Budgets

A California hearing contemplated major changes to a tax board's structure.

Oklahoma incarceration costs will soar by $2 billion over the next decade without major reform, Gov. Mary Fallin says.

California Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to use a short-term state investment account to fund CalPERS faces some skeptics.

A judge's ruling put more pressure on Illinois by supporting Medicaid providers.

Phil Murphy and Kim Guadagno won primaries in the New Jersey race to replace Gov. Chris Christie.

The University of Illinois and Illinois State University were downgraded by S&P Global Ratings.

Kansas lawmakers defied Gov. Sam Brownback by overriding his veto of a tax increase bill.

Illinois asked a judge to put off the effective date of a possible court order elevating Medicaid over other payment obligations.

The New York City Council on Tuesday approved the city’s $85.2 billion fiscal 2018 budget. The vote at City Hall confirmed the accord reached last Friday between Mayor Bill De Blasio and the City Council, the earliest agreement on a budget since 1992.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback vowed to veto a tax increase.

San Diego's mayor threatened to veto a budget stripped of funding for soccer and convention projects.

Pennsylvania's Senate passed a bill to overhaul retiree benefits.

A New York State fiscal monitoring board told Nassau County to cut $100 million from its next budget.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council leaders agreed on an $85.2 billion budget.

Illinois spreads widened as investor confidence waned that the state can resolve its budget deadlock.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs an $83 billion budget after brokering a deal to rework some funds.

Illinois received two downgrades Thursday, bringing it closer to a junk bond rating.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards called a special session to continue work on the state budget.

Once-bankrupt Detroit ended fiscal 2016 with a $63 million surplus.

Maricopa County, Ariz. is mulling final approval of a $2.49 billion budget.