Budgets

The securities industry accounted for roughly $28.8 billion in state tax revenue and $5.4 billion in New York City tax revenue for fiscal 2023, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli estimated.

California State Senate suggests deficit-shrinking cuts ahead of formal budget.

"My 'One Philly Budget' invests $2 billion over five years in new operating and capital dollars focusing on five pillars — public safety, clean and green, economic opportunity, housing and education," said Mayor Cherelle Parker, the city's first woman mayor.

The city has again proven to have a resilient economy, with better than budgeted revenues, said Howard Cure, a partner and director of municipal bond research at Evercore Wealth Management LLC.

Anong other things, Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the portal serves as a receipt for spending that should be reimbursed by the federal government.

The upcoming fiscal 2025 budget will take "some first steps" to address a structural gap of about $158 million, Melissa Dubowski said.

As Texas' governor starts busing migrants to Illinois suburbs, social services agency and public safety budgets are likely to see some strain.

"There's a reason Guam is investment grade," said Muni Credit News Publisher Joseph Krist.

With its cash balance eroding due to a budget imbalance, the university, under the watchful eye of Arizona's governor, will undergo system-wide changes.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's 2023 audited financial statement shows the board collected an additional $19 million in revenue as compared with the 2022.

"Some have called on us to use our rainy-day fund to cover asylum seeker needs. We do not agree and neither do our city and state comptrollers as well as the bond rating agencies and fiscal experts," said NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

The 2025 state budget would provided $2.4 billion to New York City to pay for the costs of caring for a rising influx of migrants, which includes taking $500 million from reserves.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is coming under fire from broker-dealer and municipal advisor groups for what those groups see as an opaque process.

The county said this action will reduce its debt service costs by $115.9 million over the next six years.

So far, the temporary Bally's casino in Chicago has brought in about a quarter of the tax revenue it needs to generate to keep up with budget expectations.

The Arizona Board of Regents adopted a report recommending greater oversight of its three universities after the University of Arizona hit financial trouble.

"The city cannot provide everything to everyone. But it can thrive and help our most in-need neighbors if it prioritizes key services, relentlessly manages them to get results, and operates effectively and efficiently," said the CBC's Ana Champeny.

The city has made some important progress on the expenditure side, but the new mayor's first budget didn't make similar strides on revenues, according to Fitch.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's potential budget gaps could widen to nearly $900 million in 2026, according to the Citizens Budget Commission.

Without a lot of additional state and federal aid, New York City is forecasting it will spend about $12 billion in costs related to the influx of migrants to the city in fiscal years 2023, 2024 and 2025.