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Americans saw their cost of living spike while the Biden administration indulged in profligate spending and ran up massive budget deficits, but that’s finally starting to change. The latest data from ...

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Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In your inbox three times per week. SACRAMENTO — It’s almost like slapstick comedy — the ...

LMPD. TOUGH DECISIONS ARE ON THE HORIZON FOR THE DISTRICT FACES A NEARLY $200 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT. MANY ARE ASKING, HOW DID WE GET HERE? MADISON ELLIOTT HAS SPENT THE DAY GETTING THE FACTS ON THIS ...

Call it an outsized example of finding spare change between the couch cushions. Extra revenue and lower expenses for Medicaid ...

Minnesota lawmakers will return to the Capitol in February with a near-term surplus of nearly $2.5 billion, but the latest economic forecast released Thursday sparked more debate about who’s to blame ...

OUTLOOK. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT FIVE. I’M LISA GONZALES. I’M GULSTAN DART. AND CALIFORNIA IS FACING A DEFICIT NEXT YEAR THAT’S EXPECTED TO BE $18 BILLION IN THE OPTIONS FOR LAWMAKERS RIGHT NOW TO ...

Sacramento weighs switch to a two-year budget to address a growing deficit City projects a $60M shortfall next year rising toward $90M by 2030 Officials plan system upgrades before adopting biennial ...