Certified educators statewide will get a pay raise in the upcoming school year after state lawmakers approved an additional $625 million in recurring public education appropriations.

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Proposals to cut state income taxes and eliminate the state grocery tax stalled, but parents who homeschool or send their children to private school will soon qualify for a tax credit.

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Nearly seven years after voters approved criminal justice reforms in State Questions 780 and 781, lawmakers have settled on a method to calculate the savings accrued from incarcerating fewer people and distribute the money among counties.

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Proposals to cut state income taxes and eliminate the state grocery tax stalled, but parents who homeschool or send their children to private school will soon qualify for a tax credit.

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Incremental changes, including new legal protections for poll workers and other election officials, will take effect ahead of the 2024 presidential election cycle.

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