1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (606+ words) A report from a government watchdog organization released Thursday highlights inaccurate projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The report released by Open the Books spotlights decades of CBO projections and finds that while routine estimates were normally reliable, projections…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (554+ words) A report from a government watchdog organization released Thursday highlights inaccurate projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The report notes that CBO's miscalculations have continued to grow over the years. From 1983 to 2024, the average error in CBO projections was…...

13+ hour, 27+ min ago  (531+ words) Concerns about large-scale fraud have been building across the country, with California often at the center of that conversation. Federal authorities recently announced a major development in one such case: a Southern California man has pleaded guilty to his role…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (513+ words) " KEKELETSO MOSEBETSI 10: 21 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 Billions are owed to creditors, irregular tenders proliferate, and more than R7bn in unauthorised, irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure remain unresolved. For years, service delivery has collapsed entirely, placing immense strain on already vulnerable communities. These ongoing…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (198+ words) MONTGOMERY " Legislation establishing an up to $1, 000 state tax deduction for overtime compensation and a two-month grocery tax holiday passed the Senate on Wednesday. The bill by State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) would establish an Alabama individual income tax deduction for…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (810+ words) (The Center Square) - Seattle City Council members say the city's aging library system is desperately in need of more money, voting Wednesday to add nearly $70 million to the mayor Katie Wilson's proposed $410 million tax levy. The $479, 760 proposal, if approved by…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (401+ words) (The Center Square) - Tacoma officials announced a hiring freeze Tuesday ahead of a potential $15 million deficit across 2027 and 2028 as personnel costs sit more than 25% above pre-pandemic levels. According to the city's'announcement, the freeze on hiring and promotions took effect immediately…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (347+ words) (The Center Square) " A plan for mid-April budget negotiations is still up in the air after legislators failed to agree on a budget during the regular session. Senate President Ben Albritton said in a memo to senators Wednesday that there…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (679+ words) Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is alleged to have ordered an audit of the local daily newspaper's coverage of his administration, though he denies the charge in the face of emails suggesting he did. The Kansas City Star itself broke the…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (823+ words) As the Alabama Legislature enters its final days of the 2026 regular session, budget leaders say lawmakers are taking a cautious approach'holding spending growth under 1% and prioritizing long-term stability over short-term gains despite strong state revenues. State Rep. Rex Reynolds (R-Huntsville),…...