We wasted a $400b windfall, and now we’ll all have to pay
In an audit of federal finances, Chris Richardson finds Australia has never seen rivers of gold like this, but the hangover ...
Walters: California’s cities and schools face big budget gaps, few options
As state grapples with deficits, cities and schools must also make hard choices amid stagnant revenues and inflation.
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State Education Association raises concerns over DOE cuts
The Trump administration is beginning efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. See how the Pennsylvania State ...
Opinion Columnists
As state grapples with deficits, cities and schools must also make hard choices amid stagnant revenues and inflation.
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How MPs sneaked in Sh1.7bn for firms in edible oils scandal
MPs approved the fresh allocation proposed by the National Assembly’s Liaison Committee, which allowed for release of Sh1.7 ...
Why was it hard for the GOP – which controls Congress – to pass its spending bill?
Without Democratic votes to break a Senate filibuster, the GOP would not have been able to pass its stopgap spending bill and ...
Senate votes to avoid government shutdown
The Senate voted mostly along party lines Friday afternoon to pass the House Republican-drafted bill to fund government through September, avoiding a government shutdown only hours before funding ...
Senate begins voting to advance bill to fund government
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced Friday afternoon that the Senate would begin voting immediately on a ...
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Elrich proposes 3.5% property tax rate increase to fund MCPS budget
The proposed property tax increase is part of County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended $7.6 billion county operating budget ...
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Puerto Rico Needs and Should Have Full and Equitable Access to All Federal Economic and Health Security Programs
Members of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee, thank you for today’s opportunity to testify on Puerto Rico’s inequitable ...
Trump fired thousands of Social Security workers. Here’s how it affects Florida.
In 2019, Jeff Meisler started feeling strange at work. A software engineer nearing 60, Meisler was having trouble thinking ...