Could Friday be the day Administration and Finance Secretary Kristen Lepore brings her scalpel, or will it be a machete, to work to carve up the fiscal 2016 budget?
Emergency mid-year budget cuts seem inevitable at this point given the signals coming from the administration, despite December revenues putting the state $114 million ahead of benchmarks after six months of the fiscal year.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush and Chris Christie won't win Iowa. Marco Rubio probably won't either.
But these Republican presidential candidates are devoting significant time and resources to the state in a battle to beat expectations — and each other — in the Feb. 1 GOP caucuses. Each hopes a surprisingly strong showing in Iowa will give him a boost heading into the New Hampshire primary, where the political landscape is more favorable to more traditional candidates.
