Soaring liabilities for post-employment benefits other than pensions are adding further weight to the state’s fiscal challenges.

The highest-ranked states were mostly west of the Mississippi River, driven by expanding economies and population growth.

Karel Citroen, head of municipal credit research at Conning, talks about states and credit quality.

"The elephant in the room is still there," an analyst says.

Texas surpassed $3 billion in sales tax revenue, the highest total for any month on record.

New revenue and fewer one-shot revenue solutions make the fiscal 2020 budget more acceptable to analysts, but dark long-term clouds remain.

The Ohio House’s two-year operating budget bill boosts spending for higher education adding an extra $21.8 million for higher education next year and $20 million in 2021.

The $178 million bond sale comes as a legislative concurrence panel plans to negotiate the commonwealth’s proposed $42.7 billion fiscal 2020 budget.

Lawmakers authorized more than $23 billion of borrowing and approved a $45 billion six-year capital plan.

While Texas Republican leaders have expressed muted opposition to President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on Mexico, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar warned of threats to the state's economy.

Bills to limit the revenue flexibility of local governments and put more state funding toward schools were driven by a desire to limit property taxes.

State Controller Betty Yee blames the state's new digital accounting system for delaying the comprehensive annual financial report.

The public-private partnerships will finance projects in Belle Chasse and Lake Charles.

The decision to release the plan signals a resolve on the part of at least some lawmakers to prioritize infrastructure legislation even though President Trump recently announced he won’t work with top congressional Democrats as long as he’s under investigation by them.

Minority Republicans had gummed up progress by forcing the House clerk to read every line of every bill, before two members broke ranks.

State and local governments would be able to issue tax-exempt PABs not subject to state volume caps if at least 95% or more of the net proceeds are used for green infrastructure.

Gov. Ned Lamont and Connecticut lawmakers are studying a proposal to essentially exchange much of the state’s income tax for a payroll tax.

The cash-strapped state’s public-private partnership will pay for a fixed-span bridge to replace an aging lift bridge and tunnel in Belle Chasse.

Illinois lawmakers gave first-year Gov. J.B. Pritzker a victory on a cornerstone of his fiscal plan for the troubled state.

First-year Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer faces opposition from the GOP-controlled legislature.