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Florida Lawmakers Set May 12–29 Special Session After Budget Allocation Deal

Leaders cast the plan as lean budgeting in light of projected deficits.

Bowser Unveils 'Grow DC' FY27 Budget Focused on Schools, Safety, Transit

San Francisco Begins City Layoffs With 127 Notices as Lurie Targets 500 Cuts

Punjab Launches Austerity Drive With Pay Cuts and Vehicle Purchase Ban

Senate Chairman Gilani Launches Austerity Drive With Rs700–750m Savings Target

Nova Scotia Restores $53.6 Million in Grants After Budget Backlash

States and Cities Press Berlin After Integration Course Access Is Cut

DHS Partially Shuts Down After Funding Lapse

Brazil’s Audit Court Curbs Agency Budget Freezes, Orders Plan for Financial Autonomy

Thousands of Federal Public Servants Receive New Layoff Notices as Ottawa Drives Cost-Cutting Review

Argentina Cuts Nearly 60,000 National Public Jobs in Two Years Under Milei

France Ends Lifetime Perks for Ex-Prime Ministers and Interior Ministers as Policy Takes Effect

Reform UK Unveils 68,500 Civil Service Cuts, Fivefold Bonus Pool

Ottawa Warns Hundreds of Public Servants as Early-Retirement Push Begins

INE Approves 2026 Operating Budget of 14.1 Billion Pesos After Legislative Cut

Victoria Unveils Public-Sector Overhaul With 1,000+ Job Cuts and Agency Mergers

Belgium’s Three-Day Strike Moves Into Day Two After Coalition Sets €9 Billion Budget Path

Cross-Party MPs Warn UK Aid Cuts Endanger National Security, Urge Reversal

Belgium’s General Strike Grounds Flights, Cripples Brussels Transit, Forces Budget Delay

Lecornu Names New French Cabinet as Report Points to €31 Billion in Savings