Happy New Year. Welcome to 2026. Now that we’re in a new year, the question for state and local leaders is now acutely: How are you going to pay for your priorities? Budget leaders are entering this ...

Furious at the killing of two American citizens in Minneapolis, Capitol Hill Democrats say they won’t give Immigration and Customs Enforcement any more money until it cleans up its act. “What’s ...

The Federal Government publishes the spending and revenue numbers on a monthly basis. Looking at the average monthly deficit, both October and December were much larger than average, with November ...

This inaugural report from ClearGov offers an inside look at the top challenges, priorities, and success factors shaping public finance today. Based on a nationwide survey of nearly 200 finance ...

The Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, pictured in autumn. Pennsylvania's budget is almost four months late. For counties, school districts, nonprofits, and contractors, the cost of inaction is ...

Spain’s politicians really can’t agree on a budget, and that’s working out just fine for the public finances. Unlike the fiscal showdowns that haunted Washington and Paris in recent weeks, an extended ...

The structural intervention will be focused on local government because, as the Budget Review noted, “continued financial deterioration and instability in municipalities have adverse consequences for ...