budget
Government
Budget delayed this week as Johnson seeks to soothe spending hawks

Despite meeting over the weekend to reconcile differences among members, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said the budget will be delayed as the GOP checks “boxes” on the package. Johnson… Read More

February 10, 2025
Public Education
Kansas superintendent says reductions in student body led to district’s $5 million shortfall

(The Sentinel) – Leavenworth USD 453 Superintendent Dr. Kellen Adams told city leaders his district is facing a $5 million budget deficit this year, due to decreased student enrollment worsened… Read More

January 8, 2025
Government
The craziest things Congress snuck into its pork-packed Christmas spending spree

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – House Republicans are currently debating a continuing resolution that would keep the government running through March 14, however many are heavily criticizing leadership for trying… Read More

December 19, 2024
Politics
Chicago city hall meeting erupts into chaos as residents protest ‘migrant invasion,’ mayor calls in police to clear them out

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago called police to clear out city residents after a public forum during a Monday city council meeting became chaotic… Read More

December 18, 2024
Opinion
Pentagon loses track of $2.5 trillion

(The Daily Signal) – The Pentagon has failed its seventh audit in a row, losing track of $2.5 trillion worth of assets. Where will Elon Musk possibly find $2 trillion… Read More

November 26, 2024
Government
Planning underway for massive federal budget overhaul under Trump

(The Daily Signal) – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, met over the weekend with President-elect Donald Trump and his choices to slash billions if not trillions of dollars in federal spending—entrepreneurs… Read More

November 26, 2024
Public Education
Washington school district skips audit, seeks levy after $20M shortfall

(The Center Square) – Moses Lake School District in Washington state announced Tuesday it will not proceed with a forensic audit before pushing another levy in February following massive budget shortfalls this… Read More

November 14, 2024
Public Education
Minneapolis school district set to exhaust financial reserves, faces $84M deficit in 2025

A new financial projection anticipates Minneapolis Public Schools will exhaust the remainder of its budgetary reserves and enter a multimillion-dollar deficit in the upcoming 2025-26 school… Read More

October 30, 2024
Government
NASA spent millions on ‘environmental justice’ and ‘equity’ grants despite budget woes

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has shelled out millions in awards to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as “environmental justice,” despite recently laying… Read More

October 17, 2024
Public Education
Unsustainable spending, declining student enrollment may force closure of 1 in 10 San Francisco schools

Nearly a tenth of San Francisco’s 121 public schools would close under a recent proposal, which concedes the California district cannot maintain its current fiscal trajectory. “While not unique to… Read More

October 15, 2024
Public Education
Madison schools ask for more then $600M against declining enrollment

(The Center Square) – The Madison school district wants voters to approve a pair of referendums worth more than $600 million on the Nov. 5 ballot despite the school district’s… Read More

October 7, 2024
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools board members resign en masse

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – All seven members of the Chicago School Board have agreed to resign later in October in a Friday announcement amid disagreements with the mayor over… Read More

October 7, 2024
Opinion
Kansas school district ignores financial realities while blaming legislators for lack of support

(The Sentinel) – School board members of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, are pondering whether it is equitable to allow community-funded employees since most of the money comes from parents in wealthier… Read More

September 4, 2024
Government
Chicago budget deficit balloons to almost $1 billion under Mayor Johnson

(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city’s budget deficit will grow to nearly $1 billion next year. The mayor’s office released the city’s 2025 Budget Forecast… Read More

August 30, 2024
Public Education
Kansas school board to debate budget with a 24% property tax hike

(The Sentinel) – Taxpayers in Lansing, Kansas, will likely seek answers when they gather to hear a presentation on the local school district’s 2024-2025 budget that calls for a 24%… Read More

August 28, 2024
Public Education
Two Kansas districts could be attempting to ‘hide’ property tax increases

(The Sentinel) – A Kansas think-tank is questioning if two school districts are attempting to hide proposed tax increases when they present their budgets to a local chamber of commerce. Read More

August 15, 2024
Government
Sanders budget priorities include LEARNS Act, law enforcement

(The Center Square) – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders told the 94th General Assembly Wednesday she will sign a budget that funds critical services, slows the growth of government, and fully… Read More

April 11, 2024
Public Education
Denver Public Schools nearly $20M in the red due to migrant influx from southern border

Denver Public Schools (DPS) faces a major budget shortfall after nearly 3,000 students have crossed the southern border and enrolled in public schools at no cost, aided by current Biden… Read More

January 31, 2024
Public Education
New York educators bemoan ‘budget cuts’ despite a billion-dollar increase

New York educators are up in arms about Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget for 2025, even though it includes a billion-dollar increase for public education. Hochul’s proposed $233 billion budget… Read More

January 26, 2024
Government
Statewide ESAs, budget priorities in Tennessee legislative session

(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s 2024 legislative session will begin Tuesday with the Republican party looking to pass a budget, statewide K-12 education savings accounts, business tax cuts, enhanced school… Read More

January 9, 2024