Tag: Government Spending

A woman shouts with purple SEIU stickers on her face.

California billionaire tax won’t stop union spending greed

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2026 5:00 am

Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

Taxpayer-funded government salaries rise; Shapiro rakes in the most nationally

Center Square · December 30, 2025 2:53 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) smiles.

Newsom’s unpaid bills are costing California jobs

Washington Examiner · December 23, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, during a lunch with Republican Senators on the Rose Garden patio at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Washington.

Thune clears GOP minibus logjam with help from Trump

David Sivak · December 17, 2025 2:07 pm

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House.

NYC Council urged to delay pay raise proposal

Center Square · December 16, 2025 6:59 pm

FILE - People look out at the New York City skyline at sunset, Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Jersey City, N.J. A meteor streaked across the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA. William Cooke, the head of the space agency's Meteoroid Environments Office, said the fireball was first sighted at an altitude of 51 miles (82 kilometers) above Manhattan at around 11:17 a.m. Tuesday, Juky 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

New York to spend $2 million providing mental health services to Afghan refugees

Robert Schmad · December 14, 2025 6:00 am

State Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles, listens to the discussion of a bill at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, June 1, 2023.

State money will help establish Black Cultural District in L.A.

Center Square · December 6, 2025 1:13 pm

Freshly cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

New Orleans approves $1.6B budget with $150M in cuts

Center Square · December 2, 2025 2:02 pm

A collage of a student standing in front of a school bus and $100 bills.

In New York, some school secretaries make six-figures and more

Center Square · November 29, 2025 2:27 pm

Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that says "DOGE" to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House.

What DOGE’s failure says about Trump’s second term

Washington Examiner · November 26, 2025 5:00 am

Elon Musk in a "DOGE" shirt.

The end of DOGE prompts scrutiny of its legacy: ‘The Swamp won’

Jenny Goldsberry · November 24, 2025 2:04 pm

The California State Capitol.

California faces $18 billion budget deficit in 2026-27: Report

Center Square · November 22, 2025 1:48 pm