Chicago Public School leaders on Wednesday presented a budget proposal, wiping away a $734 million deficit by a combination of mechanisms: cuts to operations and central office, refinancing debt, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The City Council's budget standoff with Mayor Brandon Johnson moved another step closer to a vote as their plan faced scrutiny in an important committee Wednesday. Members of the ...

Republican lawmakers have reached a deal on some state budget issues, they announced Tuesday, even as the biggest debates still remain under negotiation. The so-called mini budget is intended to fund ...

The alternative budget proposal championed by a group of Chicago aldermen won a crucial first full City Council vote on Friday, even as Mayor Brandon Johnson made a last-ditch effort to reintroduce ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced Friday he has submitted a proposal to reduce the university’s budget by $27.5 million for Fiscal Year 2026.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Chancellor Rodney Bennett released the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s final $27.5 million budget reduction plan on Monday, following input from thousands of faculty, staff, ...

Renegade Chicago aldermen battling with Mayor Brandon Johnson over competing 2026 budgets announced tweaks to their proposal Monday, but withheld critical details as a negotiation meeting between the ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. An alternative budget proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson's opponents ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council passed a 2026 city budget plan Saturday, but Mayor Brandon Johnson has the ability to veto it. The $16.6 billion budget, which does not include the mayor's ...

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