The vote in the State Senate turned into a fight between Republicans and Democrats over a lack of transparency when lawmakers ...

After an amendment asking to allocate $1 billion for the project failed in a subcommittee, the $750 million appropriation ...

The second largest proposal would replicate Seattle’s “JumpStart” tax, which taxes large companies based on their highly paid employees’ earnings. Democrats' proposal would impose a 5% tax for ...

The Indianapolis Public Schools board unanimously approved a $472 million operating budget for next school year amid great ...

Maryland leaders announce an agreed-upon state budget framework based on cuts and tax reform amid a $3.3 billion deficit.

"I would argue the folks closer to the operational side know better than we do, and I want to make sure that it's not all ...

The budget deal in Congress cut off a funding source for local initiatives involving child care, health care and housing.

The Senate's changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit stripped the plan to pay for the tax breaks — an additional 0.28% "oil ...

Vt., testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee in a rare visit to the Statehouse — a building he nevertheless knows well.

The new spending plan would also fold in elements of the supplemental budget bill for this year that aimed to cover a ...

"It's important for people to know when it's time to go," Senator Michael Bennet said about the Democrats' leader in the ...

Democrats don’t have much leverage right now, but they do have some opportunities to exploit, including GOP divisions and off ...