"It's hard to imagine the bar for dysfunctional government getting any lower than it is right now," said the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Multnomah County is staring down a $10.5 million deficit for the 2027 fiscal year, new forecasts show. That figure doesn’t include over $30 million in programs paid for with one-time funds that the county might not have the funding to continue next year either.

No funding for SEPTA in Pa.’s $50.1 billion budget is another ‘disappointing’ blow for the agency Gov. Josh Shapiro previously approved a short-term funding plan for SEPTA. Get unlimited access to Inquirer.com and The Inquirer App, plus 5 articles each month to share with friends and family.

We’ve been subject to constant pre-Budget pitch-rolling for the last few months — but it looks like this morning someone finally found the kill switch.

Ald. Pat Dowell told reporters she advised Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration not to proceed with a budget vote in her Finance Committee.

The hospitals have seen a significant increase in patient volumes from the area that used to rely on the shuttered Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is considering raising corporate taxes as part of broader efforts to close a potential budget shortfall and help fund some of Zohran Mamdani’s agenda as New York City mayor,