Budgets

With data from the two worst months of the year so far, state and local analysts are beginning to size up expected revenue losses.

The New York mayor's move reflects a nationwide response to protesters in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her finance team warn that this year's budget gap is getting bigger, and that painful choices are coming without federal financial aid.

Orange County tourist tax collections plummeted 97% from the year earlier to $765,900 in April, the largest decline ever seen.

State leaders are reluctant to grant New York City more bond capability, and other city leaders want Bill de Blasio to further reduce his proposed spending plan.

Illinois lawmakers overhauled the proposed Chicago casino tax structure and awarded MPEA more flexibility to deal with its fiscal woes.

With the latest federal rescue package stalled, New York's mayor has asked state lawmakers to authorize an additional $7 billion in bonding.

GFOA considers a minimum baseline level of reserves to be 16%.

First finance officer from a K-12 school district to serve as GFOA president had to deal with coronavirus fallout.

The board, a vestige from the 1970s fiscal crisis, is a lingering motive for the city to approve a balanced budget.

Chicago officials, who present a budget in October, are reviewing scenarios that consider how long shutdowns remain in place and what happens afterward.

Mayor warns about a worsening budget picture amid possible roadblocks to further federal aid and more dire projections from watchdog IBO.

Oklahoma lawmakers stood their ground after Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed the budget and diversions from pension funds and transportation.

Maria Doulis of the Citizens Budget Commission discusses the city's challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic. Paul Burton hosts.

Voters overwhelmingly signed off on local school bond and revenue requests, and Milwaukee voters chose a new comptroller.

Depending on recovery, state's deficit could soar to $126 billion.

The city will ask the Louisiana State Bond Commission to authorize issuing up to $100 million of revenue notes.

The city comptroller is monitoring the markets amid a projected $8.7 billion revenue gap and a possible 22% unemployment rate by the end of June.

The case that has the potential to upend legal precedent about how public pensions are treated in California.

Howard Cure, director of municipal bond research at Evercore Wealth Management, analyzes New York State’s $177 billion 2021 fiscal year budget and the impact of major fiscal uncertainties stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Coen hosts.