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Maryland senators push for lifeguard staffing at Assateague Island after federal budget cuts
Maryland senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are urging the Trump administration to restore lifeguard staffing​ ...
Jim McGovern frustrated after loss in Trump budget bill fight, but says "I don't feel hopeless"
Jim McGovern, a Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, said that while he is frustrated by the recent passage of ...
CPS to hold community feedback sessions amid budget shortfall, layoffs
The sessions come amid a budget shortfall and days after hundreds of teacher layoffs. CPS hopes to get families and educators ...
Budget woes jeopardize plan for costly new D.C. Archives building
Duke Ellington’s birth certificate, Frederick Douglass’s will, and other documents in the DC archives are in a building that ...
Speaker Johnson: With Tariffs And BBB, Get Ready For More Months Of Budget Surplus
House Speaker Mike Johnson touted an alleged federal budget surplus for June 2025, the first since 2017, and said with ...
Florida condo law changes 2025: What association boards must know about budget rules
Florida community life columnist Joe Adams chimes in about what Florida's new, 2025 condo law says about the budgeting ...
Budget bill's impact in SWFL: New requirements could hurt health coverage for families
The federal budget bill requires people on Medicaid to get recertified for eligibility twice a year. The expectation is that ...
To fix budget, Miami-Dade mayor floats higher gas tax, cuts to charities and parks
The budget proposal doesn’t become public until next week. But details of the mayor’s briefings to Miami-Dade commissioners ...
Trump budget would slash U.S. research jobs, inflict ‘quite’ a Tri-Cities economic hit
Steve Ghan, a retired PNNL scientist and a member of Friends of PNNL, told the Herald the impacts of jobs that would be lost ...
U.S. budget balance unexpectedly flips to surplus in June as tariff receipts jump
The U.S. federal government earned $27.0B more than it spent in June, compared with the -$41.5B deficit expected and the ...
I upgraded to premium economy for a 13-hour flight on a budget airline. It lacked some perks, but it was still worth the price.
I flew premium economy on a long-haul Norse Atlantic Airways flight. The comfortable seat and extra legroom made the upgrade ...
What’s in the DC budget released by the council ahead of Monday’s vote
Funding for the RFK stadium, a set minimum wage for tipped workers and a reduction in DMV fees for certain drivers are some of the major highlights from the D.C. budget released by the council ahead ...