Come behind the scenes as I pack one of my budget binder box orders. I start with our signature pink packaging, add cash ...

Gov. Josh Stein sits for an interview and records an Under the Dome podcast with News & Observer Capitol bureau chief Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at the North Carolina ...

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CHICAGO (WGN) — The Chicago City Council passed a 2026 city budget during a rare and tension-filled Saturday session, a budget that does not include Mayor Brandon Johnson’s controversial corporate ...

RICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin presented his final budget plan to the General Assembly’s money committee’s Wednesday. It’s a less ambitious proposal than in years past, which historically included the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago City Council committee approved an alternative budget plan brought by a group of alderpersons on Tuesday. A group of alderpersons presented the plan, which more than half of ...

An alternative budget proposal without a head tax is moving forward, as the stalemate continues at City Hall. Members of the City Council got creative in how they made up for the revenue lost by ...

San Francisco is facing a $936 million deficit over the next two fiscal years as general-fund spending growth far outpaces revenues and federal and state budget policies take their toll, Mayor Daniel ...

In this video, I walk you through the entire ordering process for a custom budget binder from my shop. I cover how to select your binder color, add your preferred cover design and name, choose fonts ...

OUTLOOK. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT FIVE. I’M LISA GONZALES. I’M GULSTAN DART. AND CALIFORNIA IS FACING A DEFICIT NEXT YEAR THAT’S EXPECTED TO BE $18 BILLION IN THE OPTIONS FOR LAWMAKERS RIGHT NOW TO ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California’s budget shortfall may hit nearly $18 billion next year — $5 billion worse than June estimates.

Oregon lawmakers are in Salem this week, chewing over what looming budget cuts might mean for hundreds of state programs. But state economists on Wednesday offered hope that at least some of those ...