Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Kay Ivey requested the school funding during her State of the State address Tuesday, the first day of Alabama's legislative session.
February 6 -
Michigan state officials say low interest rates make a compelling case for issuing bonds to fix roads.
February 5 -
After a record year of sales tax revenue, Texas continued to grow collections in the first month of 2020.
February 5 -
Kate Brown said that's how much the state's wildfire council estimates it will cost annually to adequately deal with the wildfire threat.
February 5 -
The governor wants to boost state reserves and issue bonds to tackle infrastructure improvements.
February 5 -
The governor's proposed $36.1 billion spending plan would expand a bond-backed program to clean up toxic school buildings and overhaul charter schools.
February 5 -
Buoyed by rising revenues over the past two years, Oklahoma must continue to guard against a downturn, Kevin Stitt said.
February 4 -
The state's latest highway toll proposal, for heavy trucks only, spawned partisan bickering over whether bond-bill language could lead to tolls on cars.
February 4 -
If the new projections bear out Wisconsin would bolster cash and reserve balances while trimming a longstanding GAAP deficit
February 4 -
Private sector involvement will fuel timely completion of a large-scale overhaul of John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to head of the multibillion-dollar modernization project.
February 4 -
After lawmakers reversed course on a plan to lower income taxes while taxing grocery-store food, triple-A Utah will sell $450 million of GO bonds.
February 3 -
Gov. Andy Beshear is calling for a 1.8% increase in state spending for fiscal 2021, a plan that relies on sin taxes and sports betting revenue.
January 31 -
The Massachusetts senator took aim at certain views expressed by Judy Shelton, a Trump administration pick to sit on the Federal Reserve Board, that have sparked controversy.
January 31 -
The state would issue the state trunkline fund bonds over the next four years to add and expand 122 major new projects.
January 30 -
Since the Great Recession, many states have almost doubled their reserve levels.
January 30 -
The market awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker's fiscal 2021 budget proposal next month before turning to November's progressive income tax vote.
January 29 -
State cuts to Medicaid reimbursement could cost New York City up to $1.1 billion.
January 29 -
Governance structure and new emphasis points are in play as Massachusetts lawmakers weigh extending the MBTA oversight panel.
January 29 -
Faced with falling enrollment at its state universities, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants to spend more money on college students.
January 27 -
The state will use $300 million of surplus funds to pay for capital projects at university campuses.
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