When money gets tight, the first step is typically to cut discretionary spending. "Discretionary spending includes items such ...

Escambia’s Board of County Commissioners has drafted a policy to guide commissioner spending of discretionary funds after Clerk of Court Pam Childers temporarily paused the spending over concerns it ...

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) claimed his experience negotiating the Big Beautiful Bill Act leads him to believe it will take “two or three” pieces of legislation to cut government spending further.

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The White House is proposing reducing the federal government’s discretionary budget by more than 22%. Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought informed Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, of ...

February’s contraction came entirely from discretionary goods—clothing and related retail segments were among the weakest ...

Escambia Clerk Pam Childers and Board Chair Ashlee Hofberger met to discuss the clerk's concerns about the board's discretionary spending, especially on charitable events Childers says discretionary ...

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Escambia County commissioners each receive $50,000 in discretionary funds each year The draft policy creates a uniform procedure for the submission, review, approval and accounting of discretionary ...