Inflation has been working hard in the US, but wages are working harder.

If all of the policies assumed in the budget plan the House Budget Committee (HBC) approved on February 14 were enacted, the ...

President Donald Trump has embarked on a plan to cut up to $2 trillion from federal government spending. To achieve that goal, some economists and analysts say, the White House would need to cut ...

The Town Meeting Day ballot for the City of St. Albans features a 8.6% year-over-year budget increase — thanks to police ...

Millions of people would be pushed into, or deeper into, poverty under Republican proposals that Congress could consider this ...

The devil is always in the details. The president should be convinced to slash the waste in the military for real.

When Robert Ensslen ran for select board last year he said if elected he would create a newsletter to keep townspeople informed. “Even in small town government there has to be transparency, people ...

Pinpointing the genesis of “waste, fraud and abuse” as political rhetoric is difficult. But the concept is older than the ...

As promised, I’ve gone through all 168 responses to the spending audit survey to pull out some of the best tips, tricks, and insights directly from the feedback from your fellow MB readers.

Our readers share their opinions on a variety of topics ...

Let's start with Social Security. Not only is the social welfare program the biggest line item on the US budget at $1.5 trillion, but it's also anticipated to be the largest contributor to the ...

The enthusiasm for European stocks comes at an unlikely time, with zero growth in the eurozone at the end of last year and with President Trump threatening tariffs.