The very taxes designed to discourage consumption of alcohol and tobacco have instead encouraged a parallel market where quality is unregulated, criminals thrive and the fiscus collects ...

But now, at age 51, with a family, Ortiz believed it was not a feasible place to raise his children. "I never wanted to leave California. But I left because of the crime, the fraud and the growing ...

President Trump has reshaped the country’s economic policies, but the outlook for the budget remains dire. By Andrew Duehren Reporting from Washington In the first year of his second term, President ...

UFC champion Tito Ortiz never wanted to leave his home state of California. Born and raised in Huntington Beach, he became a local leader as a council member and later mayor pro tempore of the city.

Spinach meatballs, shrimp and tomato pulao, and chicken and bean fideo are thrifty, nifty weeknight dinners. By Margaux Laskey Hi, everyone. Stepping in for Emily today. Happy to be here. How are you?

Gov. Mikie Sherrill is staring down a high‑stakes state budget fight in her first year on the job, and the forces driving up New Jersey’s spending plan could hit residents directly in their wallets.

The U.S. national debt continues to rise—but is that actually bad? In June 2025, WSJ explained how the debt affects everyone and when it becomes unsustainable. Photo Illustration: Kent Nishimura/Getty ...

The Council today approved conclusions setting guidelines for the EU’s annual budget for 2027. The guidelines provide political steer to the Commission in preparing the draft budget proposal for next ...

Though Gov. Mikie Sherrill has taken action in her first few weeks in office, all eyes are on what exactly she will present on March 10 in her first proposed budget. How does New Jersey's budget ...

LANSING — State Budget Director Jen Flood presented Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's eighth and final state budget proposal to lawmakers at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Whitmer can't run for governor ...

When the new commissioner took over in 2019, the institution was hollowed out and mistrusted. Six years on, rising compliance and restored public trust point to a sustained institutional recovery.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's 10-year outlook projects worsening long-term federal deficits and rising debt, driven largely by increased spending, notably on Social ...