White House says in court that it could fire over 4,000 federal employees during shutdown. See a recap.

The White House budget office said in a court filing that well over 4,000 workers would be dismissed, though it noted that ...

State mental health department cutting about 300 contracts in effort to stabilize finances

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is cutting about 300 contracts with mental health providers.

Michigan budget director hopes next budget process looks 'a little bit more traditional'

Michigan State Budget Director Jen Flood joined Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in celebrating the state budget as evidence opposing parties can come together.