President Trump’s new spending law and increased tax receipts could lower the roughly $300 million deficit Governor McKee had faced.

There are 6 ways an unsustainable debt path can come to an end: faster economic growth, lower interest rates, default, ...

A cash-strapped regional health service says the state government told it to raid money set aside for workers’ annual leave ...

Along with a second promise to balance the newly defined operating budget within three years, Carney’s anchors have left some ...

Politics and debt don’t mix well. Americans would be wise to look across the Atlantic to see how tough things can get.

Ottawa is not planning to set up an independent body to scrutinize the new capital framework in its budget, despite calls for ...

San Diego City Council President Joe LaCava. (Photo by Ken Stone) SAN DIEGO – San Diego City Council President Joe LaCava discussed the complexities of dealing with the current city budget deficit and ...

(The Center Square) – Quietly tucked inside Republicans’ funding deal to end the government shutdown is a provision wiping the congressional Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) scorecard, effectively forgiving ...

Maryland faces a cash shortfall of $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2027, driven by economic fallout from the Trump administration’s policy decisions, unanticipated spending on entitlement programs like ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing a $50 billion spending package to end a four-month budget stalemate that has held up billions for public schools and social services HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Billions of ...

Maryland lawmakers were briefed by fiscal analysts who said Wednesday that they should expect to tangle with a $1.4 billion budget deficit during the 2026 legislative session — a reversal of what was ...