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AIDS program funding preserved ahead of US Senate vote on Trump cuts
The U.S. Senate is due to begin voting on Tuesday on President Donald Trump's request to slash billions in spending on ...
Washington joins lawsuit to sue Trump administration over withheld K-12, adult education funds
In the complaint, the states argue that the federal government unlawfully froze funding for six key K-12 and adult education ...
Trump admin’s attacks on Powell over $2.5 billion Fed renovation hinge on ‘VIP dining rooms’ and procedural grounds with an obscure gov agency
The most recent criticisms against Fed chair Jerome Powell come after President Donald Trump continues to demand lower ...
Fiscal fallout: Washington state government spending surges 116% since 2015
Washington state faces deficit spending by 2028 as lawmakers just hit taxpayers with the state’s largest combined tax ...
Trump administration is preparing to challenge budget law, U.S. officials say
Internal dissent among federal employees is coming to the surface as President Donald Trump’s budget chief aims to rebalance ...
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The Congressional Budget Office Still Works | Washington Monthly
It was created by the Budget Act of 1974 to give Congress more resources to counter the Executive Branch’s much larger Office of Management and Budget, and its 10 directors have been widely ...
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Washington state Legislature’s budget doubles public defense funds ...
The new budget, awaiting the governor’s signature, would increase the state’s contributions to public defense to around 6% of total funding during the next biennium, 2026-2027. The funding ...
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Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP tries to iron out budget bill ...
The White House Office of Management and Budget has provided limited details on the USAID projects that would be killed by the rescissions package, but OMB indicated that they included food and ...