Budgets

State agencies are also holding $2.3 billion of bills that can’t be paid until lawmakers approve appropriations, the state comptroller said.

Calling his two-year budget "difficult but honest," Gov. Matt Bevin cut most state agency budgets by 6.25% and borrowed to fund reserves.

A bill was filed to put Ball State University in charge of the Muncie school district.

The council's Democratic majority boycotted a vote that Mayor Erin Stewart had called "very, very important."

Mark Dayton's proposed capital budget would dole out more than $500 million for higher education projects.

Gov. Rick Scott has doubled the chances that voters will decide if a supermajority vote will be required for the Legislature to raise new revenue.

A group of eight taxpayers wants a Lackawanna County judge to immediately enforce a tax-cap order on the Pennsylvania city.

House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello said he would hold hearings on the $83 million package.

New York's governor unveiled a $168 billion spending proposal for the 2019 fiscal year during his annual budget address.

The City Council unanimously to extend the deadline for the filing of the mayor’s preliminary Fiscal 2019 budget by two weeks to Feb. 1 as city officials digested state budget plans announced Tuesday.

Phil Murphy inherits a state government that was downgraded 11 times under predecessor Chris Christie.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer gave his State of the City speech.

Fiscal year 2018 general fund revenue is projected at $10.3 billion, down $101 million from the previous forecast.

Mayor Bill de Blasio envisions a tobacco-type groundswell in the fight against fossil-fuel companies while skeptics differ.

Henry Dachowitz replaces Tony Saunders, who left the county last April.

As state lawmakers confront a $1 billion budget gap, an 11.2% increase in revenues may be short-lived, budget director says.

New Jersey’s escalating pension burden threatens to derail future budget plans, a report said.

Gov. Jerry Brown's $190.1 billion spending plan emphasizes stockpiling reserves, but fellow Democrats in the legislature want more spending.

S&P Global Ratings sees a ripple effect for New Jersey local governments.

Eric Holcomb wants both short- and long-term strategies.