Politics

California revenues were $1.03 billion ahead of estimates in the first quarter of the fiscal year, according to the state's Department of Finance.

Proposition 4 would authorize $1.5 billion in state GO bonds for 13 childrens' hospitals around the state, eight of them private nonprofits.

An initiative that would create a separate property tax assessment system for non-residential properties qualified for the 2020 ballot.

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer and Republican Bill Schuette are running for the open seat of Michigan governor.

School districts are asking voters for more than a billion dollars while the major candidates pledge more K-12 funding.

The state pulled in $28.7 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, according to the State Controller's Office.

Technology problems with the nation's first commuter rail P3 threaten to unravel the partnership and junk the bonds issued for the project.

More than 100 local governments around the state will ask their voters to approve tax measures in November.

The three states are in the bottom of a ranking of state fiscal conditions by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Larry Kosmont's advisory and real estate firm thrived after the state axed local redevelopment agencies.

John F. Kennedy International Airport gets its day in the redevelopment sun with the announcement of a $13 billion plan.

Opponents say passage of Amendment 5 in November would threaten Florida’s ability to fund state priorities and its triple-A ratings.

Municipal law attorney Eric Brofy expects to increase the focus on public-private partnerships at the 52-year-old higher education conduit bond issuer.

New Jersey’s health benefit agreements with public sector unions mark an important step toward managing a growing expense, according to Moody’s.

The state's chief auditor said the program to install high-speed internet across Kentucky is plagued with "botched" procurements.

Oklahoma's rapidly recovering economy and structural budget repairs led Moody's to boost its outlook from negative.

In an aging nation, Texas is showing the strongest demographic trends, according to S&P Global Ratings.

State officials have lost two rounds in a lawsuit that says California improperly diverted money intended for homeowners to make payments on housing bonds.

Candidates in the mayoral and governor's races acknowledge daunting pension burdens without offering concrete solutions.

State Comptroller Susana Mendoza blames Gov. Bruce Rauner for the two-year budget impasse, which she called a "man-made calamity." Paul Burton and Chip Barnett host.