Funds for yet another government program are on track for depletion and could put higher education further out of reach for millions of Americans, according to research from the nonprofit Committee ...

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is already facing a hurdle to his freebie-filled agenda with a projected $2.18 billion budget shortfall — with bigger funding gaps possible in the years ahead, a new report ...

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Dec. 18 unveiled his reduction plan to make up for a budget shortfall ahead of the 2026 legislative session. During his weekly Team Kentucky update, Beshear said the ...

Congress appropriated a one-time fund of $10.5 billion in July to help shore up the reserves for federal need-based student aid. While that may tide over a shrinking pot of Pell Grant funding for now, ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The unfunded liabilities of the state’s five big pension ...

MARKET AND CURRENT STAFFING. IT IS BITTERLY COLD OUTSIDE. THERE ARE PARTS OF THIS WEEK, BUT THE CITY OF DES MOINES IS TRYING TO LOOK AHEAD TO SUNNIER DAYS NEXT SUMMER. THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT HAS ...

Robbinsdale Area Schools is facing a deficit of millions of dollars next year due to an error in their budget process. Kristen Hoheisel, the school district’s chief ...

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City officials said the amount is still concerning, but smaller than the initial prediction of a $17.7-million deficit. When asked about the reason for the $3.9-million difference, city officials said ...

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services is reducing some of its child care subsidies for working families as the program faces an unexpected $35.5 million funding deficit.

Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In your inbox three times per week. SACRAMENTO — It’s almost like slapstick comedy — the ...

BOISE — In their preview of the upcoming legislative session, state policy leaders made clear this week that their task will be implementing spending reductions as they grapple with tax cuts stemming ...