To #SaveLebanon it’s necessary and indispensable to replace the totality of the present #TaxSystem by a flat tax that shouldn’t exceed the 2,5% collected at the source on each income, in one way or another, widely collected from all of Lebanon’s inhabitants, residents or not, through a consumption charge most probably. That should be combined with declaring all of #Lebanon A FREE ZONE. Then, we can HOPE to MAKE LEBANON GREAT AGAIN #MLGA 🇱🇧🙌👑

#Pennsylvania, according to @PewStates, the cost of individuals not having enough to retire means we all pay for it. #Retirement #StateSpending

Read more about consumer spending in your state in 2020; see details on our blog: go.usa.gov/xMGSb #BEAdata #StateSpending

Read more about consumer spending in your state in 2020; see details on our blog: go.usa.gov/xMGSb #BEAdata #StateSpending

It is because of the pandemic. #Hungary #Hungarian #dailynewshungary #budget #money #economy #statespending #expenditures #government... - dailynewshungary.com/hungary…

Friday Fun Fact: CT's Rainy Day Fund has the largest balance in the state's history! 💰 #appropriations #statespending

Vietnam records fiscal deficit of over US$330 million in Jan-May #Vietnam #statebudget #fiscaldeficit #5months #Covid19 #coronavirus #ncov #pandemic #domesticrevenue #capitalexpenditure #statespending hanoitimes.vn/vietnam-record…

Know the difference. THIS is CTHRU, The Commonwealth’s Financial Records Transparency Platform. macomptroller.org/ #CTHRU #Transparency #GoodGovernment #StateSpending #Payroll #Data #Analytics #OpenGov #Massachusetts #Mapoli #StateFinance

And don’t forget your local state legislators. We cover and summarize Key Votes on them, too. Fifteen new state level Key Votes were added to our database last week by your staff at #VoteSmart! #StateSpending #GovtBudget votesmart.org/bills//2018/90

Thanks to @ThadKousser for joining us as the first speaker of the #PIPE Collaborative of Spring ‘18. #partycompetition #statespending #statedevelopment #politicaleconomy @usc @USCPrice @UCSanDiego

Citizens demanding change in RI Governance.Seek ⬇️in #StateSpending #Costs they had expected w/ @GovRaimondo