The city of Erie projects a 32% property tax increase over several years to address structural deficits. A reader urges transparent discussions with taxpayers. An advocate argues the new state budget ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Assemblymember Gregg Hart, D-Santa Barbara, chairs a meeting of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and ...

The 2025-27 budget comes with some funds for child care, but it brings in policy changes providers have criticized. One provider says she ended up with a $15,000 pay cut because she had to raise rates ...

(The Center Square) – As California struggles with a projected $18 billion deficit and federal cuts to state-run programs, child care advocates Wednesday urged state lawmakers to allocate more money ...