Republicans at the Minnesota Legislature say they want to save you money by cutting the budget and returning surpluses. State Senate Republicans on Monday announced a plan that involves $646 million in cuts they say need to be made during this year's budget negotiations.

Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia’s local budget after city officials warned the District faced a $1 billion hit under a stopgap

The Senate on Friday passed a bipartisan fix to prevent an immediate $1.1 billion cut to the Washington, D.C.’s budget, sending the measure to the House to prevent an imminent slashing of programs. Washington’s financial fate was thrust into the center of the political debate after Republicans in the House did not include a standard