Budgets

The county that includes Chicago projects a surplus this year that will replenish a reserve draw and a modest $121 million gap is projected next year.

Eric Adams, Maya Wiley and Kathryn Garcia are the top three, though under the new system, determining a winner could take weeks. For comptroller, City Council member Brad Lander had a solid lead over council Speaker Corey Johnson, 31.5% to 22.7%.

The city council is considering the city's budget, which gave preliminary approval to a roughly $5.2 billion spending plan that allocates $156 million for violence prevention programs. Council members expect to vote on the budget Thursday.

The authority will scoop-and-toss some near-term debt to avoid a shortfall that would force Chicago to dig into its own pockets to cover a hotel tax shortfall.

A bill would authorize its capital city to issue up to $850 million in pension obligation bonds if it can get a true interest cost of 3.5% or less.

Texas lawmakers are facing a special session after a battle over elections, firearms and finance.

While Jacques Jiha cited improved outlooks to stable from Moody's and S&P, skeptics warned of inadequate use of federal aid and lingering outyear budget gaps.

Oklahoma can cut taxes and boost school funding while expanding Medicaid coverage thanks to healthy revenues.

Illinois won't wait for the Treasury Department to consider its request to add COVID-19-related debt repayment as an eligible use of ARP funds.

In what one critic called a "riverboat gamble," Mayor Jorge Elorza in Rhode Island's capital city seeks $704 million to pump into a severely unfunded system.

Federal aid and vaccine distribution boosted the city's finances and optimism for economic recovery, but uncertainty lurks at the national and state levels.

Proposed remedies were as varied as the candidates themselves as eight leading Democratic candidates jousted in a live televised debate.

The outlook shift to stable from negative is a badly needed shot in the arm from the capital markets as the city prepares to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayor Mike Duggan and Michigan's governor, Gretchen Whitmer, have raised alarms over the impact of changes proposed by the Detroit Charter Review Commission.

Andrew Rein of the Citizens Budget Commission and Howard Cure of Evercore Wealth Management dive into the New York City's operating and capital budgets. Paul Burton hosts. (38 minutes)

The change to monthly from quarterly revenue reports is a positive, the rating agency said, though the ordinance doesn't extend to expenses or cash flow.

Federal and state aid camouflage danger around the corner, fiscal watchdogs and others insist.

New York City's mayor cited roughly $15 billion in additional state and federal aid, improving COVID-19 statistics and the further lessening of restrictions in releasing his executive plan.

An interview with Kathy Wylde, President, Partnership for New York City

The pact may generate up to $2.5 billion in revenue for the state in the next five years and $6 billion through 2030.