"KICOWU previously faced challenges accessing and recruiting members from these commissions, but are now seeking formal recognition and support within the budget," said Kanyamba. The union ...

Last minute talks with the National Mediation Board Monday between NJ Transit and a locomotive engineers union to avert a potential rail strike were potentially fruitful, officials said.

Lawmakers say a union representing 5,300 Washington state workers and community college employees ratified a contract too late to be funded this year. Thousands of state government and community ...

Kathy Hochul signed the state budget Friday morning ... newsletter and covers New York government and policy for the Times Union. Clark has covered New York government, politics and policy ...

ALBANY – Gov. Kathy Hochul signed off on a record-smashing $254 billion state budget deal Friday — though a lack of transparency in the budget process and an uncertain economic picture could ...

UNION COUNTY, N.C. — Union County Public Schools passed its $141 million budget this week with an increase for teachers. The board voted to double the proposed teacher supplement from $1,000 to ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed New York’s $254.3 billion budget on Friday morning, ending a five-week delay that left schools scrambling and froze lawmakers’ pay.

San Diego’s budget crisis has it considering cutting its planned road-repair spending from $259 million to $83 million in the next fiscal year. Business groups often point to a healthy road ...

Thousands of state government and community college employees in Washington want Gov. Bob Ferguson to ensure they receive a pay raise in July like the rest of the state workforce. They are asking ...

State Senate budget writers reversed $151 million in cuts made by the House as they began assembling their own two-year spending plan on Friday. The House cuts had been made to Medicaid providers ...

Coming up with a final federal budget always involves arm twisting and other negotiating tactics as everyone lobbies for their priorities, so the initial budget proposal released by the White ...