10+ hour, 30+ min ago  (99+ words) House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) says the Alabama House adjourned the 2026 legislative session Thursday having delivered a historic four-year record on education, taxes, public safety, and economic development. Ledbetter said the Legislature had addressed each of those challenges over the…...

11+ hour, 8+ min ago  (394+ words) Hungary's 2026 budget will provide funding for key government support measures despite ongoing war-related risks and an unfavourable external economic environment, the Ministry for National Economy said in a statement on Friday. The ministry said the budget would ensure continued support…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (150+ words) State and Local News that Matters Guilty Plea Entered in Massive Tax Fraud Case Concerns about large-scale fraud have been building across the country, with California often at the center of that conversation. Federal authorities recently announced a major development…...

15+ hour, 27+ min ago  (606+ words) A report from a government watchdog organization released Thursday highlights inaccurate projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The report released by Open the Books spotlights decades of CBO projections and finds that while routine estimates were normally reliable, projections…...

16+ hour, 48+ min ago  (554+ words) A report from a government watchdog organization released Thursday highlights inaccurate projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The report notes that CBO's miscalculations have continued to grow over the years. From 1983 to 2024, the average error in CBO projections was…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (531+ words) Concerns about large-scale fraud have been building across the country, with California often at the center of that conversation. Federal authorities recently announced a major development in one such case: a Southern California man has pleaded guilty to his role…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (513+ words) " KEKELETSO MOSEBETSI 10: 21 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 Billions are owed to creditors, irregular tenders proliferate, and more than R7bn in unauthorised, irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure remain unresolved. For years, service delivery has collapsed entirely, placing immense strain on already vulnerable communities. These ongoing…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (198+ words) MONTGOMERY " Legislation establishing an up to $1, 000 state tax deduction for overtime compensation and a two-month grocery tax holiday passed the Senate on Wednesday. The bill by State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) would establish an Alabama individual income tax deduction for…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (810+ words) (The Center Square) - Seattle City Council members say the city's aging library system is desperately in need of more money, voting Wednesday to add nearly $70 million to the mayor Katie Wilson's proposed $410 million tax levy. The $479, 760 proposal, if approved by…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (401+ words) (The Center Square) - Tacoma officials announced a hiring freeze Tuesday ahead of a potential $15 million deficit across 2027 and 2028 as personnel costs sit more than 25% above pre-pandemic levels. According to the city's'announcement, the freeze on hiring and promotions took effect immediately…...