Budgets

Rahm Emanuel, who is not seeking re-election, offered a budget with no tax increases or answers to long-term pension funding questions.

The Georgia Supreme Court won't delay a referendum to de-annex half of Stockbridge, though the state's de-annexation law is still being challenged in court.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority should cut commuter-rail fares within the boroughs to the cost of a subway MetroCard.

Jim Spiotto of Chapman Strategic Advisors explores creative means to revive states and cities and boost pension funding. He also discusses lessons learned from the Lehman Brothers collapse. Paul Burton hosts.

New York State made a one-time payment to Niagara Falls to offset disputed casino revenue-sharing losses.

The federal government ran a $119.1 billion surplus in September, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.

The price of the territory's debt has more than doubled this year.

Economic growth and increased local taxes drove Philadelphia to its highest surplus since the Great Recession in the last fiscal year, according to the city’s fiscal watchdog.

Pension obligation bonds won't be in the mayor's budget plan, and rising rates are making it harder for a deal to pencil out.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill funneling 1.25% of sports betting revenues to the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.

More than 100 local governments around the state will ask their voters to approve tax measures in November.

S&P said Pennsylvania's rejection of Wilkes-Barre from a state workout program presents no immediate pressure to its overall credit quality.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled a $5.92 billion spending plan for fiscal 2019.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is pushing a bonding proposal to pay for more than $100 million of taxpayer refunds.

Officials say St. Louis must spend $175 million to stay competitive in a convention center arms race.

While Natalie Cohen has retired from Wells Fargo Securities, she will remain a force in the municipal bond marketplace.

Gary's bond-financed, sale-leaseback transaction of the city’s public safety building is part of the city's financial recovery plan.

"This is not a project we relish," city transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said while presenting options for its $3 billion-plus overhaul of part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Stringer called for a chief diversity officer in every city agency, stronger building code enforcement, and procurement time frames.

New Jersey's oversight has a strong, positive impact on the city's financial position, according to Moody’s.