Supervisors Approve Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026
Public Safety Investment and Taxpayer Protection Tax reductions and significant public safety investments top the agenda for the 2026 budget, which the Board of Supervisors approved today. This budget includes raises for law enforcement and dispatch staff, along with retention bonuses for detention workers. While many local governments are struggling with tax increases or service […]
Cochise County Supervisors authorize a $293 million budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year
Kochise County Special Meeting Summary The Kochise County Board of Supervisors met on July 8, 2025, in a special session to discuss significant budgetary matters impacting the community. This meeting, held in the Melody Lane hearing room, was accessible to the public both in-person and online via Microsoft Teams, enhancing transparency and community participation. A […]
House Budget Chair States Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Law Will Bring Back Fiscal Responsibility
House Budget Committee Chair Discusses Trump’s Financial Policies House Budget Committee Chairman Joe Arrington recently shared insights on how President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” policies aim to restore financial responsibility in the U.S. during a conversation with the Daily Call News Foundation. Representing Texas’ 19th Congressional District, Arrington described the legislation that Trump signed on […]
Senate Republicans Cut Spending In Major Bill As Fiscal Conservatives Advocate For Additional Reductions
Senate Republicans are gearing up for a vote on President Donald Trump’s proposed legislation aimed at slashing over $160 billion in government spending annually. This meeting might lead to even deeper cuts before the final vote takes place. Both Trump and Senate Republicans are advocating for significant reductions in spending, which would mark the largest […]
REP. KEITH SELF: Whose Fault Is The Fiscal Mess? Time To Reform Everything
They say the worst time to go to the gym is in the first two weeks of January. The holiday season begins with Black Friday, named after retailers move towards profitable black inks. Similarly, the fitness season has seen a surge in gyms’ profitable memberships from December 26th to mid-January. Approximately 40% of Americans have […]
Johnson Pursues Trump-Backed Budget Vote Despite Backlash From Fiscal Hawks
House Speaker Mike Johnson is moving forward with a vote on the budget blueprint that lays the foundation for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda despite backlash from the Finance Hawks at the meeting. House GOP Leadership Approval Trump –backing The budget resolution passed in the Senate early Saturday morning, when Jody Arlington, a Republican from […]
Fiscal Hawks Warn GOP Spending Plan Must Reject ‘Budget Gimmick’ That Could Add Trillions To Deficit
The conservative fiscal Hawks are denounced untested accounting tactics not driven by GOP lawmakers who allow Congress to borrow trillions of dollars without realizing the impact of future tax and spending bills. President Donald Trump has called on Republicans in Congress to extend the tax cuts enacted during his first term, which is set to […]
Gov’t Consultants Drunk On Taxpayer Cash Brace For Trump-Mandated Fiscal Sobriety
The Washington state consulting giant faces an existential threat that the Trump administration has been “strengthened by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The federal government spends hundreds of millions of millions of years on consulting companies that provide everything from infrastructure to policy analysis and management support. This is deeply embedded in Washington’s […]
Vouchers set state up for “fiscal cliff” • Tennessee Lookout
Update: This article has been updated to reflect the impact of private school vouchers on the state’s financial forecast. Tennessee Republican lawmakers have downplayed Bill Lee’s private school voucher scheme, saying that a wealthy character from the 1960s represents “Gilligan’s Island.” . In addition to questions about program equity, state Rep. Jody Barrett, of Dixon, […]
KURT COUCHMAN: Will This Lame-Duck Congress Trip The Next One Over The Fiscal Cliff?
The post-election lame-duck session of Congress will be chaotic. A barely Republican House, a barely Democratic Senate, and a barely competent Biden-Harris administration have barely completed the day-to-day business of government this year. They need to get it done without any crazy errands. Next year’s “fiscal cliff” will consume all of policymakers’ time and attention. […]