California is facing a $12 billion budget deficit this year. But rather than engage in real fiscal discipline or rank order ...

The more Republicans insist that their far-right legislation would shrink the deficit, the more the CBO's arithmetic points ...

On the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day session, Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a leaner state budget ...

New Thornton Township Supervisor Napoleon Harris said a forensic audit approved under Tiffany Henyard’s administration was ...

New polls show that while elements are unpopular, the bill is more popular among those who aren’t paying attention.

Labor activist Ai-jen Poo, featured in Bradley Cooper’s PBS “Caregiving” documentary, says “the story of caregiving in ...

Dueling state budget proposals would give Arizonans better roads, public safety enhancements and more money for public schools. The competing, multibillion-dollar plans contain a lot more for Grand ...

A longtime resource to help drug-exposed newborns said it was blindsided by Washington state and was told it has to shut down ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law Monday, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget ...

"I just want to acknowledge that it's a balance, and these are hard choices that we're making up here," said Councilwoman ...