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Chicago and Firefighters Union Reach Tentative Contract With Retroactive Pay and Staffing Protections

Approval hinges on late-August ratification by firefighters before a Council vote

SEPTA Reveals 20% Service Cuts as Budget Talks Stall

CBO Confirms One Big Beautiful Bill Will Swell Deficits by $4.1 Trillion

Ernst Report Prompts Trump Administration to Review $163 Billion in Overbudget Infrastructure Spending

IECM Steps Up Preparations for 2025 Participatory Budget Vote

Bayrou Sets Two-Month Deadline to Finalize €43.8 Billion Austerity Plan

France Begins Talks on Monetizing Fifth Week of Paid Leave

EU Confirms €20 Fee for ETIAS and Finalises Biometric Border Rollout

South Cambridgeshire District Council Votes to Make Four-Day Week Permanent

NEOM Proposes 20 Percent Workforce Cut and Office Move to Riyadh

EU Unveils Record €2 Trillion Budget Blueprint as Pushback Grows

Bayrou’s €44 Billion Austerity Plan Faces Unions’ Strikes and Censure Threat

Andhra Pradesh Appeals for ₹10,000 Crore SASCI Grant to Advance Amaravati Project

Finance Committee Blocks Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for City Borrowing

Bayrou Unveils €40 Billion Austerity Plan With Defense Boost in 2026 Budget

Reform UK Councils Dismantle Climate Emergency Policies

Chalmers Reaffirms 1.2 Million Home Target Following Treasury Doubts

Trump’s Tariffs Drive June Budget to $27 Billion Surplus

EU Shifts From Digital Tax to Broad Corporate and Sector Levies

Bayrou Sets 2026 Deficit Target at 4.6%, Favors Spending Cuts Over Tax Hikes