Politics

Rising state-supported debt and sidestepping best practices alarm the comptroller.

State tax collections are faring better than predicted early in the COVID-19 pandemic but uncertainties abound, says a University of Illinois task force fiscal report.

Gov. Tim Walz's proposed tax hikes to eliminate a budget gap and produce new revenue for his economic initiatives drew GOP backlash.

This is the first time a coalition representing the buy-side, sell-side and others on the business side of public finance will lobby for specific municipal bond provisions on the Hill.

The case has also has fiscal implications for Arkansas, Delaware, Nebraska, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown championed aspects of her proposed budget that would move the needle on racial and income equality in the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York’s legislature may agree on the concept of online sports betting, but a fight lurks over the winners and losers of implementation.

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.