Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Chicago ranks near bottom in survey of best and worst run cities

Center Square · September 5, 2025 12:05 pm

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson raises his arms as he speaks into a microphone.

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Socialist Brandon Johnson can’t even fail properly

Zachary Faria · September 5, 2025 6:07 am

The Michigan Capitol

Michigan Republicans seek to cut spending that ballooned during pandemic

Center Square · September 3, 2025 3:53 pm

Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO)

Polis announces $252 million in spending cuts to close Colorado budget deficit

Annabella Rosciglione · August 29, 2025 10:16 am

Cargo containers fill a ship at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday

Trump tariffs will reduce deficits by $4 trillion over next decade, CBO says

Zach Halaschak · August 22, 2025 12:54 pm

In a show of Republican unity, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., make statements to reporters ahead of vote in the House to pass a bill on President Donald Trump's top domestic priorities of spending reductions and tax breaks, at the Capitol in Washington,

Leading House conservatives tout earmarks despite small-government rhetoric

Zach Halaschak · August 22, 2025 6:07 am

From left: Govs. Andy Beshear (D-KY), Gavin Newsom (D-CA), and Josh Shapiro (D-PA). (Left and center, Rich Pedroncelli/AP; right, Matt Rourke/AP)

Democrats and the debt

Taylor Millard · August 22, 2025 5:15 am

Ron Johnson calls for pressure campaign to reduce size of government to balance the budget

Brady Knox · August 21, 2025 9:30 am

Hiring someone to help with daily tasks can make it possible for seniors or people with disabilities to remain in their homes. (Thinkstock)

At 90, Social Security is showing its age

Washington Examiner · August 14, 2025 5:00 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom stands at a press conference at Raleigh Studios unveiling a vast expansion of California’s Film and Television Credit Program on October 27, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

California spending up 50% per capita since 2019

Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square · August 12, 2025 1:48 pm

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.

New York faces $34 billion budget gap due to federal cuts and heightened spending

Annabella Rosciglione · August 11, 2025 11:41 am

Fiscal Fallout: 2026 legislative session ‘could be worse yet’

TJ Martinell | The Center Square · July 28, 2025 10:17 am