Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The California Capitol stands in Sacramento as the legislative session opens, Jan. 5, 2026. Photo: Madeline Shannon / The Center ...

MAKES A RULING. AFTER TODAY’S HEARING, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS FACING PUSHBACK AT THE STATE CAPITOL OVER HIS PROPOSED BUDGET. THE STATE’S INDEPENDENT LEGISLATIVE ANALYST RESPONDED TO THAT PROPOSAL ...

On paper, the annual process of drafting a state budget is rational. In practice, it’s more akin to voodoo. It starts, as state law requires, with the governor’s ...

Gov. Wes Moore’s (D) $70.8 billion spending plan unveiled last week closes a more than $1.5 billion deficit for fiscal 2027 but does little to ease projected future budget pain, lawmakers were told ...

California could save $150 million annually by shuttering an additional state prison within the next few years, according to a new budget analysis. This recommendation comes as the state faces a ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) -The Smith County Commissioners Court will consider dissolving the budget officer position and replacing it with a budget analyst role. The county has been without a budget officer ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California’s legislative analyst said Monday that lawmakers should adopt its own revenue predictions as opposed to the governor’s rosier forecast and tackle the state’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Department of Legislative Services chart shows the worsening state budget deficits in coming years. (Chart courtesy Department ...