Budgets

Pensions in some California cities to grow to 21.5% of general fund in seven years.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan has drawn strong positive and negative reactions.

The city ended fiscal 2017 with a $53 million surplus, marking its third straight budget surplus since exiting bankruptcy.

Acknowledging budget clouds in Washington and Albany, Mayor Bill de Blasio said his spending plan aims to make New York 'the fairest big city in America.'

New York City First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan discusses Mayor Bill de Blasio's second-term goals, how it will cope with uncertainty from Washington, its approach to transit funding and the merits of new city budget director Melanie Hartzog. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.

Legal experts and county officials believe the online retail giant wasn’t swayed by the Alabama county’s Chapter 9 case or its ongoing appeal.

Moody's revised its outlook on Connecticut's capital to developing from negative, pending the city's application for a state workout program.

The alliance graded key budgeting and transparency practices in each of the 50 U.S. states.

The governor, treasurer, attorney general and legislature are all working to facilitate banking services to the market.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder wants higher landfill fees to replace a tapped-out $675 million bond fund for environmental projects.

The $10,000 limit on deductions for state and local taxes could pose a long-term threat to Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, according to credit analysts.

The Legislature is considering bills imposing new requirements on Florida cities and counties to increase taxes and approve bond issues.

After seven years as governor of Kansas, Sam Brownback is joining the Trump administration as ambassador for religious freedom.

The stakes are high with two of the state’s general obligation ratings one notch away from speculative grade.

The first full year of Philadelphia soda tax collections came in $12.2 million below projections.

The governor wants to neutralize the effects of the new law to make it revenue-neutral for the state government.

Against a backdrop of chronic state budget strife, Jefferies will price the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s tobacco master settlement bonds this week.

The "transformative" effect of landing the second Amazon headquarters is likely to help the economy of the winning government, according to S&P.

The increasing saturation of the Northeast market with casinos bodes poorly for states expecting tax windfalls, analysts said.

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.