Despite their apparent powerlessness, Democrats can block appropriations measures with a Senate filibuster, as they could in 2018 when Republicans had a governing trifecta as well. So they have to be ...

A number of accountability bills have sailed through legislative committee hearings. Others could use some last-minute public support.

One-party rule imperils Ohioans’ wallets and their state’s treasury (think House Bill 6, the FirstEnergy bailout, or the ...

The Department of Education was created by Congress in 1979 to track, manage and coordinate education programs and procedures ...

As the 2025 budget continues to generate reactions from various quarters, JOHN AMEH details the concerns from critics and how lawmakers have been responding to them.Nigeria has a new Appropriation ...

The Virginia legislature has ended its 45-day session by addressing a slew of budget amendments ranging from tax cuts to ...

Amid a push by local leaders to conserve farmlands and open spaces in the Bay Area from future development, state senator David Cortese has introduced a bill that would shore up funding to preserve ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he appreciates consensus for tax relief, but says it should take a different form. He says he ...

Democrats who lead both chambers warned that the budget might need to be readdressed in the coming weeks, pending potential cuts to federal spending.

And finally one of the other sponsors, Rep John Bear, R-Campbell, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, stood up ...

A fierce debate about the future of Medicaid is currently underway in Congress. The public health insurance program covers 1 ...

Trump and Republican congressional leaders could fumble their way into a prolonged and painful shutdown of the federal ...