Pending tax and spending legislation is putting additional upward pressure on the U.S. national debt. Much like the broader U.S. budget process, a legislative procedure currently being used to advance ...

Flexibility is a key feature of the process, with governments enhancing outlays immediately when there’s an enhanced level of ...

"No plan survives first contact with the enemy," said Prussian military strategist Helmuth von Moltke. Likewise, when the annual budget process transitions to execution, it’s already out of date. The ...

The governor and the California Legislature should heed LAO’s chilling conclusion: “Taken together, these trends raise ...

Explore budgeting methods, like zero-, activity-, & priority-based, incremental, envelope system, and the 50/30/20 rule. Discover the pros & cons of each.

Even as Cambridge City Councilors express frustration over funding allocation, City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 defended his financial decisions as Cambridge’s budget growth slows. This year’s budget ...

Chicagoans can now pitch and pick their own park upgrades, as the Chicago Park District opens a citywide participatory budgeting process that asks residents to propose and vote on local park projects.

Americans don’t often have a direct say in how their tax dollars get spent. Those decisions are generally left to elected officials. So, some places have engaged in something called “participatory ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- City leaders unveiled a proposed budget on Monday that includes roughly $25 million less in projected revenue for fiscal year 2026, largely the result of ...

BRIDGEPORT — Interim Superintendent Royce Avery said Bridgeport Public Schools officials have been working closely with the state Department of Education to create a new transparent budgeting process.

Citing uncertainty at the federal level, Pasadena officials said the forthcoming budget process would be one of the most challenging in recent memory. Pasadena City Council met Monday, May 5, and ...

With less than two weeks until a potential Michigan government shutdown, a dangerous game is being played in Lansing that extends far beyond typical budget negotiations. Buried within the ...