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U.S. Gross National Debt Tops $38 Trillion, Fastest Trillion-Dollar Jump Since Pandemic

Surging interest payments above $1 trillion are forcing renewed calls for a credible long‑term fiscal strategy.

Ohio House Advances Inflation Caps on Property Taxes as Florida Ballot Fight Escalates

RTA Sounds Alarm With One Week Left for Springfield to Avert Chicago Transit Fiscal Cliff

California Coalition Moves to Put One-Time 5% Billionaires Tax on 2026 Ballot

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SEPTA Diverts $394 Million From Capital Budget to Keep Service Running

Maryland’s 2025 Infrastructure Report Card Keeps Overall ‘C’ as Roads, Bridges Slip

Tampa City Council Delays $4.1 Million Vote on South Howard Flood Project

Maryland Board of Public Works Approves Elimination of 502 State Positions to Curb Deficit

San Diego Panel Advances $5,000-Per-Bedroom Tax on Vacant Second Homes and Vacation Rentals

Malaysia Unveils Time-Tiered Traffic Summons Discounts Starting Jan. 1, 2026

Seattle, Police Guild Strike Tentative Deal to Expand CARE Response and Boost Officer Pay

Pritzker Opposes Johnson’s Head Tax as Chicago Budget Hearings Harden Resistance

Cambridge Raises Commercial Property Tax 22%, Drawing Small-Business Backlash

Israel Says PA Paid $70 Million to Prisoners Freed in Hostage Deal

Ukraine Passes ₴324.7 Billion Defense Top-Up, Lifting 2025 Military Outlays to About ₴2.96 Trillion

Mamdani Unveils DOE Procurement Overhaul, Targets 10% Cut to Redundant Contracts

Zelensky Says Russia Faces Near-$100 Billion 2026 Budget Gap as Moscow Moves to Raise Taxes

Early Voting Begins on Bexar County Prop B to Fund New Spurs Arena

Florida Lawmakers Advance Competing Plans to Cut Homeowner Property Taxes