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Five ways the GOP tax bill could affect Michigan, including $1B state budget hit
Some Republicans in Lansing acknowledge the state can't absorb a major reduction in federally-funded programs.
US budget surplus surges to $258 billion in April, year-to-date deficit tops $1 trillion
The U.S. government posted a $258 billion budget surplus for April, up 23%, or about $49 billion, from a year earlier, ...
GOP budget battle erupts over Medicaid
A surprise holdout by ultraconservative members of the House Budget Committee Thursday forced Speaker Mike Johnson to ...
Budget office with 'fundamentally progressive roots' used by Dems as latest tool in anti-Trump resistance
While Democrats labeled the scorekeeper’s report as proof that Republican policies would lead to “catastrophic" Medicaid cuts ...
5 Midday Must-Reads: A Price Tag for Trump’s Birthday Party, a Budget Vote Goes Bust and a ‘Hunger Games’ for Immigrants?, and More
A presidential birthday parade, a reality show for citizenship and deep cuts to Medicaid are all under consideration in ...
Boston mayoral candidates clash over city budget, housing and transit in first forum
Four candidates for mayor of Boston faced off for the first time Thursday night to make their case on topics like housing, ...
DOGE Seeks to Investigate Another Government Budget Watchdog
The Government Accountability Office rejected the request, saying it reports to Congress and is exempt from oversight by Elon ...
Costa Mesa mulls a balanced budget proposal for 2024-25, but is it really balanced?
The Costa Mesa Council considered a $186.9 million general fund budget for the year ahead that appears balanced but assumes a ...