Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When my husband was offered an amazing job last summer working on an animated film in Paris, our family happily decided to tag along. I envisioned long strolls along the Seine, discovering some of…
10 Movie Sequels With Massive Budgets Coming In 2025
2025 is finally here. For movie lovers everywhere, that means a couple of different things. For one, it means that awards season is officially in full swing, with speculation continuing to grow regarding which movies from the past year will emerge triumphant. On the other hand, the start of the new year also means that…
Clashes over budgets, abortion and energy facing Va. General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly returns Jan. 8 for a pivotal legislative season testing the balance of power between a GOP governor and a Democratic-controlled legislature. This article was reprinted with permission from Virginia Mercury. The Virginia General Assembly is set to return on Jan. 8, kicking off a pivotal legislative season that will test the…
After years of record budgets, state revenue growth slows
As state leaders prepare to kickoff the legislative session next month and work on the state’s 2026 budgets, they’re watching and preparing for continued revenue growth slowdowns. Tax revenues in the Alabama Education Trust Fund have increased by .08% to $2.4 billion in the first three months of fiscal 2025, according to state data. That…
Travel Budgets Expected to Remain Strong in 2025
Travel budgets for 2025 will remain flat or increase compared to this year, according to a recent survey of travel advisors, part of TravelAge West’s Need to Know research series. In the survey of more than 200 advisors, 52% of respondents say 2025 budgets will be about the same as 2024, while another 41% expect…
Healthy Budgeting Habits for Your Marriage
Preview: Jade Warshaw: So if you can change just the simplest terms of saying “How are we going to spend our money”, and “Did we get paid this weekend?” And, you know, um, “Have we paid our bills yet?” Just the we, the our, the us, it really creates, uh, unity between the two. End…
Idaho’s 2025 legislative session begins today • Idaho Capital Sun
Idaho’s 2025 legislative session begins today in Boise, setting the stage for weeks worth of debates about state budget priorities, immigration policies and public funding for private education proposals. In keeping with tradition, Idaho Gov. Brad Little will kick off the first day of the annual legislative session by delivering the State of the State…
Money rules to help with budgeting, investing, retirement in Arizona
How to control your finances on a tight budget Living on a tight financial budget? That doesn’t mean you can’t take control of your finances. If you’re looking for some relatively simple concepts to guide your finances, consider the following three rules of thumb in the coming year. They touch on budgeting, investing and retirement-plan…
It’s 2025, Stop Budgeting Wrong. Try This Instead
It’s officially the new year. Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to start thinking about your financial goals for this year. Maybe it’s saving to buy a home or restocking your savings from spending last month. Once you’ve set your goal, reality often starts to set in: You don’t have any idea how…
Naughty Dog was sold to Sony because the “stress of ballooning budgets was enormous” says co-founder
Naughty Dog co-founder Andrew Gavin has opened up about why the studio was acquired by Sony back in 2001. In a lengthy post on LinkedIn, Gavin cited the spiralling costs of game development as one of the reasons the studio was sold, saying “a systemic issue in the AAA space” wherein developers “almost never have…