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Pennsylvania PA’s Lottery Allowed to Allocate More Money to Player Payouts  Lawmakers passed legislation last week aimed at raising millions of more dollars for...

NYC Passes FY26 Budget On June 30, the City Council formally adopted the $115.9 billion FY 2026 budget. The budget includes funding to pilot a new free...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE State ends fiscal year with record revenue  “Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of...

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Remains Optimistic About Ongoing Budget Negotiations Governor Josh Shapiro (D) says a budget deal is expected “very soon” despite Pennsylvania missing...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Gov. JB Pritzker taps Christian Mitchell as lieutenant governor pick in campaign for third term  “Christian Mitchell, a former South...

City Hall Philly to Invest in 15 More “Year-Round” Schools Mayor Charelle Parker announced that Philadelphia will invest in 15 new extended-day, extended-year schools....

Pennsylvania Legislators to Miss Budget Deadline Again Amid $5.5B Gap, Policy Disputes For the fourth consecutive year, Pennsylvania lawmakers have missed the June 30...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE ‘I have work to do,’ Pritzker says in launching third-term reelection bid “Pritzker said his third term would focus on...

NYC Mayoral Primary Results On June 24, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani received the most first-choice votes in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, securing...

Pennsylvania CPS Welcomes Veteran Political Strategist Ryan Boop Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies has appointed Ryan Boop, a seasoned attorney and former chief of staff...

City Hall City Invests in Certifying CTE Teachers Philadelphia City Council allocated $500,000 to help Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers cover certification costs,...

Technology & Gig Economy NEW YORK—Waymo Applies for NYC Permit Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, plans to begin manually operating vehicles in Manhattan as...