Politics

Skeptics ask whether New York's governor is overplaying the Washington hand and how the state can improve its own lot.

State tax revenues remain down compared to pre-coronavirus figures but estimates in a new forecast are higher than its previous official forecast in August.

Donald Trump's departure from the White House will do little to heal the rift between the right and left, but this is still the best chance muni advocates have had in many years.

Pedro Pierluisi wants to make sure that employees are not dismissed and don't lose their benefits, among other things.

The California Assembly budget committee discussed Gov. Gavin Newsom's more pressing budget requests during a Monday hearing.

In a speech short on specifics, Ducey said tax cuts would help stimulate the economy.

Monday’s vote was the start of the process of allowing lawmakers to work on the approximately $12 billion state budget in a conference committee.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tennessee state revenue collections last month were about $156 million more than the budget estimate.

The pair will further the law firm's governance structure, said chairman Mark Ruehlmann.

Federal aid and budget cuts could erase Texas's nearly $1 billion revenue shortfall, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar says.

The continued escalation of COVID-19 cases in California and the resulting economic volatility took precedence as Gavin Newsom unveiled his fiscal 2021 budget.

Despite a fiscal blow, Oklahoma landed in a better position than many expected, the treasurer says.

The new corporate tax incentive legislation includes an annual cap for a key component, in an effort not to repeat the mistakes of its predecessor program.

The spending plan the governor will release Friday will include a $4.5 billion economic recovery package in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Texas saw sales tax revenue fall 5% in December, ending a dark year of pandemic and lower oil prices.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer named Dave Massaron to replace Budget Director Chris Kolb, who is taking an administrative job at the University of Michigan.

The president-elect takes a much more expansively realistic view on the synergistic relationship between infrastructure investment and the middle class.

New Jersey and Connecticut on Tuesday joined a legal battle to stop neighboring states from taxing residents who due to the pandemic have stopped commuting over state lines and are now working remotely.

Garden State revenues increased in November based on recently enacted tax increases, but analysts say a sustained fiscal rebound hinges on progress confronting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thirty-five states reported general fund collections for fiscal 2020 from came in lower than original budget projections.