Last month, the federal government’s total debt hit $40 trillion. How did this happen? The simple answer is that, every year since 2001, the federal government has spent more money than it has collected in revenue. As Figure 1 shows, using…
Hawaii’s four counties fund community services such as police, fire, water and sewer in annual…
Chicago Public Schools students return to class Aug. 24. Most still aren’t reading or doing…
“Missouri’s budget is broken.” That’s the conclusion of Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s…
That’s just one facet of the recommendations delivered to Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission…
Last week, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (JLCB) received an updated fiscal status statement from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) reflecting state revenues adopted by the Revenue Estimating Conference in May and…
Ask most taxpayers what local government is for, and they will list the fundamentals: roads, public…
The CPS budget proposal relies on hundreds of millions in fund sweeps to “balance.” Despite…
The 2023 session The 2023 legislative session was indeed historic. Raising the budget by over a…
Many Kansas public school districts are struggling with budget deficits they attribute to declining…
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