The alternative budget proposal championed by a group of Chicago aldermen won a crucial first full City Council vote on Friday, even as Mayor Brandon Johnson made a last-ditch effort to reintroduce ...

Pittsburgh’s controller and several City Council members on Wednesday skewered parts of Mayor Ed Gainey’s budget proposal for next year, with one councilman calling it “unprofessional” and “sloppy.” ...

The Pennsylvania Capitol at night. (Photo by Peter Hall/Capital-Star) The state Senate passed a new $47.9 billion budget proposal Tuesday as Democrats warned of the consequences of not fully funding ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's $16.6 billion spending plan for 2026 was dealt a major blow on Monday, as a key City Council committee voted down his plan for roughly $600 million in new taxes. The Finance ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson made a splash Tuesday, Dec. 23, with his full-throated endorsement of taxing the earnings of millionaires. The surprise declaration from the first-term Democratic governor ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a public message Monday to aldermen who are threatening an imminent vote on their own 2026 budget plan: Bring it on. Speaking at a City Hall news conference, the mayor ...

Renegade Chicago aldermen battling with Mayor Brandon Johnson over competing 2026 budgets announced tweaks to their proposal Monday, but withheld critical details as a negotiation meeting between the ...

The school board unanimously voted down the district’s dire budget plan last month. It’s back anyway — and principals are in ...