State budgets

A group of leading automakers want the feds to require states to invest in the fastest EV chargers available.

Gov. Ned Lamont appointed the Bloomfield woman, a former general counsel in that office.

The National Association of Counties, which has been a chief supporter of the measure, said it would renew its push in the new year.

Rosier revenue projections will allow Minnesota to pump up its rainy day fund to pre-pandemic levels while still leaving a $7.7 billion surplus.

States, on the front lines of implementing the new $1.1 trillion infrastructure program, want clear, flexible federal rules and the ability to tap private investment.

COVID-19 stimulus and related infrastructure spending are causing state expenditures to reach a 35-year high, according to NASBO’s 2019-2021 State Expenditure Report.

The state has an estimated $31 billion budget surplus to work with as the governor preps this fall for his January budget reveal, the Legislative Analyst’s Office said.

State economies are generally stronger than anticipated in the first half of 2021.

Turnout was less than 14% during Saturday's voting where only one constitutional amendment out of four was approved.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s narrow re-election win and Senate President Steve Sweeney’s stunning loss to an unknown resonate well beyond the Garden State.