The state spending deal reached in May by Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative Democrats hiked outlays by 9.3%, three times ...

When policymakers in Washington talk about “efficiency,” “reforms” or “cost savings,” it’s easy to forget who pays the price.

Duke Ellington’s birth certificate, Frederick Douglass’s will, and other documents in the DC archives are in a building that ...

D.C. Council announces a new budget that includes a proposed increase of tipped worker wages to $20 per hour from the current $17.50.

Steve Ghan, a retired PNNL scientist and a member of Friends of PNNL, told the Herald the impacts of jobs that would be lost ...

A New York Times analysis shows spikes in immigration arrests across the country since Donald Trump started his second term ...

New York’s state budget will take a $3 billion hit next year from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill, a top state ...

New York is on track to lose out on $750 million in Medicaid funding this year thanks to the federal budget cuts agreed to in Washington last week. State officials also expect to see at least $3 ...

Indeed, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has reported that Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Act will cause 306,312 people in ...

When riders go aboard the Wenatchee ferry next week for the first time in nearly two years, they likely won’t notice much of a difference. The vessel’s interior is largely unchanged, and the feature ...

A rural central Washington hospital is warning of devastating consequences from the Medicaid cuts the Republican-led Congress ...

Education officials and advocates warn that a sweeping federal budget bill backed by former President Donald Trump could ...