Budgets

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.

Chicago's departing budget chief says budget gains will help the city resolve its pension problems.

Time’s almost up for Illinois state lawmakers and the governor to come up with a budget plan that all can live with as the spring legislative session ends this week.

Pennsylvania's proposed gambling expansion would have limited upside, said Moody's Investors Service.

The Los Angeles City Council made few changes to Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposed budget.

Oklahoma still lacks structural balance in $6.8 billion budget, Gov. Mary Fallin says.