In most blue states at least, President Trump’s second term is creating a battle over how the states can use federal money. Many Democratic governors are suddenly defending state control and ...

A six-cent increase to the gas tax and boosts to business taxes are part of the $77.8 billion two-year budget signed May 20.

Healey announced a "hiring freeze" will take effect May 27, blocking executive branch agencies and departments from bringing ...

Citing economic uncertainty, federal funding cuts and fiscal year 2026 budget pressures, Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – Governor Maura Healey announced that she will implement a hiring freeze across the executive branch. Healey says this proactive step will manage spending as the state prepares for the ...

County of Santa Clara office buildings in San Jose. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Update: On Wednesday, Jan. 29, President Donald Trump’s administration announced it would reverse course and ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing a 4% increase for program funding in fiscal 2026, representing a $5 billion ...

WASHINGTON (AP ... support the power of Congress to set federal spending levels. Zeldin’s budget maneuvers “endanger communities by making it harder to address pollution and climate ...