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Colorado school districts brace for K-12 budget crunch by not filling jobs, offering smaller raises
Two metro Denver districts have announced layoffs so far this year, and others have already eliminated or plan to cut ...
‘There’s a lot of liabilities here’: Fmr. Republican aide on the unpopular GOP Senate budget bill
Trump and the GOP’s sweeping budget bill passed a key procedural hurdle last night in the Senate, but the final vote still ...
Alzheimer’s research in peril. Will Trump budget cuts set progress back by decades?
With promising drugs in the pipeline, we are on the cusp of "turning the tide" against Alzheimer's. But President Trump's ...
California budget deal cooks the books again to hide big ‘structural’ deficit
Were a private corporation to cook its books like the state government does, its executives could wind up in jail for fraud.
Pentagon unveils $961B budget request: Fund for Golden Dome, missiles and drones, fewer F-35 jets
Trump administration unveils $961 billion Pentagon budget with $848.3 billion in discretionary funding, featuring cuts to ...
When it comes to Trump’s budget cuts, the cruelty is the point | Sheneman cartoon
The second Trump administration has spent the first six months cutting or clawing back already approved federal funding ...
Ohio budget secrecy on steroids foils the people’s right to know: editorial
This session’s budget “debate,” like so much else in today’s Ohio Statehouse, exemplified government in the shadows, not ...
California budget breakdown: How it impacts your life, from Medi-Cal and education to fires
The state's fiscal year begins July 1. As California faces a shortfall in the billions, here's a look at what the budget ...
Republicans Prepare to Open ‘Pandora’s Box’ of Budget Gimmicks
With the broad tax and health care bill they are now trying to muscle into law, Senate Republicans are preparing to upend ...
Some in GOP seek to lift the middle class in a Trump budget favoring the wealthy: Elaine Maag and Bruce Fuller
Unless economic support is spread fairly to struggling families, popular support for President Trump’s budget plan may sink ...
NC lawmakers go home without a budget, leaving raises and taxes unresolved
While it’s not unusual for lawmakers to miss the June 30 deadline, House and Senate leaders have signaled they remain locked ...
The President’s Defense Budget Misses the Mark
NATO members pledged this week to spend 5% of GDP. The U.S. is lagging behind substantially.