overspending

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The controller has a bully pulpit to vent about the city’s dire financial straits, as well as auditing powers to unearth where the city might be overspending, but does not actually manage the budget.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Unchecked overspending and liability claims continue to be a major cause of financial troubles,” he said in a February statement, ahead of the mayor’s budget proposal, which offered a more hold-the-line approach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Furthermore, the overspending related to fiscal 2025, meaning the federal budget year that ended on Sept. 30.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

In other words, eliminating all of this overspending, even if that were possible, wouldn’t make a dent in total spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

In this protracted struggle, good management dictates that we resist overspending as resolutely as we oppose under-spending.

From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)