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Republicans push tax and spending cut bill, risking food aid for Washington's vulnerable
With a final House vote possible on Wednesday, Republicans are closing in on getting their tax and spending cut bill through ...
Despite DOGE, Pentagon escapes Donald Trump's budget cuts unscathed
The Government Accountability Office estimated in June that the full cost of developing and deploying the Sentinel ICBM, ...
‘Potentially catastrophic’: While Congress cuts safety net, Mass. lawmakers pass budget short on cash for SNAP caseworkers
The state budget for fiscal year 2026, which lawmakers sent for Governor Maura Healey’s signature, slashed more than $40 ...
US Senate budget bill slashes money to fill oil reserve
The budget bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday slashes the amount of money available to replenish the Strategic ...
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Imagination Library gets one year reprieve as Washington’s public schools agency to fund literacy program
The state schools superintendent announced last week his agency will fund a program that provides free books to young children locally and statewide for one year, after the Legislature cut the funding ...
Washington Commanders new stadium: D.C. Mayor Bowser concerned about RFK deal
The Washington Commanders are hoping to open a new stadium at the RFK site by 2030, but D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is concerned ...
NYC Council passes $116B budget amid potential hits from Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The election-year budget, at $115.9 billion, is the city’s largest ever and was touted by councilmembers Monday as a way to ...
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Statements on the passage of the budget
Governor Phil Murphy “This budget exemplifies our dedication to fiscal responsibility, affordability, and opportunity for all ...