Deep within obscure footnotes, the Trump administration is claiming more of Congress’s constitutional power of the purse by threatening to block funding. By Alicia Parlapiano Emily Badger and Alex ...

On November 4, 2025, the Government of Canada (“Government”) released its long-awaited budget (“Budget 2025”), which includes important sales and excise tax measures and confirms the Government’s ...

Cuyahoga County is engaging in what Today in Ohio podcast hosts call “voodoo” economics by banking on inflation-driven consumer spending to rescue its troubled budget—a risky strategy that overlooks ...

The budget includes funding for 78 sworn police officers, public safety vehicles and equipment, and increased overtime pay. Funded primarily by a one-eighth cent sales tax, the district will use ...

With sales tax revenues continuing to come in below budget projections, city staff is considering ways to fill a potential shortfall. The Jefferson City Finance Department reported $29.6 million in ...

Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel speaks at a program commemorating the opening of a veterans' pod in the county jail in Downtown Cleveland, Nov. 14, 2025. Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel is ...