Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...

The proposal calls for average pay increases of 16% to 22% for the most common categories of union members in the first year ...

The football stadium won't be the only venue getting a cover if plans go through for shade structure at Veterans Memorial ...

WHILE THERE was drama and uncertainty up until the final moment, the 2025 legislative session ended with a compromise state ...

SACRAMENTO, California — California’s marquee public universities looked like clear-cut winners in the state’s recent budget deal. But behind the apparent triumph, nerves are fraying as higher ...

PARIS (Reuters) -Brussels will propose a new tax on companies with a net turnover exceeding 50 million euros ($58.44 million) ...

After months of cutting positions and displacing staff, Pierce County’s largest school district has finalized its budget for the 2025-2026 school year, closing the $30 million budget gap it was tasked ...

The US 35% tariff on Canada and President Trump's threat to have a 15%-20% universal tariff rather than 10% provides today's disruption. Click to read.

The Legislature this week agreed to use nearly $500 million in surtax revenue to deliver a major boost to K-12 school funding, a move that some see as fulfilling the voter-approved mission of the ...

Gov. Maura Healey said her budget office is ready to slash millions in legislative earmarks for local projects, and will seek the extraordinary power to cut spending across all state government.

If there is no budget deal by then, districts will likely need to borrow funds to cover payroll and other state-mandated obligations, as districts usually have only enough in their reserves to ...