Budgets

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.

Wayne County, Michigan hopes to parlay positive credit news into savings on an upcoming jail project issue.

Hartford, Conn.’s Ba2 rating is under review for a downgrade, said Moody's Investors Service.

Prospects are bleak for a breakthrough on Illinois’ two-year-old state budget stalemate.

Bankruptcy is no cure for junk-rated Chicago Schools’ fiscal ills, says schools chief Forrest Claypool.

Texas lawmakers approved a $217 billion budget but may face a special session.

A court heard Scranton's arguments against a lawsuit challenging an increase to the local services tax.