The time of the year to talk about certified school budgets has come. During the regular Monday meeting of the Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) Board of Education, Executive Director of ...

One of the proposals that drew the most attention would have county coroners be appointed by their respective county commissioners, rather than elected by voters as they are now. David Corey, ...

ALBANY — The State Legislature next week is scheduled to vote on a $254 billion state budget that was due more than a month ago and negotiated behind closed doors. The details of what's in it won't ...

Over the next several weeks, you're likely to hear a lot about Wisconsin's biennial budget, the state's two-year spending plan that sets funding levels for schools, transportation, mental health and ...

OLYMPIA – Following weeks of negotiations, legislative budget writers unveiled their compromise two-year operating budget Saturday morning, calling on the state to increase taxes by approximately $9 ...

When State Budget Director Jen Flood celebrated her first state budget to cross the finish line with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's signature in 2024, she did so with an injury. "I told Flood, break a leg on ...

This year has, unfortunately, provided some excellent illustrations of Congress’s dysfunction. We are currently emerging from a record-long shutdown. Senate Democrats filibustered funding in a doomed ...