Oregon short legislative session begins with a focus on balancing the budget

Oregon lawmakers in Salem went back to work on Monday, kicking off a short legislative session mainly about money. Legislators have 35 days to consider almost 250 bills. Story here: ...
Crain's New York BusinessOpinion

Editorial: Calling out the deficit is easy. Balancing the budget is not

What Mamdani did not offer was a serious accounting of what he is willing to cut, slow or defer to bring the city’s budget ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Column: Politicians seem incapable of balancing the federal budget

I was struck, no, dumbfounded by this: Debt funded all federal government spending in 2025. The federal government plans to spend a total of $7 trillion in fiscal 2025 but only bring in $5.16 trillion ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Column: If the will exists, Washington can balance the federal budget

On Aug. 5, 1997, President Bill Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress, led by House Speaker Newt Gingrich, enacted the Balanced Budget Act. This bipartisan agreement aimed to balance the ...
Post Register

Little submits plan to balance state budget without repealing Medicaid expansion

Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued plans Monday to balance the state budget by cutting state programs and reducing Medicaid spending without repealing Medicaid expansion. Little kicked off the 2026 ...
The Columbian

Camas schools on the verge of balancing the budget; leaders propose forgoing employee salary increases

Discovery High School students gather in the east commons area of their project-based learning high school May 22 in Camas. To make up for $13 million revenue shortfall, the Camas School District is ...
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MTA boss brags about balancing MTA’s budget — as he ignores fare hikes, $1.5B in casino cash

M-T-give-us-A-break! Transit boss Janno Lieber patted himself on the back Tuesday for balancing the MTA’s budget — conveniently ignoring fare hikes and a $1.5 billion casino money boost. Lieber, ...
Chicago Tribune

Jim Nowlan: Politicians seem incapable of balancing the federal budget

I was struck, no, dumbfounded by this: Debt funded all federal government spending in 2025. The federal government plans to spend a total of $7 trillion in fiscal 2025 but only bring in $5.16 trillion ...