Op-ed: As local budget leaders look ahead to 2026, they're not waiting for relief from Washington or state capitals. They are assuming responsibility will continue to shift downward — and planning ...

I was struck, no, dumbfounded by this: Debt funded all federal government spending in 2025. The federal government plans to spend a total of $7 trillion in fiscal 2025 but only bring in $5.16 trillion ...

Penn State provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. While Americans across the country deal with the consequences of the federal government shutdown, residents of Pennsylvania ...

From taxes and spending to borrowing plans, fiscal policy is the framework that drives every major Budget decision and shapes ...