State property tax reforms and higher labor costs have put Indianapolis officials in a tight spot as they prepare the 2026 budget.

Trump orders Cabinet secretaries to work with DOGE on staffing, use a 'scalpel' on personnel decisions Trump said his administration will use a 'scalpel' rather than a 'hatchet' on personnel decisions ...

“Instead of taking a chainsaw, I think it’s important we use a scalpel,” said Eskamani, D-Orlando, who sits on a 37-member task force studying the issue.

“Instead of taking a chainsaw, I think it’s important we use a scalpel,” said Eskamani, D-Orlando, who sits on a 37-member task force studying the issue.

“Scalpel not hatchet”: Trump clarifies to Cabinet that Musk can’t fire employees The president weighed in after weeks of confusion, telling Cabinet leaders that they, not Musk, held firing power ...

A three-judge federal appeals court reviewing Donald Trump’s request to overturn U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s limited gag order listened for nearly two and a half hours to arguments that were ...