Budgets

Governor JB Pritzker talks to media at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Healthcare

Illinois spent more on healthcare for illegal immigrants than roads, foster kids, elderly, and the arts — combined

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October 15, 2025 1:48 pm

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., shown Wednesday, June 21, 2006, measures 361 feet to the top of its familiar dome. The neck-bending skyscrapers that pack Chicago's fabled skyline are little more than scaled-down miniatures in downstate cities, where even the tallest buildings are at least three times shorter than the Sears Tower and John Hancock Center.

News

Illinois’ ‘F’ grade leaves taxpayers on the hook for billions, watchdog says

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October 13, 2025 2:09 pm

North Carolina State Capitol building in Raleigh North Carolina USA. (iStock)

News

Growth in Charlotte, Raleigh and the Triangle surging: Report

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October 8, 2025 1:42 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters.

Politics

White House debates pulling back pay from furloughed workers

Emily Hallas -

October 7, 2025 9:33 am

News

Increases of 14.8% to general fund, 4.5% to sales tax revenue considered

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October 6, 2025 1:56 pm

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) speaks to reporters.

Infrastructure

Vought pulls $2 billion from Chicago infrastructure projects over ‘race-based’ contracts concerns

Emily Hallas -

October 3, 2025 10:06 am

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) gives a policy speech in Washington, D.C., on April 9.

Finance and Economy

Michigan passes long-awaited budget with cuts, 24% marijuana tax

Emily Hallas -

October 3, 2025 8:58 am

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, President Donald Trump, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stand next to one another.

White House

Trump to meet with Vought ‘of Project 2025 fame’ to determine which agencies to cut

Emily Hallas -

October 2, 2025 10:02 am

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks at a press conference ahead of House votes on H.R. 7027 - the Child Care Is Essential Act and H.R. 7327 - the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate

Pelosi blames GOP for looming shutdown: ‘Republicans are on vacation’

Heather Hunter -

September 30, 2025 4:56 pm

The New York City skyline is seen from Fort Lee, N.J., July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Salinas)

News

More New York municipalities faced fiscal stress in 2024: Report

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September 29, 2025 2:05 pm

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Tag: Budgets

Illinois spent more on healthcare for illegal immigrants than roads, foster kids, elderly, and the arts — combined

Illinois’ ‘F’ grade leaves taxpayers on the hook for billions, watchdog says

Growth in Charlotte, Raleigh and the Triangle surging: Report

White House debates pulling back pay from furloughed workers

Increases of 14.8% to general fund, 4.5% to sales tax revenue considered

Vought pulls $2 billion from Chicago infrastructure projects over ‘race-based’ contracts concerns

Michigan passes long-awaited budget with cuts, 24% marijuana tax

Trump to meet with Vought ‘of Project 2025 fame’ to determine which agencies to cut

Pelosi blames GOP for looming shutdown: ‘Republicans are on vacation’

More New York municipalities faced fiscal stress in 2024: Report

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