Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Lawmakers have to wait another week for the governor's five-year infrastructure plan.
May 9 -
Detroit Public Schools Community District has substantial capital needs but its ability to fund them is constrained.
May 8 -
The current volume cap on PABs issued for highways and freight improvement has just over $2.5 billion remaining that can be authorized by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
May 8 -
Five companies responded to a request for “expressions of interest” in building three prisons amid federal scrutiny of conditions in the prison system.
May 8 -
The Pritzker administration says it can now afford to make the full originally scheduled pension contribution without re-amortizing the funding timetable.
May 8 -
The New Jersey governor is using an unexpected tax collection surge to boost his push to hike income tax rates for the highest earners.
May 7 -
A graduated income tax could lay the groundwork for Illinois to rebuild its credit quality — but only if done right, according to the rating agency.
May 7 -
A mechanism for taxing internet sales on out-of-state sellers could mean an additional $850 million of revenue for Texas, according to legislative analysis.
May 6 -
If approved by the governor, the budget will mark the ninth consecutive year of record spending by the Sunshine state.
May 6 -
The $31 billion spending plan takes a cautious approach to spending after failed efforts to bond for transportation.
May 6 -
The state Senate approved the proposed constitutional amendment on a party-line vote.
May 2 -
The notion of cooperation is central to P3s, bringing together two different kinds of operations — public agencies and private enterprises — in pursuit of a common goal.
April 30 -
As the session enters the homestretch, lawmakers are divided over how to impose tolls on the state's highways and whether to do so.
April 30 -
The P3 market is growing and state and local governments are taking note.
April 29 -
The one-time cash infusion would go toward the unfunded liability of the Teachers' Retirement Fund ‘96 — the defined benefit plan for teachers hired after June 30, 1995.
April 26 -
The next five weeks will determine the fate of first-year governor J.B. Pritzker's proposals for the fiscally troubled state.
April 26 -
The University of Maine’s discounts on out-of-state tuition have changed its student population and officials foresee a post-graduation payoff for the state.
April 26 -
The biggest news in the world of public-private partnerships (P3s) last year had nothing to do with toll roads — the most visible way governments team up companies. Instead, the most expensive infrastructure deals were projects to build a car-rental facility and a small tram at Los Angeles International Airport.
April 23 -
The state recorded $76.5 billion of tax receipts in fiscal 2019, down 4.7% from the previous year.
April 22 -
A higher state sales tax would be used to help fund public schools, in connection with a cap on local property taxes.
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