As San Jose officials prepare a budget proposal that’s sure to involve significant cuts, Mayor Matt Mahan has marked out his ...

After Gov. JB Pritzker presented his budget proposal last month, the immediate reaction was fairly ho-hum. At first blush, the plan looked like a make-no-waves budget designed largely to keep state ...

The Appropriations Committee's proposal, LB 1071, hit the legislative floor on Monday afternoon for debate.

The key isn’t cutting out the fun – it’s budgeting for it in a smarter, more intentional way.

Recessions and other economic shocks are inevitable. Although the timing and particulars of the next downturn or emergency are hard to anticipate, one can predict with certainty that another will ...

TALLAHASSEE — Without warning, public debate or coordination with the Senate, the Florida House late Thursday released an austere $113.6 billion spending plan for next year that does not fund key ...

Opposition spokesman on finance Julian Robinson has proposed an alternative plan to raise billions in government revenue without new taxes, arguing that the fiscal gap could instead be addressed ...

An interim superintendent has been tasked with leading the country’s second-largest school district through a series of pressing challenges.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TALLAHASSEE — Without warning, public debate or coordination with the Senate, the Florida House late Thursday released an austere ...

Oregon lawmakers ended this year’s legislative session Friday after spending five weeks addressing bills in a hodgepodge of ...

Main entrance of the Kentucky State Capitol building, currently undergoing renovations, on January 9, 2026, in Frankfort, Ky. Tasha Poullard tpoullard@herald-leader.com Kentucky’s top personnel ...

Detroit’s new human services leaders Luke Shaefer and Benita Miller talk about how they’ll fight poverty and homelessness ...