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Anne Arundel County earned recognition for excellence in budgeting for the sixth consecutive year. The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) praised the county for its commitment to governmental budgeting and its adherence to the highest standards of transparency, accountability, and effectiveness. The award highlights the county’s compliance with nationally recognized guidelines that evaluate a budget’s…

By CHLOE LAING Staff Writer On Dec. 10, 2024, the Brazos River Authority received notice it has been awarded the Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 14th year. In addition to this award, the BRA also received special recognition for the organization’s Long-Range Operating Financial Plan. According to the GFCA, only…

The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Alliance for Wildfire Resilience, BuildStrong America, the Federation of American Scientists, Megafire Action, and Taxpayers for Common Sense have established a set of key principles to guide congressional action on wildfire funding transparency and accountability. As wildfires become increasingly frequent and destructive, the costs associated with them are also rising—putting…

The Francestown library, cemetery commission, Police Department, Fire Department and Recreation Department all have all recently presented their estimated 2025 budgets to the Budget Committee and the Select Board. John Ludlam, chair of the trustees of George Holmes Memorial Bixby Library, said that circulation and attendance are way up at the library, and credited the new library…

Note: This article fully updates the older Documentary articles “A (Revised!) Introduction to Documentary Budgeting”(2019) and “Don’t Fudge on Your Budget”(2008). A free, fully updated Google Sheets/Excel budget/schedule template accompanies this article and can be accessed here. All dollar amounts in this article and in the budget template are in USD (U.S. dollars). In 2008 and 2019,…

Finance apps From budgeting to investing, finance apps have become an integral part in the way in which we manage our everyday finances. From budgeting to investing, finance apps have become an integral part in the way in which we manage our everyday finances. But with a vast array of personal finance apps to choose…

It’s been a weird year for the unscripted television business. Networks and streamers have been greenlighting fewer shows and producers are struggling, with numerous mid-size companies closing and layoffs across the sector and global outsourcing and budget issues becoming major talking points with the reality industry. Travis Kelce became a game show host, Alec Baldwin…

There are plenty of budgeting apps to choose from, but they’re often geared toward smartphone users. If you prefer a bigger screen to get a sense of where all your cash is going, PocketSmith is worth a look. PocketSmith is budgeting software that operates with a desktop-first approach. And if you’d also like the option…

NEW YORK, December 18, 2024 — Although fewer organizations report difficulty with attraction and retention, salary increase budgets at U.S. companies are projected to remain at the same level as last year. While salary increase budgets are stabilizing, with 2025 planned increases projected to be 3.7% on average compared with the 3.8% average budget awarded…

The mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (Myefo) released on Wednesday showed a slight increase in the size of budget deficits over the next three years. But no one should get too concerned – it is all just changes in estimates. We need to care more about reality. As a nation we worry far too much…