State budgets

“Kentucky’s economy is on fire,” says Gov. Andy Beshear, after the state passed the $2.2 billion mark of total planned private-sector investment this year. But COVID's Delta lurks.

Sales tax collections in July reflected a strong economy, surpassing that of the same month pre-pandemic.

The pandemic was strikingly different than Sept. 11, financial meltdowns and other disasters, according to Robert Mujica.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McGirt v. Oklahoma that Eastern Oklahoma remains tribal land, and the repercussions continue to play out.

The first motor fuel tax increase in decades could eventually raise more than $450 million annually.

On a year-over-year basis, state tax revenues were up $321.1 million while the overall growth rate was 20.9%.

Children born into poverty whose births are covered by the state's Medicaid program are eligible, with funding through $600 million of GO bonds over 12 years.

Total revenue collections rose 14.5% from fiscal year 2020, ahead of an earlier forecast of 2.7% growth.

Kansas closed its fiscal year with tax collections running 9.3% over estimates and its highest reserves since 1980, officials said.

Hawaii lawmakers made changes to the budget this week in response to a flurry of vetoes from Gov. David Ige.