The state Senate gave final approval Thursday to a new state budget. It came in at just under $47 billion, an increase of about $3 billion over last year.

Oversight groups warn that slashing budgets spent on rooting out fraud and waste will “fundamentally hamper” accountability and operations.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria is defending a proposed budget that includes service cuts, scaled-back projects, and tough financial decisions as the city faces a nearly $120 million deficit.

Swampscott officials are closing the gap in the town’s fiscal year 2027 budget without cutting services or staff — but Finance Committee members say that approach may not be sustainable for long. The Finance Committee,

During a discussion Wednesday about projected federal budget cuts, lawmakers in Sacramento said they would push back on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to reduce funding to

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson unveiled her proposed budget Thursday, setting the stage for a difficult process ahead as officials decide how to spend a shrinking pool of funds. Vega Pederson said the county will have $93.

The cuts are part of $17.6 million in reductions approved by the school board to address a significant budget shortfall.

Republican Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) on Sunday criticized the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to NASA. “I think it would be a mistake to put money only in the missions related to exploration and not into science and the others.