The Cedar Rapids school board is exploring $10.3 million in cost saving measures, including eliminating consulting contracts.

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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson made a splash Tuesday with his full-throated endorsement of taxing the earnings of millionaires.

Experienced budget-makers establish a baseline by looking back two or three years and analyzing their overall spending, said John Ryan, a certified financial planner in Charlotte, N.C. That way, there ...

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To understand how much pet insurance will cost in 2026, it helps to see where premiums are and why they may be going up.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago City Council committee approved an alternative budget plan brought by a group of alderpersons on Tuesday. A group of alderpersons presented the plan, which more than half of ...

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