A major concern is the anticipated loss of $114 million from the Vehicle License Fee Adjustment Amount, which helps counties pay for public safety, health, housing, and other services. San Mateo County’s share of this state revenue was not included in the governor’s latest proposed budget, according to county staff.

Last week’s budget reconciliation vote in the House is already becoming a focal point on the campaign trail as the bill moves to the Senate.

Mississippi lawmakers are headed back to the state Capitol after failing to pass a budget in their regular session, called back by Gov. Tate Reeves for a special session starting Wednesday. Reeves summoned the lawmakers earlier in the week,

Local officials announced trims, spending freezes and other fixes to blunt the effects of a billion-dollar budget cut that Congress forced on the city.

Lawmakers navigating budget cuts across the board, weigh the costs of technology projects which are in the middle of development.

Public safety is next: The San Francisco Police Department has a budget of $822.8 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, which grew by six percent over the previous fiscal year. The fire department is at $530.8 million, and the sheriff’s department at $323.1 million.

In its current form, the budget legislation moving through Congress would exacerbate the fiscal challenges we face.

Samoa’s prime minister says she will seek to dissolve Parliament, prompting an early election, after a budget vote failed.

Congo is grappling with soaring military costs and declining tax revenues due to an offensive by Rwandan-backed rebels, who now occupy much of the country's eastern borderlands, a revised wartime budget under consideration by lawmakers showed.

State aid and one-time fixes will allow Seattle Public Schools to close a projected $104 million budget deficit. But the deficit will be back next year.

State employees could start to receive layoff notices in the coming weeks if Minnesota lawmakers don’t convene for a special session and pass a budget soon. The state could face a partial government shutdown if legislators don’t pass a new two-year budget before July 1.