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ALT Several people sit behind a large desk at the front of a room with two screens behind. Ashley stands at a center podium facing the group and is shown on both screens behind the group

ALT The image features a decorative letter with a stylized border of green leaves and blue flowers. The letter says Dearest Reader, The commonwealth is abuzz with the latest gossip as the social budget season concludes. While we assure you there will be no spoilers related to the ton in this correspondence, it is our honor to impart to you: Yes, the latest state budget does include many key investments in the people of the ton and across our great commonwealth. However, gentle reader, there is truth to our leaders using some funding sources that, much like Anthony’s early matches, will not last. Will next season be the year leaders move effortlessly forward with the Joint Subcommittee on Tax Policy’s greatest recommendations as if parading across the ballroom floor? We shall have to wait. But be assured, our pen is ready to chronicle and comment on proposals that could set off the kind of future that, as of now, is restricted to our imaginations. Yours Truly, The Commonwealth Institute