Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro said the sheriffs’ budgeting problems start with the state budget. The commonwealth “routinely” underfunds sheriffs, he wrote, with the understanding that departments ...

"No plan survives first contact with the enemy," said Prussian military strategist Helmuth von Moltke. Likewise, when the annual budget process transitions to execution, it’s already out of date. The ...

The budget bill, Senate Bill 250, now goes on to the Senate floor for consideration. So does the tax bill, Senate Bill 392.

Several former leaders of the House and Senate Budget committees criticized the current state of the congressional budget process on Wednesday in the wake of Congress’s repeated failure to adopt ...

If you made a list of all the reasons why federal borrowing has spiraled out of control in recent years, the utter failure of Congress to pass a true budget would certainly rank near, or at, the very ...

Columbia will host two Feb. 26 town halls where residents can learn how budget decisions are made and explore funding priorities.

Phoenix residents can help decide how the city spends millions of dollars each year by participating in the budget process. Local communities can voice their priorities and let city leaders know how ...

Inspector General Jeffrey S. Shapiro called on state lawmakers to revamp the process, which he says is unlike how budgets in ...