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 ...

Colorado’s cap on budget growth and expected costs for Medicaid and more leaves budget-writing lawmakers nearly $700 million in the hole for the budget year that begins July 1, 2026.

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

House Speaker Destin Hall, left, and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, talk before Gov. Josh Stein delivered his ...

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...

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

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 ...

Despite an $85 million city deficit, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s final budget adds 271 full-time positions and funds some ...

The budget for fiscal 2026 totals almost $950 million, with funding for safer firefighter equipment among the expenses.