Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson is using his line-item veto to roll back parts of the 2026 budget, saying some council add-ons aren't sustainable. He cut funding for longer Sunday ...

Maryland made a bold move when it passed a digital ad tax whose constitutionality was questionable, writes Sam Handwerger.

Every flood-control dike, classroom, or bridge begins with a number — penciled into a budget proposal, debated in Congress, ...

SANTA FE — A former state Cabinet secretary and possible GOP gubernatorial candidate has filed a petition challenging the legality of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s line-item vetoes — or partial vetoes ...

Duke Rodriguez in an undated photo. The potential Republican gubernatorial candidate and cannabis executive filed a lawsuit Oct. 16, 2025 urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to revoke line-item vetoes ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The Supreme Court upended the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The battle over Jacksonville’s city budget took another turn Thursday, as the city’s top legal authority weighed in — deepening the divide between Mayor Donna Deegan’s ...

Hoosier governors should have the authority to reduce or eliminate line items in the state budget, a fiscal power governors in 43 other states have. Gov. Joe Kernan in his State of the State address ...

MINOT — Legislative Council — the lawyers for the legislative branch of state government — has been feuding with Gov. Kelly Armstrong's administration because the governor vetoed their attempt to ...

As a member of the Anchorage Assembly, I want to express my sincere gratitude to the Alaska state legislators who courageously stood up for public education by overriding Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of over ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio Republican lawmakers are eyeing an override of Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a measure requiring public libraries to limit access to books related to sexual orientation or ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The House reconvened Monday and successfully agreed to override one of Gov. Mike DeWine’s 67 line item budget vetoes. DeWine signed the state’s 2026-2027 budget into effect on ...