The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa would spend just less than $9.7 billion in the next state budget year, a roughly 3 ...

JUNEAU — Senate budget crafters have adopted a spending plan that includes dividend payments of nearly $1,600 for eligible Alaskans. The Senate Finance Committee this week reduced the dividend ...

Hempstead Town Supervisor John Ferretti’s first budget plan would keep tax levies essentially flat in 2026, but draw down up to $50 million in reserves, according to officials and budget documents.

The Big Apple was in the red — even before the socialist takeover. New York City is facing a mammoth $12 billion budget deficit in the next two years, new City Comptroller Mark Levine warned Friday — ...