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Budget office ignores rhetoric, says GOP megabill would add $3.4 trillion to the debt
The more Republicans insist that their far-right legislation would shrink the deficit, the more the CBO's arithmetic points ...
Senate's budget proposal offers student loan borrowers fewer repayment options, loan limits for grad school
The Senate has released its version of President Trump's "big, beautiful bill." Here's how it differs from the House version for student loan borrowers.
The Republican budget bill benefits from being ignored
New polls show that while elements are unpopular, the bill is more popular among those who aren’t paying attention.
Worcester City Council approves nearly $1 billion operating budget
The budget for fiscal 2026 totals almost $950 million, with funding for safer firefighter equipment among the expenses.
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Trump’s Cruel and Costly Budget Bill Just Got Even Worse
“As democracy is perfected,” Mencken wrote in 1920, “the office [of the President] represents, more and more closely, the ...
Durham City Council approves $772M budget. Here's what residents should know.
"I just want to acknowledge that it's a balance, and these are hard choices that we're making up here," said Councilwoman ...
‘Everybody is in danger’ as budget cuts gut caregiving services
Labor activist Ai-jen Poo, featured in Bradley Cooper’s PBS “Caregiving” documentary, says “the story of caregiving in ...
Poll suggests GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many unaware
Overall, 42 percent of Americans oppose the budget bill “changing tax, spending and Medicaid policies,” compared with 23 ...
NC state budget talks stall among GOP. What that means for raises and tax cuts
House Speaker Destin Hall, left, and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, talk before Gov. Josh Stein delivered his ...
What does the state's $115B budget bring to Polk County? Millions for wide range of projects
The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...
‘Defies logic’: Baltimore mayor’s budget adds city jobs, pay raises despite $85M deficit
Despite an $85 million city deficit, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s final budget adds 271 full-time positions and funds some ...
WATCH LIVE: Hegseth testifies on Pentagon budget during Senate hearing
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will testify on the Pentagon’s budget before the Senate Committee on Armed Services on ...