Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Thursday announced it has identified nearly $500 million it will keep in budget reserves following the governor’s request last year that state agencies identify 4% ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul rolled out a preliminary budget proposal Tuesday that would significantly increase funding for child care, reduce energy bills, invest in infrastructure and boost money for Medicaid ...

Jesse Zanger is the managing editor of CBSNewYork.com. Jesse has previously worked for the Fox News Channel and Spectrum News NY1. He covers regional news around the Tri-State Area, with a particular ...

The New York City comptroller, Mark Levine, said that poor budgeting practices by the previous mayor, Eric Adams, had left the city with looming deficits. By Dana Rubinstein and Matthew Haag Two weeks ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday declared President Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget a “message to the world” in its reestablishment of the U.S.’s military might. Speaking to ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $348.9-billion budget, which includes a $3-billion deficit. The governor assumes strong revenues from California’s AI-driven economy, while nonpartisan analysts warn of a ...

ALERTS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE. WELL, TODAY WE’RE GETTING A LOOK AT THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE PROJECTIONS FOR THE BUDGET FOR CALIFORNIA. AND THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN THE BUDGET DEFICIT. TODAY, ...

Erin D. Dumbacher is the Stanton nuclear security senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Michael C. Horowitz is a senior fellow for technology and innovation at the Council and director of ...

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 ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson released his proposed 2026 supplemental budget on Tuesday. He remained candid about the financial challenges the state faces, including a continued deficit and steep ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday proposed a $79 billion operating budget that avoids general tax increases but cuts or delays an array of state services while tapping the state rainy day fund and ...