The U.S. economy is the largest globally, but its debt outweighs that distinction by trillions. Maya MacGuineas, president of the nonpartisan nonprofit Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, ...

Gov. Joe Lombardo released his budget to state legislators before his state of the state address last week, and almost immediately Democrats began raising concerns, saying they believed it contained ...

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Cincinnati City Council is beginning the budget process for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. Council has until June 30 to approve a spending plan, and will spend the next few months hearing ...

The Los Angeles City Council instructed staff Tuesday to explore shifting to a two-year budget cycle, a move aimed at alleviating fiscal concerns caused by lower-than-expected revenue, overspending ...

Gov. Joe Lombardo may have struck a conciliatory tone toward legislative Democrats in his state of the state speech last week, but errors made by his office are bringing early acrimony to the state ...