White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told Republicans senators at a closed-door lunch meeting Wednesday afternoon that President Donald Trump expects the “big, beautiful” bill to be on his desk by July 4. The next round of events will be held at eight transit system locations and are scheduled to start in mid-July and run through the end of the month. Events will be held from 4-6 p.m. Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth oversees a special session to complete the state’s next two-year budget at the State Capitol, on June 9 in St. Paul. House report on Concurrent Resolution on the Budget, Fiscal Year 2025. This report is by the Budget JG-B releases statement after leadership demotion Monday, Jan 13, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller A slate of new state laws and the next state budget will take hold on Tuesday, teeing up new fraud-mitigation measures in state government, additional regulations for social media influencers and Roundup: Pritzker signs FY26 budget Tuesday, Jun 17, 2025 - Posted by Isabel Miller Reporter: Can you can you talk about the budget as much as you can without getting yelled at? Buckner: We’re close, we’re having good conversations. We are parsing out some of the finer details. With the close of fiscal year 2025 on June 30, Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza reports another successful year in paying the state’s bills in a timely manner while the state’s Rainy Day Here are the rural hospitals in Illinois (9) and Missouri (4) at greatest risk of being forced to close if the Senate cuts Medicaid, according to research from the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Out: Hotel mini shampoos: While Gov. JB Pritzker earlier this year ruled out across-the-board sales tax increases or another attempt to tax higher earners to cope with a tough financial year House Republicans cleared a final procedural hurdle early Thursday and are now one vote away from passing President Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending bill before a self-imposed July 4 deadline. Trump's tax cut bill has returned to the House, with Republican votes uncertain. The Senate could get to a final vote as soon as Sunday — if all goes well for Thune. Then it's back to the House. Congressional Budget Office review: The nonpartisan CBO said Sunday the bill would pile nearly $3.3 trillion onto the nation’s debt load from 2025 to 2034, a nearly $1 trillion increase over the House-passed version of the bill. The analysis also found that 11.8 million Americans would become uninsured by 2034 if the bill passed. And in other House members are rushing to return to the Capitol to vote on the Senate-approved version of the bill ahead of a Trump-imposed July 4 deadline. We’ll have more on this story after headlines. 7pm July 26, Billy Goat Bash! — Ray Long (@RayLong) July 1, 2025 * Amy Jacobson was let go After 15 1/2 years at WIND AM560 radio, due to staffing reductions, today was my last day on the air. VIRGINIA — Lawmakers in Virginia are responding to House Republicans’ budget proposal that extends $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and raises the debt ceiling by $4 trillion, setting the stage for House Republicans begin drafting a major economic bill, aiming for a July 4 deadline, though alignment with the Senate’s differing approach remains uncertain. Administration White House digs in on July 4 deadline for ‘big, beautiful bill’ despite Senate setback by Brett Samuels - 06/26/25 1:50 PM ET
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