Accurately describing the state financial situation depends largely on a person’s definitions of “balanced” and “deficit.” ...

Can you balance the budget better than the city can? That’s the thinking behind a website developed by Matt Medeiros, a digital media developer and marketing consultant. His web app ...

A Des Moines online survey, called the "budget savings calculator," asks participants to balance the city budget by selecting ...

The federal government experienced a shutdown in autumn 2025, which is one of many that have occurred in the past 20 years. The nation also has racked up about $38 trillion in debt, and Congress and ...

The Trump administration says it's working to reduce the amount of fraud in federal government programs. However, fiscal experts have said that those reductions alone won't "save" the Social Security ...

Aziza Shuler is the Weekend Morning Anchor and Reporter at CBS News New York. Before arriving in New York, Aziza served as the weekend evening anchor and reporter at CBS News Philadelphia. New York ...

The Washington state Senate in session. The state’s operating budget must be balanced not just for the current biennium but across a four-year outlook. (wa.gov) These examples are often framed as ...

Surf City has a $15-million structural deficit for the new fiscal year, and is using reserve funds and eliminated city positions to help close that gap.

The Novato City Council has approved a balanced $62.5 million general fund budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, marking the ...

Alameda County Supervisors announced they have adopted a $6.7 billion budget for 2026-27, a 10% increase over the prior ...

Governor Gavin Newsom’s $351 billion budget and $251 billion general fund would spend as much as $20 billion more than the ...