Yes, Maryland lawmakers successfully eliminated a $3 billion deficit in the state’s fiscal 2026 budget, but what is left in ...

Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota’s narrowly divided Legislature have struck a deal on the state budget and will return to St. Paul ...

The North Bay’s two largest local governments, Santa Rosa and Sonoma County, have each poured tens of millions of dollars ...

Ohio now has three different plans to fund K-12 education, pay for a Cleveland Browns stadium, and give property tax relief.

Budget would require colleges to submit financial notifications and student record plans to the state chancellor as ...

WATCH: WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined Sunday’s WGN Weekend Morning News to discuss the $55.2 billion state budget ...

Budget delays have been common across the country amid lousy economic forecasts, federal uncertainty and other factors.

The state budget for fiscal year 2025-26 will include an across-the-board 2% pay raise for state employees, according to ...

Armed with a new ‘framework’ for a budget deal, House and Senate negotiators held formal meetings June 3 to resolve ...

While Republican senators tout the proposal as a balanced response to leaner times, Democrats say it doesn’t do enough to ...

Illinois’ court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords will stop accepting ...