Budget

Illinois lawmakers offered sharply different reactions following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest budget and State of the State address.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced the state will commit an additional $1.5 billion to assist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Facing renewed concerns over its ability to cover payroll, New Orleans officials are signaling that the city may soon need additional financial assistance from the state.

Gov. Katie Hobbs’ new $17.7 billion budget proposal for Arizona is drawing heat for continuing what critics call an unsustainable trend of runaway general fund spending.

When Congress returns next week, lawmakers will have less than a month to pass the remaining nine appropriations bills funding federal agencies for fiscal year 2026.

The United Nations adopted a "leaner, better prioritized" budget for 2026 that saves $570 million and removes nearly 2,900 positions.

North Carolina lawmakers return to Raleigh this week still without agreement on a state budget nearly six months after the legal deadline passed.

Disney shares tumbled nearly eight percent last week and continue to slide as Wall Street reacts to underwhelming fourth-quarter earnings.

British taxpayers are footing over £10 billion in annual welfare subsidies to migrants, with new government figures revealing that one in every six pounds spent on the country’s Universal Credit program went to foreign nationals in 2024.

Bloomington has become the latest Illinois city to reinstate a one-percent grocery tax, joining hundreds of municipalities preparing for the state’s elimination of the levy in 2026. Meanwhile, Chicago could face an $80 million budget shortfall after failing to act before the October 1 deadline.