Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s message to President Trump: ‘We will stand up to you’
The governor was joined by Attorney General Nick Brown, DCYF Secretary Tana Senn, Commerce Secretary Joe Nguyen and other ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro sues Trump administration over federal funding freeze, alleging Pennsylvania hasn’t received $2 billion
The move comes after Republican Attorney General Dave Sunday declined to join other states in suing the administration over ...
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Ferguson wants to cut WA agency spending by 6%. Here’s what that looks like
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to slash government spending by 6%. He calculates this will save roughly $1.8 billion in the next two-year state budget and erase about a third of a projected shortf ...
In Congress, what’s the difference between a budget resolution, reconciliation and spending bills?
There’s understandable confusion over Capitol Hill lingo discussing the budget process and appropriations/spending process — ...
‘People are just flipping out’: Billions in federal funding remain frozen despite court orders to keep the taps open
Federal agencies across Washington are finding ways to keep funding frozen even after judges last month temporarily blocked ...
Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to cut spending, close agencies?
"The president does not have unilateral authority to shut down an expenditure, or instrumentalities funded by Congress, ...
‘The system is broken’: How George Osborne’s apprenticeship dream fell apart
Designed to alleviate the skills shortage, the apprenticeship levy has instead left employers complaining of burdensome ...
'Rapidly growing' £47m black hole to hit dozens of Merseyside schools in a year
Concerns have been raised by the local authority’s School Forum as the budget gap keeps getting worse each year despite ...