Budgets

The $145 million initiative is intended to fortify the Rockaway Peninsula.

County lawmakers' proposal to remove $60 million in fee increases might run afoul of a New York State fiscal monitoring board.

Joe Torsella cited the legislature's approval of a revenue package to balance the fiscal 2018 budget.

State-related and other schools are taking a good, hard look at their business models.

Legislative leaders say the move will plug a $2.2 billion budget shortage and end a nearly five-month budget impasse.

The Illinois Senate will attempt to override a veto of the Debt Transparency Act next month.

The House and Senate actions place the ball in the court of Gov. Dannel Malloy, who was sidelined during the negotiations.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin's plan to cover a $215 million revenue gap in the current budget failed in the state House .

Illinois will use the proceeds to pay down some of its $16 billion unpaid bill backlog.

New Jersey's long track record of aiding distressed municipalities continues, according to S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Timothy Little.

The state Senate could bring the spending plan up for a vote that could help end a nearly five-month impasse.

Chicago Public Schools will ask its board to OK up to $1.1 billion of borrowing Wednesday.

Comptroller Susana Mendoza wants lawmakers to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the Debt Transparency Act.

Oklahoma's Republican leaders agreed to increase taxes on cigarettes and fuel to stabilize the budget.

The petition calls the $1.25 billion budget-balancing move unconstitutional.

The AA-rated city has strong reserves, according to Fitch Ratings.

Treasurer Denise Nappier called for sound bond-cap provisions, full funding of ARCs and adherence to a 2008 pension bond covenant.

The federal government ran an $8.0 billion surplus in September, the Treasury Department reported Friday.

Chicago's proposed budget makes incremental progress, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Few details have emerged yet about a tentative state budget deal that might help the capital city dodge bankruptcy.