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		<title>Fiscal fallout: States continue to increase budgets despite end of COVID emergency</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15182-state-budgets-post-covid-fiscal-fallout-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="States that expanded spending during the COVID era now face budget strain as federal aid recedes, including warnings that Washington could run out of money within two years." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15182-state-budgets-post-covid-fiscal-fallout-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15182-state-budgets-post-covid-fiscal-fallout-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15182-state-budgets-post-covid-fiscal-fallout-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15182-state-budgets-post-covid-fiscal-fallout-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15182-state-budgets-post-covid-fiscal-fallout.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>States that expanded spending during the COVID era now face budget strain as federal aid recedes, including warnings that Washington could run out of money within two years. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Inslee’s final budget proposal would continue staggering spending growth, says Republican budget leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 01:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-inslee-final-budget-proposal-gildon-reaction-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Sen. Chris Gildon criticizes Inslee’s $79.5 billion budget proposal, citing unsustainable spending growth." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-inslee-final-budget-proposal-gildon-reaction-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-inslee-final-budget-proposal-gildon-reaction-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-inslee-final-budget-proposal-gildon-reaction-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-inslee-final-budget-proposal-gildon-reaction-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-inslee-final-budget-proposal-gildon-reaction.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Sen. Chris Gildon criticizes Inslee’s $79.5 billion budget proposal, citing unsustainable spending growth.]]></description>
		
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