Budgets

More than 100 local governments around the state will ask their voters to approve tax measures in November.

S&P said Pennsylvania's rejection of Wilkes-Barre from a state workout program presents no immediate pressure to its overall credit quality.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled a $5.92 billion spending plan for fiscal 2019.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is pushing a bonding proposal to pay for more than $100 million of taxpayer refunds.

Officials say St. Louis must spend $175 million to stay competitive in a convention center arms race.

While Natalie Cohen has retired from Wells Fargo Securities, she will remain a force in the municipal bond marketplace.

Gary's bond-financed, sale-leaseback transaction of the city’s public safety building is part of the city's financial recovery plan.

"This is not a project we relish," city transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said while presenting options for its $3 billion-plus overhaul of part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Stringer called for a chief diversity officer in every city agency, stronger building code enforcement, and procurement time frames.

New Jersey's oversight has a strong, positive impact on the city's financial position, according to Moody’s.

North Miami's former assistant budget director is accusing other city officials of concealing a multimillion-dollar deficit in city finances by siphoning money from city reserves and utilities, and misrepresenting other revenue streams and debts in the recently passed budget.

County Executive Steve Bellone unveiled a budget proposal that he says would eliminate its structural deficit with recurring revenue streams.

Andy Byford, president of the MTA's New York City Transit unit, said timing relative to budget cycles is essential.

A report from the New Jersey governor's administration recommends continuing the state's oversight role for the troubled city.

Transportation research nonprofit TRIP said more than 7% of the state's bridges -- more than 300 -- are structurally deficient.

The agreement will provide the team $135 million from lodging taxes for the upkeep of Safeco Field, a deal some County Council members call corporate welfare.

Columbus and Cincinnati are faring better than Cleveland and many other regions of Ohio, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The budget Nassau County Executive Laura Curran released this week aims to tackle past debt incurred by the prior administration.

Legacy costs are crowding out programmatic spending, according to a report by the Citizens Budget Commission's Ana Champeny and Maria Doulis.

Falling crime rates and rising graduation rates were highlighted in the New York City Mayor’s management report for fiscal 2018.