French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday survived two no-confidence votes in parliament, paving the way for the adoption of a much-delayed 2025 budget seen as key to cutting France's crippling debts.

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard on Wednesday welcomed the failure of a first no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's government, with Lombard describing it as a 'good thing for our country and our citizens.

Prime Minister François Bayrou broke a blockade of opposition parties that had brought down the government of his predecessor by doling out a series of concessions.

Whitmer proposed a few new revenue sources, including a new 32% tax on vapes and other non-tobacco nicotine products, increased license fees for hunting, fishing and boating and a requirement that people opt-out of the $14 annual pass to state parks when they register their vehicles.

The proposed 2025-26 proposed state budget unveiled by Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday calls for historic increases in many areas of basic public education.

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday delivered a $51.5 billion budget proposal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that he touted as a plan for Pennsylvania “on the rise.” It includes new investments in public education,