State budgets

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

Oklahoma is setting aside $200 million of its record $8.1 billion budget for a rainy day.

At stake is an estimated $880 billion in annual federal funding from 300 programs that use census data to distribute funds.

Capital Markets Director Kelly Hutchinson has returned to private sector after more than three years managing state debt issuance.

The measure, backed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, cleared the House Revenue and Finance Committee on a party-line vote.

Moody’s Investors Service named New Jersey and Illinois as the two states least prepared for a recession.

The 10 most populous U.S. states that levy income taxes all saw April revenue spikes, in many cases after missing projections in the previous months.

Cris Johnston will replace Micah Vincent, who is leaving the position for the private sector.

Texas lawmakers are taking unprecedented steps to limit local control of government, advocates for cities and counties say.

The federation endorsed the plan only after Gov. J.B. Pritzker dropped plans for a partial pension funding holiday.