Budgets

A state agency said the Luzerne County city should explore alternatives to the Act 47 workout program.

The unrestricted cash balance was nearly unchanged from the end of fiscal 2017.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday said he will not seek re-election next year.

Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder addresses the city’s latest fiscal challenges stemming from dwindling reserves and his political future after an unsuccessful Democratic primary challenge against longtime Mayor Byron Brown. Andrew Coen hosts.

Most of the damage caused by the region's many summer blazes has been contained to wildlands.

Michigan no longer has any local governments under emergency management and the state program may be quietly laid to rest.

City Budget Director Melanie Hartzog discusses the $89.16 billion fiscal 2019 budget, spending priorities, reserves and the dynamic between Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office and the City Council. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.

The commonwealth also intends to offer $765 million of GO bonds and $160 million of Clean Water Trust bonds.

Two of three sales in Connecticut’s recent bond offering set record retail orders, said state Treasurer Denise Nappier, while spreads continued to drop.

Multiple constitutional claims, including racial gerrymandering, are cited in lawsuits filed by the city of Stockbridge and Capital One Public Funding.