State budgets

“We have starved our state of a fundamental economic investment and job creator,” said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker will inherit $133.7 billion of unfunded pension liabilities, according to a nonpartisan state commission.

Four states will become the latest to require out-of-state e-commerce retailers to collect sales tax on Jan. 1 while 10 others aren’t expected to do so until later in 2019.

A $2 billion reserve may spur debate over the need for a gas tax hike for transportation projects.

Americans place almost $150 billion in illegal sports bets annually, according to the American Gaming Association.

The commonwealth's rainy-day fund exceeds $2 billion for the first time in 11 years, state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said.

A Fitch Ratings looks at the credit implications of ideas pitched by Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority faces a plate of challenges as crowded as its trains at New York rush hour.

Site-selection expert John Boyd Jr. breaks down who won and lost in the Amazon "sweepstakes," the role of public incentives and the next wave of corporate relocation. Paul Burton hosts.

The soon-to-depart governor continues to fight Medicaid expansion despite plans by his replacement to immediately implement the program.

The Republican former state treasurer said he can help Louisiana residents better by remaining on “powerful committees” in Washington, D.C.

State lawmakers advanced a recreational cannabis legalization bill that moves the cash-strapped state closer to a new pot tax revenue stream.

A junk-rated $112 million deal without state backing will test the market's perceptions of the city's recovery from its Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

State's fiscal outlook dependent on governor-elect Newsom's management style.

The state's backlog of unpaid bills could skyrocket to $23.7 billion without budget changes, said a new report from Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration.

Gov.-elect Laura Kelly will enjoy rising revenues and prospects for Medicaid expansion but still faces a GOP-dominated legislature.

The NASBO report released Thursday showed some bright spots for state ledgers.

Gov. Pete Ricketts, who won re-election last Tuesday, has said that expansion costs will be covered by existing revenue.

Carol Kellermann, outgoing president of Citizens Budget Commission, discusses the New York fiscal watchdog organization's monitoring of city and state finances. Paul Burton and Chip Barnett host.

Attention is turning toward the future of funding for the nation’s biggest transit system.