CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago City Council committee approved an alternative budget plan brought by a group of alderpersons on Tuesday. A group of alderpersons presented the plan, which more than half of ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday asked lawmakers to slap a new 3% surtax on Rhode Island millionaires and scale back renewable energy mandates as part of an election-year budget ...

Governor Mikie Sherrill presented this Tuesday her first state budget proposal for the fiscal year 2027, outlining a fiscal plan aimed at closing New Jersey’s multibillion-dollar deficit while ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers the State of the State address to the Legislature. (Governor's Office photo) Newsom advancing ag and water policy through bonds and targeted spending. New funding for a ...

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Mayor Brandon Johnson's $16.6 billion spending plan for 2026 was dealt a major blow on Monday, as a key City Council committee voted down his plan for roughly $600 million in new taxes. The Finance ...

Chris Tye is our weekend evening anchor and political reporter at CBS News Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson and a group of aldermen pushing its own budget proposal on Monday did not appear to move any ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A bold maneuver from alders around Chicago played out Wednesday as the City Council nears the two-month mark of negotiations since Mayor Brandon Johnson first introduced his proposed ...