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…
How to manage financial stress
But there are ways to get through the holidays without spending more than you can afford. From setting expectations with your family to making a budget to gifting experiences rather than things, here are expert recommendations to avoid financial stress this holiday season: Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the…
Where could Trump tariffs hit school budgets?
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. With the help of a $5.5 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, West Aurora School District 129 in Illinois is purchasing 27 electric school buses from a Canadian company that has a factory in the state.…
U.S. Salary Budgets to Hold Strong at 3.7% in 2025, WTW Report Shows Sustained Post-Pandemic Growth
WTW’s Salary Budget Planning Report reveals that U.S. salary increase budgets are projected to remain stable at 3.7% in 2025, compared to 3.8% in 2024, still above the pre-pandemic norm of 3%. The average increase in total payroll was 5.5% in 2024. Companies reducing salary budgets cite weaker financial results…
How much do NIL roster budgets really matter for College Football Playoff teams?
College football does have a salary cap. Every team’s budget is capped by how much its third-party NIL collective can raise and use to build its roster. In the first 12-team College Football Playoff field, those roster budgets are believed to vary widely among participants. This year, teams in contention had budgets at $3 million…
Crisis budgeting is intentional and dysfunctional
David Moon | Guest columnist Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk meet with Capitol Hill lawmakers on DOGE Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, picked to run the new Department of Government Efficiency, met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. In the past few days, a handful of Washington lawmakers have been crafting a temporary spending bill that would…
4 Ways to Budget for Inflation As It Drives up Costs for Holiday Goods
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Senator Niezgodski Calls for Responsible Budgeting to Address Critical Hoosier Needs
INDIANAPOLIS—Following the State Budget Committee’s two-day hearings, State Senator David Niezgodski (D-South Bend) emphasized the need for targeted investments in education, healthcare and social services as Indiana faces a tight budget. “After reviewing the revenue forecast and hearing from Indiana’s top agencies, it’s clear we must prioritize funding programs that provide our children with growth…
After senior tax freeze ‘threat,’ St. Louis County Council passes budgets, says more cuts coming next year
CLAYTON, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Just over two weeks before the new year, the St. Louis County Council passed a budget, a task that proved more difficult this year due to the county facing a significant budget deficit and incoming raises for county police and employees. But employees say the raises are necessary. “We’ve…
B2B Marketers: Budgets Up, Expectations Down
Heidi Tolliver-Walker looks at a new report that found that as B2B marketers are increasing their marketing budgets for 2025, they are lowering expectations by setting less lofty KPIs. Why? When you have trouble meeting your KPIs, what do you do? If you’re a B2B marketer, you lower them in order to make them easier…